David Aguilar is the closest thing we have to a rocket scientist in the Roaring Fork Valley. He will appear as a very special guest on Geekspeak, Monday, September 12 at 4:30 p.m. on KDNK. We will talk about the night skies and anything else that fascinates and inspires David. Geekspeak is hosted by Louie Girardot, Matt McBrayer and Steve Skinner.
David A. Aguilar is the past Director of Science Information and Public Outreach at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Mass. A naturalist, astronomer, author and space artist, David's expertise lies in his enlightening ability to communicate science. He is past Director of Fiske Planetarium and Science Center and the founder of the Science Discovery Program at University of Colorado Boulder; past Marketing Communications Director at Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corporation where he was member of the Hubble Space Telescope repair team; past Marketing Director for PBS’s Emmy-winning 7-part NOVA series, Evolution. While at Harvard he also hosted the popular Observatory Nights’ series, “Everything I Know About Science – I Learned At The Movies!” available on YouTube. In 2015, he directed the NASA’s New Horizons Mission special media team during the fly-by close encounter of Pluto.