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Maureen Hintz

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Curriculum Vitae: Maureen Hintz CV

Education

MS, Brigham Young University, 1998

Major: Physics

BS, Brigham Young University, 1996

Major: Physics

Teaching

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy, Fall 2025

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy, Fall 2025

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy, Fall 2025

PHYS 1010

Elementary Physics, Fall 2025

ASTR 1080

Life in the Universe, Fall 2025

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Spring 2025

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Spring 2025

PHYS 1010

Elementary Physics PP, Spring 2025

PHYS 1010

Elementary Physics PP, Spring 2025

ASTR 1080

Life in the Universe PP, Spring 2025

Presentations

Hintz, Maureen , Roots of Knowledge Lecture Series, "What time is it? A Description of the Origin of Timekeeping.", Fulton Library Roots of Knowledge, Fulton Library, UVU. (November 20, 2026)

Hintz, Maureen , Colloquium - Weber State Department of Physics and Astronomy, "Using the Planetarium to Teach Scientific Modeling", WEBER State Department of Physics and Astronomy, WEBER campus. (October 22, 2025)

Hintz, Maureen , American Astronomical Society 244, "Format of Choice Ups Effective Communication by Students in Astro 101", American Astronomical Society, Anchorage AK. (June, 2025)

Hintz, Maureen (Presenter & Author), Idaho-Utah AAPT Conference, "Crime Scene Physics ", Idaho-Utah AAPT Chapter, Rexburg, Idaho. (March, 2025)

Hintz, Maureen , Array, Array , ASP 2024, "Development of Inquiry Based Planetarium Activities", Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Virtual. (August, 2024)

Hintz, Maureen (Co-Author), AAPT Idaho/Utah Regional Meeting, "Using the Planetarium to do Inquiry Based Activities", AAPT Idaho/Utah Region Chapter, Utah Valley University . (April 13, 2024)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Hintz, Maureen , (2023) "Enhancing the Star Party Experience by Including a Digital Telescope" . American Astronomical Society - Education Blog. https://aas.org/posts/news/2023/03/enhancing-star-party-experience-including-digital-telescope

Awards

A week in Italy

International Planetarium Society - September, 2025

I will be giving presentations in Italy

Faculty Senate Faculty Excellence Award

Faculty Senate - June, 2018

College of Science Adjunct faculty award

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy, Fall 2024

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy, Fall 2024

PHYS 1010

Elementary Physics, Fall 2024

PHYS 1010

Elementary Physics, Fall 2024

ASTR 1080

Life in the Universe, Fall 2024

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Spring 2024

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Spring 2024

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Spring 2024

ASTR 1080

Life in the Universe PP, Spring 2024

ASTR 1080

Life in the Universe PP, Spring 2024

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Fall 2023

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Fall 2023

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Fall 2023

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Fall 2023

PHYS 1010

Elementary Physics PP, Fall 2023

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Spring 2023

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Spring 2023

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Spring 2023

PHYS 1010

Elementary Physics PP, Spring 2023

PHYS 1010

Elementary Physics PP, Spring 2023

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Fall 2022

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Fall 2022

PHYS 1010

Elementary Physics PP, Fall 2022

PHYS 1010

Elementary Physics PP, Fall 2022

PHYS 1010

Elementary Physics PP, Fall 2022

PHYS 1100

Introductory Math Techniques for Physics and Engineering, Fall 2022

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Spring 2022

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Spring 2022

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Spring 2022

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Spring 2022

PHYS 1010

Elementary Physics PP, Spring 2022

PHYS 1010

Copceptual Physics Class, Fall 2021

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Fall 2021

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Fall 2021

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Fall 2021

PHYS 1010

Elementary Physics PP, Fall 2021

PHYS 1010

Conceptual Physics, Spring 2021

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Spring 2021

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Spring 2021

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Spring 2021

PHYS 1010

Elementary Physics PP, Spring 2021

PHYS 1010

Copceptual Physics Class, Fall 2020

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Fall 2020

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Fall 2020

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Fall 2020

PHYS 1010

Elementary Physics PP, Fall 2020

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Spring 2020

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Spring 2020

PHYS 1010

Copceptual Physics Class, Fall 2019

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Fall 2019

PHYS 1010

Conceptual Physics, Spring 2019

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Spring 2019

PHYS 1010

Copceptual Physics Class, Fall 2018

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Fall 2018

PHYS 1010

Conceptual Physics, Spring 2018

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Spring 2018

PHYS 1010

Copceptual Physics Class, Fall 2017

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Fall 2017

PHYS 1010

Conceptual Physics, Spring 2017

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Spring 2017

PHYS 1010

Copceptual Physics Class, Fall 2016

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Fall 2016

PHYS 1010

Conceptual Physics, Spring 2016

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Spring 2016

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Fall 2015

PHYS 1010

Conceptual Physics, Spring 2015

ASTR 1040

Elementary Astronomy PP, Spring 2015

Hintz, Maureen , 242nd American Astronomical Society Summer Meeting, "Looking at the influence of planetarium usage on Astro 101 students' attitudes about class", , American Astronomical Society, Alburque, . (June, 2023)

Hintz, Maureen (Presenter & Author), Lawler, M. Jeannette (Author Only), ASP 2022 Virtual Conference, "Preliminary Survey Results on Planetarium Impact in an Astro 101 Course", , Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Virtual. (December, 2022)

Lawler, M. Jeannette (Author Only), Hintz, Maureen (Author Only), Turnner, Savanah (Author Only), Shelton, Joseph (Presenter & Author), Summer Meeting 2022, "Student’s choice awards_ Preliminary results of a survey on planetarium impact.", , AAPT. (July, 2022)

Hintz, Maureen (Author Only), ASP2021: A Virtual Conference – Sharing Best Practices_ Astronomy Teaching and Public Engagement , "Using a planetarium beyond the night sky", , Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Virtual. (November 20, 2021)

Hintz, Maureen , 2021 Summer Meeting, "Using a Planetarium to explore the scope of the Universe", , American Association of Physics Teachers, Virtual. (August 1, 2021)

Hintz, Maureen (Author Only), Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2020, "Spectral Line Demonstration for a Hybrid Class", , Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Virtual. (December, 2020)