A local non-profit bringing excitement about the cosmos and the beauty of the night sky to the community.
The UWM Planetarium was constructed in 1966 and named after Manfred Olson (1905-1966), a physics professor at the university from 1931 to 1963. Olson worked at the University of Chicago in 1943, and from 1947 to 1949 was a senior physicist at Los Alamos, New Mexico, where he worked on Geiger counter systems. After retiring from UWM, he became the Planetarium Director and part-time lecturer in the physics department.
Jean Creighton is the current director. She was born in Toronto, Canada, and moved as a child to Athens, Greece. Creighton obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from the University of Athens-Greece. She crossed the Atlantic again to earn a degree in astronomy from Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and a Ph.D. in astrophysics from the University of Waterloo. In addition, Creighton did infrared satellite research at the California Institute of Technology from 1998-1999 before coming to Milwaukee to teach astronomy. Creighton became the Planetarium director in January 2007, and in the past four years she has organized approximately a thousand shows and special events.
Company Details
- Employees
- 7
- Founded
- -
- Address
- 1900 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee,wisconsin 53211,united States
- Industry
- Entertainment
- Website
- http://uwm.edu/planetarium
- Keywords
- Astronomy, Stargazing, Private Events, Open to the public, Museum, Local Business, College & University, Education, Community Organization.
- HQ
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Competitors
- Armagh Observatory & Planetarium, Wisconsin International Law Journal, Storage IT Solutions, Eastmore Real Estate Mgmt Inc, Middle Atlantic Planetarium Society, Fiske Planetarium University of Colorado, Tayside Planetarium, SHU Discovery Science Center and Planetarium, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, Clark Planetarium.
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Uwm Manfred Olson Planetarium's top competitors are
Armagh Observatory & Planetarium,
Wisconsin International Law Journal,
Storage It Solutions,
Eastmore Real Estate Mgmt Inc,
Middle Atlantic Planetarium Society,
Fiske Planetarium University Of Colorado,
Tayside Planetarium,
Shu Discovery Science Center And Planetarium,
Morehead Planetarium And Science Center,
Clark Planetarium.
Uwm Manfred Olson Planetarium's categories are Entertainment
Uwm Manfred Olson Planetarium's founding year is 1966
