|

HOME

|

SCIENCE

|

EDUCATION

|

ENGINEERING

|

MISSION OPS

|

PERSONNEL

Phone: 303-492-6827 Email: Laura.Bloom at lasp.colorado.edu WWW: None Personal Info Interests Projects Publications Favorite Links

Personal Info B.S. from Plymouth State College, Plymouth NH MBA from University of Phoenix, Denver, CO Campus Work experience includes marketing management/project management for the natural products and hi-tech industries and customer service management for the ski industry. Restaurant Committee Chair for Boulder's Taste of the Nation event, Boulder's chapter of a North American fundraiser to raise money to fight hunger and poverty locally, in the US and around the world. http://www.tasteofthenation.org Steering Committee member for Slow Food Boulder (http://www.slowfoodboulder.org/) , which is a convivium (chapter) of an international organization based in Italy "dedicated to stewardship of the land and ecologically sound food production; to the revival of the kitchen and the table as centers of pleasure, culture, and community; to the invigoration and proliferation of regional, seasonal culinary traditions; and to living a slower and more harmonious rhythm of life". And, I get to produce, and go to, wonderful food events.

Interests Science and physics, from a layperson's point of view Cooking, especially international cuisines and challenging recipes Going on restaurant reviews with the Rocky Mountain News White-water rafting Travel, both international and closer to home-roaming Colorado looking for new hot springs Jewelry-making Supports and visits Rocky Mountain Wildlife Conservation Center, a refuge for more than 100 abused and neglected lions, tigers, bears and more. http://www.wildlife-conservation.com [see photos in office]

Projects Project Assistant in charge of team communications and the Web site, for the UVIS Experiment of the Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn. http://lasp.colorado.edu/cassini/

Publications Publications by Laura Bloom in the LASP Database Select publications

Favorite Links epicurious.com - Bon Appetit and Gourmet's Site agferrari.com - A great resource for high-quality Italian food products ethnicgrocer.com - Tons of food products from around the world