Doris graduated from the University of Montreal in Canada. Although her dissertation work was on Variable White Dwarfs Stars, known as ZZ Ceti, she has an extensive background in many areas of astronomy (stellar evolution, white dwarf stars, novae, Active Galactic Nuclei, interferometry and astrometry). During her research, Doris has used both ground and space-based telescopes. After her schooling she spent nine years at the Space Telescope Science Institute as part of different instrument teams of the Hubble Space Telescope and worked in many different science research areas This has given her a great deal of experience in mission support and software development. She also has teaching experience at the college and university level. She taught both lecture classes and lab sections at the University of Montreal as well as other overseas universities.

As deputy manager of the “Cool Cosmos” Education and Public Outreach team, Doris is involved in the day to day activities and work included in designing and creating educational products that would engage students as well as the public at large to learn more about the infrared, astronomy and space sciences. In addition, Doris is the creator, producer and lead writer for the award-winning “Ask an Astronomer” video series.

Doris also acts as the group’s representative with the different NASA forums and missions and at many conferences where she gives workshops and courses on the Electromagnetic Spectrum and the Infrared light.

Linda Hermans-Killam was the first person in our group to do Education and Outreach here at Caltech's Infrared Astronomy Center (IPAC). Before there even was an official Outreach group she volunteered to create IPAC's multi-award winning Infrared Astronomy web site and began answering questions from students and the public.

Linda is the lead author for our Education and Outreach web sites. She is responsible for the original concept, content, and design for the majority of these sites. Linda is also the lead infrared photographer for our group, and is responsible for developing our classroom experiments and activities. In addition to all of this, she manages the Ask and Astronomer helpdesk and has answered thousands of questions on astronomy and infrared light which have been sent to us from students, the press and the general public.

Linda holds a B.S. degree in Physics Honors and a M.S. degree in Astronomy. She has taught physics and astronomy at several colleges and universities and has done research in the fields of solar astronomy and infrared galaxies. She also has a great deal of experience in mission support and software development.

Dr. Robert Hurt is originally a North Carolina native, completing his undergraduate physics degree at UNC-Chapel Hill. He relocated to Los Angeles for graduate school in the department of physics, but soon found his interests converging on astronomy for his thesis work. Initially working with radio and infrared observations o starburst galaxies, he has also worked on nearby starforming regions.

Dr. Hurt's research interests have combined with his lifelong interests in art and graphics in his current position developing astronomical imagery, illustrations, and animations for the Spitzer Science Center and the “Cool Cosmos” team.

When he is not working on real data from astronomical missions, Dr. Hurt may often be found creating astronomical artwork of imaginary worlds, exploring the many beaches of Southern California, or, conditions permitting, looking for the best ski conditions in the state.

Jim Keller is a graduate of the University of Southern California, and works with the “Cool Cosmos” Education and Public Outreach team as the lead web developer and graphic designer. Jim is closely involved with the design and creation of most of our paper products as well as web video collections. He also is the producer and director of the award-winning "Ask an Astronomer" video series, and he maintains many of the Spitzer websites.

Outside of work, Jim is on the board of directors for Blue Faery: The Adrienne Wilson Liver Cancer Association, and he remains active in theatre and the arts.