Background
Pompea, Stephen M. was born on July 18, 1953 in Biloxi, Mississippi, United States. Son of Edward Tinari and Irene (Nagurney) Pompea.
Pompea, Stephen M. was born on July 18, 1953 in Biloxi, Mississippi, United States. Son of Edward Tinari and Irene (Nagurney) Pompea.
Bachelor, Rice University, 1975. Master of Arts in Teaching, Colorado State University, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy, University Arizona, 1989.
Science teacher Air Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1977-1980. Physicist Martin Marietta Corporation, Denver, 1980-1989. Instrument scientist University Arizona, Tucson, 1989-1992.
Principal Pompea and Associates. Adjunct faculty University Arizona, since 1992, adjunct associate astronomer. Science education consultant Pompea & Associates.
Adjunct associate astronomer Steward Observatory. Associate scientist Gemini 8 Meter Telescopes Project. Consultant in optical physics and telescope design, since 1986.
Consultant in science education Educational Service Unit #11, Holdredge, Nebraska, 1978-1988. Affiliate faculty Colorado State University Department Physics, 1978-1988. Consultant classroom of future National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Member National Science Teachers Association, American Association Physics Teachers, Geological Society of America, American Astronomical Society, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Optical Society of America, Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, Sigma Xi.
Married Nancy L. Regens, March 21, 1986. Children: Cynthia, Bradley.