Rose Matheny is a Math and Science instructor who began teaching at Fusion in 2009. She received her BS in Astrophysics with a minor in Mathematics from San Diego State University, and has worked in the astronomy department at SDSU conducting research in the field of extragalactic novae. She recently joined Project Astro, a program that dedicated to improving science education in grades 3-9 by creating partnerships between scientists and the schools in their communities. When not looking through the eyepiece of a telescope, Rose is always searching for the next half-marathon for which to train.