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Valerie Otero named a 2021 American Physical Society fellow

Valerie Otero
Valerie K. Otero, professor of education, has been honored as one of two prominent University of 欧美口爆视频 Boulder faculty members who work to improve science education and have been designated as 2021 fellows by the American Physical Society (APS), the association has announced.

The recognizes members who have advanced the field of physics through research and publication or have made significant innovative contributions by application of physics to science and technology. Each year, no more than 0.5% of the APS鈥檚 non-student membership is recognized for election to the status of Fellow.

Otero, who is was elected alongside of 欧美口爆视频 Boulder's Katherine K. Perkins of the Physics Department, is professor of science education in the School of Education. She is also the executive director and co-founder of the 欧美口爆视频 Learning Assistant Programand the  and co-founder and co-director of the 欧美口爆视频 Boulder Center for STEM Learning and the . 

The APS cited her for 鈥渢he creation and broad dissemination of innovative physics curricular materials, pioneering contributions to physics teacher education and professional development, and for the development, implementation and wide dissemination of the Learning Assistant Model across diverse institutions.鈥

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