Professor Emily Howard was born in Corvallis, Oregon and has been trying to get to the East Coast all her life. She lived on the West Coast for three years of her life and then moved to Denver, Colorado where she grew up. She was adventurous, curious and found her inspiration in a documentary called the “Creation of the Universe” when she was in fourth grade. She knew what she wanted to study, Astronomy and Physics. And with a few fun deviations into Biology and Geology, she entered the University of Denver. Four short years later, she earned her Bachelors of Science in Physics. Then she continued onto Florida International University. At last, the East coast, where she earned her Masters of Physics by studying Blazars, the furthest objects observed by telescopes. After earning her Masters, she then started adjunct teaching for Broward Community College and has found a home in the College. She currently works as an Assistant Professor in Astronomy & the Physical Sciences.