Andrew Vanden Heuvel

Andrew Vanden Heuvel (born August 6, 1982) is an American astronomer and science educator. He is the co-discoverer of several celestial bodies, including asteroids 128177 Griffioen and 210425 Imogene He traveled to the Large Hadron Collider at CERN where he taught a live, first-person physics lesson from inside the particle accelerator.

Background Andrew Vanden Heuvel holds a B.S. in Physics from Calvin College

He is currently a professor at Calvin College, where he teaches physics and astronomy. Vanden Heuvel is known for his work with educational technology, particularly his use of Google Glass to teach science and his YouTube Channel STEMbite.

Astronomical discoveries Andrew Vanden Heuvel is credited by the Minor Planet Center for the discovery of asteroid 128177 Griffioen, formerly designated .

As a physics teacher at The Prairie School in Racine, WI, Vanden Heuvel discovered four more asteroids while working on a class project with his students: 210425 Imogene, 212925, 504423, and 597965.

Personal life Andrew Vanden Heuvel lives in Spring Lake, Michigan, with his wife Laura and their three children.