Chris Bresky
Adler Planetarium Manager of Teen Programs
Illinois
Chris Bresky is a trained artist and educator who currently works at the Adler Planetarium finding creative ways for the public to engage with science. He is interested in using story and narrative to inspire exploration. He has been awarded the Jon Lipsky Award for Excellence in Playwriting for his immersive theatre work about Gemini 4 and the life and death challenges of space exploration. Chris is also the author and illustrator of the shark holiday mash-up,"The 12 Days of a Great White Christmas." Currently, Chris is partnering with Chicago teens and scientists to embark on the first student-driven underwater meteorite hunt :"The Aquarius Project." (bit.ly/aquariusproject).