ABOUT STARS AND SCIENCE AUSTIN
Stars and Science Austin, LLC brings quality, TEKS-aligned and exciting science activities to all, including a mobile planetarium, telescopes, and various astronomy, Earth science, and physical science activities.
We originally started as a partnership with Texas Museum of Science & Technology to present their educational outreach activities. We have since added new planetarium shows, new activities, and expanded our offerings. We service public, private, and home schools from preschool through high school and college. We also visit Scouts, after school programs, libraries, STEM and STEAM events, community centers and senior centers. We travel throughout Central Texas and beyond. Through our programs we hope to promote life-long learning for all ages. Browse our website to find out more!
Lucia Brimer
Co-Founder and Science Educator
Lucia Brimer has a passion for teaching the wonders of the universe and exploring the worlds of science. She has degrees in physics and astronomy and TX teacher certification in sciences and math. She has over 20 years of experience teaching astronomy, physics, and other sciences to students of all ages, both children and adults. She also developed a Stargazing program for the Lower Colorado River Authority at McKinney Roughs and at the Hyatt Lost Pines.
Lucia has been running the mobile planetarium program for Austin Planetarium and the Texas Museum of Science & Technology since it first began in 2010. She later became the Director of Education at TXMOST, where she helped to develop science activities for field trips and for outreach to schools and events.
Lucia also teaches stargazing classes for Starry Sky Austin, with Amy Jackson. She is looking forward to this new career opportunity to continue to inspire more students of all ages to become lifelong learners of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math).
Bobby Corley
Co-Founder and Science Educator
Bobby Corley has a Bachelor's Degree in Applied Arts and Sciences from Texas State University. His passion has been in Astronomy since he was 9 years old. He got his first telescope at the age of 10. He has expert knowledge of the solar system and of all 88 northern and southern constellations.
Bobby volunteered at the Charles Hayden Planetarium in Boston and at the Ecotarium's Planetarium in Worcester, MA. While at the Worcester Ecotarium, Bobby created two planetarium shows: "Constellations of the Zodiac" and "The Nine Planets." He knew that the best way to help patrons to enjoy a planetarium show was to teach them something about Astronomy!
Bobby joined the Austin Planetarium as a volunteer in 2011 and continued at the TX Museum of Science & Technology as an intern before becoming an employee in 2016. For his internship, he developed his third planetarium show: "Pluto: The Solar System's New Horizon." If you wish to see information about Pluto, you can visit his website at www.pluto9thplanet.com. He also works for the Lower Colorado River Authority presenting Star Programs.