Emily Calandrelli | |
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Born |
Emily Dawn Calandrelli May 18, 1987 |
Residence | San Francisco |
Citizenship | US |
Alma mater |
West Virginia University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Morgantown High School |
Known for | Host of Xploration Station |
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Emily Dawn Calandrelli is the host and producer of Xploration Outer Space, a show in the STEM block of Xploration Station.
Emily Calandrelli was raised in Morgantown, West Virginia and attended West Virginia University She became a Truman Scholar while attending WVU which led to her working one summer in Washington, D.C. for her US Representative Alan B. Mollohan.
She later attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for her Masters. In 2013, Calandrelli graduated with a Masters in Aeronautics and Astronautics and a Masters in Technology and Policy. As a Harvard NASA Tournament Lab visiting scholar, she assisted organizations in using crowdsourcing to solve technical challenges.
She is a professional speaker and presents on the topics of space exploration, scientific literacy, and equality of the sexes in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). Calandrelli is also a contributing writer at TechCrunch.
She began hosting Xploration Outer Space in the Fox Xploration Station educational block in 2014. She focuses on the science and technology behind the project that the show is exploring.
In April 2017, she made several appearances on Netflix episodes of Bill Nye Saves the World.
While an undergraduate student at West Virginia University she was awarded the Harry S. Truman Scholarship, Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, and the USA Today All USA Academic Team.