biography

Professor Sneibrun has a master’s degree in Astronomy from the School of Astronomical and Geophysical Science, National University in La Plata, Argentina. A Postgraduate Degree in software for aerospace technology from Messerschmitt Bölkow Blohm (Germany), Telespazio (Italy), and the National Commission of Space Research, Argentina. Professor Sneibrun is a Certified Synchronous Online instructor from different universities as well. 

For the National Commission of Space Research (Argentina), Ms. Sneibrun was in charge of satellite ephemerides prediction, tracking systems, data gathering, and processing information for the Argentine Ground Station for the Landsat Family, thematic mapper, and Spot satellites. She also developed the methodology for measuring and control of the internal geometry of the satellite images and then created the necessary software for these functions. 

In addition, she has worked in research in solar physics, analyzing X-ray emission from solar flares, and has had several publications in scientific magazines such as Advances in Space Research in Solar Physics.

Simultaneously, Professor Sneibrun worked for the Argentinian Ministry of Education developing and updating courses for their mathematics, geography, and physics teachers, as well as, designing and reformatting their study programs in space science and technology for various Colleges and High Schools throughout.

In 1991, driven by her mission to modernize astronomy education in Argentine high schools and inspire both teachers and students to pursue science, Professor Sneibrun introduced the U.S. Space Academy in Huntsville, Alabama, to Argentina. She took two high school students with her. Professor Sneibrun became the first Argentinian to earn the U.S. Space Academy Wings for Teachers, an honor for international participants.  This effort led to Argentina’s ongoing participation in the International U.S. Space Academy, paving the way for future involvement in astronomy and space education.

In addition, for the American Association for Space Education (A2E2), she's developed and updated courses and special training programs for teachers and students of elementary and secondary level schools in Spanish-speaking countries. While a pioneer in Internet education, in 1992 she developed new techniques and the necessary software needed to introduce the concept of remote sensing in elementary and high schools via the Internet.

Ms. Sneibrun has 16 years of on-site teaching experience and 23 years of online teaching experience, and she has taught astronomy, mathematics, physics, and environmental/earth and space science. During the past years, she has been dedicated to developing and designing astronomy web courses for many higher education institutions worldwide. 

Professor Sneibrun currently volunteers her time and passion to the search for extrasolar planets.

A life dedicated to the Space Program.