AASTA Organization

AASTA was formed in 1995 as a charitible, non-profit organization dedicated to the expansion of learning opportunities in the natural sciences within our educational system.

Executive Director

Ken Swanson
Senior Research Scientist
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Richland, Washington

Current Board Members

Roy Gephart, Board President
Senior Research Scientist
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Richland, Washington

Dick Hoch
0.8-meter telescope designer
Owner, Sigma Financial Group
Kennewick, Washington

Norm Anheier
Senior Research Scientist
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Richland, Washington

Andrea Dobson
Professor of Astronomy
Whitman College
Walla Walla, Washington

Alan Rither
Senior Legal Counsel
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Richland, Washington

Mike Durst
Project Manager
Bechtel National
Richland, Washington

Mailing Address

P.O. Box 1643
Richland, Washington  99352