Kendra Krueger
Founder - Intersectional Scientist
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Kendra Krueger is an engineer, professor and community organizer who teaches how to use science as a tool for personal liberation and discovery. She has a bachelor and masters degree in Electrical Engineering (BS Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, MS University of Colorado Boulder) and has experience in radio astronomy, semiconductor physics, photolithography and ceramics. She is trained in facilitation, permaculture, anti-oppression, mindfulness meditation and dabbles in radio production, journalism, theater, dance and music. She is originally from New York City's Lower East Side and currently lives in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado.
Degrees + CertificationMaster of Science
Electrical Engineering May 2011 University of Colorado, Boulder CO Concentration: Nanostructures and Devices Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering May 2009 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY Concentration: Electronics Minors: Physics and Astronomy Permaculture Design Certification Oct 2015 Rockies Edge Permaculture, Boulder CO Concentration: Social Systems and Alternative Economics |
Recent Appointments + RecognitionScience Education Coordinator Sept 2018 - Present
CUNY Advanced Science Research Center New York, NY New Investigator Fellow 2018 Summer Research Institute Scholarship Mind & Life Institute, Charlottesville VA NextGen Fellow 2017 Consciousness in Action Award Winner Institute for Noetic Science, Petaluma CA Adjunct Professor 2017 Resilient Leadership MA Program Naropa University, Boulder CO |
Engineering Experience
Characterization + Engineering Consultant
Dec 2014 - Jun 2015 Fast Ceramics, Boulder CO Photolithography Engineer + Project Manager Feb 2012 - Feb 2014 PIXELTEQ, Golden CO Engineering Research Assistant
Aug 2009 - Sep 2011 Quantum Engineering Lab University of Colorado, Boulder CO Advisor: Garret Moddel, PhD Research Topic: Graphene solar cell technology Ethics Research Intern Jun 2010 – Sep 2010 Colorado Nanofabrication Lab Colorado School of Mines, Golden CO Advisor: Carl Mitcham, PhD Research Topic: Ethical perspectives of nanotechnologiest at NNIN affiliated laboratories. McNair Scholar Jun 2008 - Aug 2008 Extreme Ultra-Violet Photonics Lab Colorado State University Advisor: Carmen Menoni, PhD Research: Contamination in vacuum laser systems Shielding and Emissions Intern Jul 2007 - Jan 2008 Radio Interference Group National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Socorro NM Advisor: Dan Mertely, PhD Project: Design and build of interference tracking system |
Community Work Seeds of Power Unity Farm RiseUp! Denver Permaculture Action Network Groundwork Denver Sister Gardens Denver Common Earth Collective KGNU Community Radio Jeffco Executive Internship Program CU Science Discovery Summer Multicultural Access to Research Training (SMART) NanoDays Emergency Family Assistance Association TrainingsMindfulness
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