Jean Creighton
Astronomy ContributorDr. Jean Creighton has always been inspired by how the cosmos works. She was born in Toronto, Ontario and grew up in Athens, Greece where her mother claims she showed a great interest in how stars form from the age of five.
She studied physics at the University of Athens and went on to earn a Master’s degree from Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and a PhD in Astrophysics from the University of Waterloo. She began teaching astronomy at UW-Milwaukee in 1999 and in 2007, she took over as director of UWM's Manfred Olson Planetarium.
In 2014, Creighton was selected by NASA to be an Airborne Astronomy Ambassador and spent 20 hours in the stratosphere on SOFIA, the largest moving observatory in the world. She's very proud to have shared the cosmos with over 150,000 members of the community.
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UW-Milwaukee's Manfred Olson Planetarium's April show "Stars in the Tropics" takes stargazers to different cities near the equator to explore different night skies. -
Our grade school understanding of the Solar System may not take into account the constant discoveries being made in our cosmic neighborhood. -
Jean Creighton joins Lake Effect’s Audrey Nowakowski to look back on some of the most notable moments of 2024 for UW-Milwaukee's Manfred Olson Planetarium. -
“A Night in Greece” at the UW-Milwaukee Manfred Olson Planetarium has special meaning for its director, Jean Creighton. While there will of course be indoor stargazing, she’s also going to take visitors on a tour through her hometown of Athens to share her most beloved spots and her favorite Greek myths. -
UWM’s Manfred Olson Planetarium is inviting the public on a spooktacular adventure in its “Creepy Cosmos” program. -
This Saturday, Sept. 14, is International Observe the Moon Night and UW-Milwaukee’s Manfred Olson planetarium will be marking the occasion both indoors and out to help people learn about the Moon and the personal and cultural connections we have with it. -
If the recent solar eclipse motivated you to see more astronomical events, how about shifting to the nighttime to see the northern lights? -
The Manfred Olson Planetarium at UW-Milwaukee has been hosting a series of events based on the zodiac, and this month they are highlighting Capricorn. -
The Manfred Olson Planetarium at UW-Milwaukee has an upcoming show all about exoplanets, Exploring Exoplanets with the James Webb Space Telescope, on Dec. 2 and Dec. 9. -
Lake Effect astronomy contributor Jean Creighton shares the astronomy and mythology behind the zodiac Virgo, and its important role in launching the research of exoplanets.
