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Liz Kruesi, Associate Editor
Liz grew up outside of Chicago. Because of the bright city lights, most of her experience observing the night sky occurred during trips to the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York. Her interest in the night sky and Hubble Space Telescope images began at an early age.

Liz earned her bachelor's degree in physics and minored in English at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. She also took graduate courses in astrophysics at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.

While studying at Lawrence University, Liz was heavily involved in activities as varied as managing and participating in dance performances, singing in the university choir, studying at Columbia University's Biosphere 2 center, and completing two internships as a research assistant for the University of Chicago. She also served as co-president of the university's Women of Physics organization, and is Lawrence's Class of 2004 alumni secretary.

In her spare time, Liz hangs out with her dog Kara (a very silly border collie mix), designs jewelry, sings in a local choir, and follows her favorite sports team, the Chicago White Sox.
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