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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During "Stars and Stories" on Nov. 14, Creighton will share her favorite moments from two decades at Manfred Olson Planetarium. The planetarium also celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. -
You can catch "Creepy Cosmos" on Fridays in the month of October, starting Oct. 9. -
UW-Milwaukee's Manfred Olson Planetarium Director Jean Creighton presented at this year's International Planetarium Society conference in Fukuoka, Japan. -
You can catch the Planetarium's "Shooting Stars" program on Fridays this month, starting July 10. -
The mission saw various firsts: the first person of color, the first woman and the first Canadian to travel around the moon. -
You can catch "Arabian Nights" at Manfred Olson Planetarium — Fridays this April. -
"Solar System Expedition" runs every Saturday afternoon through the month of March. -
The Manfred Olson Planetarium at UW-Milwaukee is celebrating Black History Month by combining poetry and stargazing with a program on Feb. 18 featuring Milwaukee Poet Laureate Shelly Conley. -
WUWM astronomy contributor Jean Creighton discusses cosmology ahead of "Birth of the Universe" at UWM's Manfred Olson Planetarium. -
The planetarium is partnering with UWM’s Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies for a read-along of two award-winning children’s books with astronomical themes.
