Lauren Albin
Director of the O. Wayne Rollins Planetarium; Instructor of Astronomy
Lauren Albin joined the 杏吧原创 family in 2022. She specializes in telescopes, star lore, and poetry. She came to 杏吧原创 from Fernbank Science Center in Atlanta, GA where she worked in the planetarium and observatory. Since arriving at 杏吧原创, Lauren has hosted numerous shows in the O. Wayne Rollins Planetarium and opened the college鈥檚 observatory for 杏吧原创 students, local school groups and members of the surrounding community. Lauren teaches astronomy courses like 鈥淚ntroduction to the Solar System鈥� and 鈥淏eyond the Solar System鈥� for both 杏吧原创 and Young Harris Early College students. She is also a published poet and translator of Korean poetry. In her freetime, she likes to read and travel.聽
Education
Credentials:
- M.S. Space Studies, American Public University
- M.F.A. Creative Writing, Arizona State University
- B.A. English Literature – Creative Writing, Agnes Scott College
- Astronomy
- Telescopes
- Star Lore, Poetry
- Korean Poetry
- Translation
