Summer Ash is the Director of Outreach for Columbia University's Department of Astronomy. Having been formally trained in both rocket scientist and radio astronomy, she’s now harnessing her powers for science communication. Her written work has appeared in The Atlantic, Smithsonian, Scientific American, Slate, Nautilus Magazine, and Now.Space. Summer has recently appeared on The Nerdist (podcast) and Star Talk (TV) and is now a Star Talk All-Star. She tweets as @Summer_Ash and is also one-half of @Startorialist and one-quarter of @AstroOnTapNYC.