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Meet the Staff

Gregory Parker

Director

Gregory Parker two decades of public history experience, including work with the University of Michigan Department of History, leading its public outreach activities and managing the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies. Prior to joining U-M, he worked with Michigan Humanities, helping develop the Great Michigan Read, its signature program. Greg is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Columbia University.

Austin Edmister

Assistant Director for Astronomy

Austin Edmister holds a BS in physics from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and an MS in astrophysics from Michigan State University. He has over a decade of experience using telescopes and planetariums to teach about the wonders of the night sky.

Skyler Leslie

Museum Events and Operations Coordinator

Skyler Leslie holds a BA from Michigan State University’s James Madison College and an MS from the University of Michigan’s School of Environment and Sustainability. Her experience includes a range of public engagement projects at the intersection of science, history, and environmental justice, including work at the City of Detroit’s Historic Fort Wayne.

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