Solar System Ambassadors
Ted Samaras
Ted is an Instructional Technology Coach in Franklin Township (Somerset), New Jersey and a Space Enthusiast! He holds a Master's Degree in Educational Technology from New Jersey City University and a Bachelor's Degree from Rutgers University. Ted helped provide social media coverage of the NASA/JHU-APL DART mission via NASA Social and was live as a spacecraft was intentionally crashed into the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos to change the direction of an asteroid for the first time in known history. He has been a presenter and contributor at multiple events. He is also the founder of a free website for student athletes to research and find contact information for college and coaches and organize virtual workbooks to assist during the recruiting process. Finally, Ted has started his own podcast, where he discusses a wide range of topics including instructional technology, space exploration, recipes, and everyday life. He hopes by trying things like podcasting or showing passion for topics such as space exploration, he can encourage people to realize there is so much that they can apply their skills and passions too, especially in areas that might not have even existed just a few years ago.