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Education innovator and researcher.
Contact: alow@alaska.edu
Education
- In progressPhD, Interdisciplinary StudiesUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks
- 1999Master of Arts in TeachingUniversity of Alaska Anchorage
- 1997Bachelor of Science in Geology, with honorsUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks
Doctoral committee
- Dr. Daisy Huang, chairAssociate Professor of Energy, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks
- Dr. Gwen Holdmann
- Dr. Diane Hirshberg
- Dr. Haruko Wainwright
Experience
- 2026 to presentBoard PresidentT3 Action, Alaska nonprofit
- 2024 to 2026DirectorT3 Alaska Program, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Led partnerships across Alaska, the UAF makerspace network, and Upward Bound.
- 2020 to 2024Director of Training (volunteer)T3 Alliance, Educating for Leadership nonprofit
Ran online and in-person trainings in the T3 Alliance curriculum.
- 2019 to 2025Director, Upward BoundUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks
Served 160 students from 10 schools, and moved the summer program online in 2020.
- 2018 to 2019Curriculum Specialist, Teaching Through Technology (T3) AllianceUpward Bound, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
Built the T3 Alliance STEM curriculum for Hawaiʻi Island communities.
- 2017 to 2018Classroom Makery TeacherConnections Public Charter School, Hilo, Hawaiʻi
Taught Raspberry Pi, 3D printing, drones, and laser cutting to grades 3 to 12.
- Summer 2016InstructorUpward Bound, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Wrote curriculum for the NSF Modern Blanket Toss program.
- 2015 to 2019Chief Executive OfficerA. Low Educational Services
STEM curriculum and teacher training, delivered in five states, Puerto Rico, Northern Ireland, and online.
- 2012 to 2015Classroom Teacher and Technology DirectorKua O Ka Lā Public Charter School, Pāhoa, Hawaiʻi
Hipuʻu blended online learning program.
- 2003 to 2011Classroom TeacherCordova School District, Cordova, Alaska
Chemistry, physics, earth science, and math. Science club advisor.
- 2001 to 2003Classroom TeacherAcademia Cotopaxi, Quito, Ecuador
Middle school math and science.
- 1999 to 2001Classroom Teacher and Science Department HeadColegio Granadino, Manizales, Colombia
Middle school science.
- 1998Geologist, digital cartographerKennecott Exploration Company, Alaska
- 1997 to 1998GeologistAmerican Copper & Nickel Company, Anchorage, Alaska
Field mapping and cartography.
Honors
- 2010Outstanding Alaska Science TeacherAlaska State Science and Engineering Fair
- 2008Alaska Outstanding Earth Science TeacherNational Association of Geoscience Teachers