Tom Munnecke took early retirement as a vice president and chief scientist at a scientific and technical services company in La Jolla, California in order to devote himself to educational, humanitarian and philanthropic applications of technology. He is the executive director of a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of science education. He enjoys hosting science parties, giving science talks at local elementary schools, hosting star parties, and learning more about science. He is enthused about teaching ALL of the sciences - the joy of finding things out - from the perspective of the wonders of space and our rapidly growing understanding of it.