Valerie K. Otero, professor of education, has been honored as聽one of two prominent聽University of Colorado Boulder faculty members who work to improve science education and have been designated as 2021 fellows by the American Physical Society (APS), the association has announced.
罢丑别听recognizes members who have advanced the field of physics through research and publication or have made significant innovative contributions by application of physics to science and technology. Each year, no more than 0.5% of the APS鈥檚 non-student membership is recognized for election to the status of Fellow.
Otero, who is was elected alongside of聽CU Boulder's聽Katherine K. Perkins聽of the Physics Department,聽is聽professor of science education in the School of Education. She is also the聽executive director and co-founder聽of the聽Colorado Learning Assistant Programand the聽聽and聽co-founder and co-director of the CU Boulder聽Center for STEM Learning聽and the聽.听
The APS cited her for 鈥渢he creation and broad dissemination of innovative physics curricular materials, pioneering contributions to physics teacher education and professional development, and for the development, implementation and wide dissemination of the Learning Assistant Model across diverse institutions.鈥�