Suffice it to say, Catherine has made more of a mark on the world than many of her peers in the publishing arena will ever know. There are students in the United States who impute their success in national competitions on the academic landscape to the efforts of Catherine Asaro. The Yang Academy in Gaithersburg, Maryland can attest to her gifts as a scholar and a teacher because she has participated in their gifted program in Math and Science. Over the years, she has availed her services to public and private students, sometimes extending her tutelage to homeschooling programs. When she isn’t on the road attending conventions and talking to her fans, the author can be found teaching math, physics, and chemistry in a variety of settings. The author has made effective use of her skills in the education sector. A student of Kennedy High School in Richmond, the author eventually went to and left UCLA with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry.Īnd if that wasn’t impressive enough, Catherine proceeded to attend Harvard University where she acquired a Masters in Physics and a Ph.D. The author was born in 1955 in Oakland, California, though most of her childhood was spent in El Cerrito. If anything, Catherine has shown an uncanny ability to use her doctorate to bring a grounded edge to the arena of science fiction and fantasy. Asaro is best known for the Saga of the Skolian Empire novels.Ĭatherine Asaro is one of those rare scholars that refused to let her numerous certifications in the areas of physics, chemistry and chemical physics keep her from her desire to produce fiction. Nebula Awards 53 (2019) (By:Kim Stanley Robinson)Ĭatherine Asaro is an American scientist and scholar who also writes science fiction and fantasy. Nebula Awards 50 (2016) (By:Mercedes Lackey) Nebula Awards 43 (2009) (By:Ellen Datlow)

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The Phoenix Code by Catherine Asaro