Cosmos Education
Cosmos Education had its beginnings in the USA. As the organisation grew it became apparent that regional branches in each country where there was support for the project were the way forward.
We are a major fundraiser and in-kind donation collector. To date, several tonnes of books and equipment have been shipped to Africa to help the schools that need it.
In the United States of America, Cosmos Education is a project of The Tides Center of San Francisco, California. The Tides Center is a non-profit/non-governmental organization (NGO) registered under IRS code 501(c)3. The Tides Center has been working to assist new NGOs for more than two decades and has a positive, well-established relationship with major foundations nationwide. The Tides Center provides Cosmos Education with an Employee Identification Number (EID) and handles all of our taxes and legal paperwork. As Cosmos Education grows, Tides also provides the infrastructure needed for staff payroll, insurance, and benefits.
Postal Address is: Cosmos Education, c/o Alex Tung, P.O. Box 17765, Stanford, CA 94309.
Email can be sent to c/o the Treasurer at danaschmidt at stanford dot edu
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Committee
| President |
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Alex Tung Alex Tung is currently a PhD student in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University and the president of Cosmos Education's USA branch. Alex joined Cosmos Education in the fall of 2002, and has participated in the 2003 Under African Skies Project from Cape Town to Arusha, and in the 2004 project in Zambia. In addition to research and work with Cosmos Education, Alex coordinates The Science Bus, a student group that runs an after school science enrichment program in East Palo Alto, a low-income neighborhood near Stanford University. He is also co-chair of the Public Service Student Advisory Board of the Haas Center for Public Service at Stanford. Alex was born in Wilmington, Delaware, and spent his middle and high school years in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. He has bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford University. His current PhD research focuses on building electronics for medical devices. |
| Vice President and Executive Director |
Kevin Hand khand at cosmoseducation.org Kevin Hand is a graduate student in the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences at Stanford University and President/Founder of Cosmos Education. The mission of Cosmos Education is to foster global sustainable development through improved science and technology education in developing regions of the world. Our guiding vision is quite simple: Youth are the future. Education is the key. Kevin's research focuses on the origin, evolution, and distribution of life in the solar system. Specifically, his Ph.D. dissertation involves both theoretical and experimental work on the habitability of the putative Europan ocean. He was born and raised in Manchester, Vermont, and has Bachelor's Degrees in physics and psychology from Dartmouth College and a Master's Degree in mechanical engineering from Stanford University. He anticipates finishing his PhD in 2007. |
| Treasurer |
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Dana Schmidt
danaschmidt at stanford dot edu |
| Director of Education |
| Eric Wanless |
In Kenya, Cosmos Education Kenya is Registered Society No. 26710.
In the United States, Cosmos Education is a Project of The Tides Center, a 501(c)3 non‑profit organisation.
In England and Wales, Cosmos Education UK is Registered Charity No. 1100278
Cosmos Education Zambia is registered under the Societies Act in the Republic of Zambia, Registration No. ORS/102/35/3017.