Wonderfest is a non-profit educational project dedicated to enlarging the scientific community through science popularization. Revenues originate from the good will of forward thinking individuals and institutions dedicated to the spread of the scientific outlook.
Sponsors
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With enormous gratitude for underwriting both the WonderCup Challenge and the Wonderfest 2009 direct mail informational campaign. Special thanks to Program Officer Lisa Lomenzo.
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With profound gratitude to Annual Reviews for its generous funding of the Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization and Wonderfest video production. And with special thanks to Dick Zare, Board Chair, and Sam Gubins, President & Editor-in-Chief.
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With appreciation for Wind River Systems’ eleven years of generosity toward Wonderfest, particularly its annual funding of the WonderCup Challenge first-place prizes. Special thanks to Jana Wilson-Wade.
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The Harold F. & Suzanne D. Falk Foundation
for its effort in broadening the reach and the appeal of the WonderCup Challenge; with special thanks to Kelly Fehr.
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The Krambo Corporation
for its continuing support — in word and in deed — of Wonderfest’s overall mission; with special thanks to the entire Douglas & Raymonde Kramlich family.
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for its ongoing support of Wonderfest.
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Thanks, too, to the Stanford Chemistry Department — and especially its Chair, Dick Zare — for awarding the Wonderfest director the title of “visiting scholar.”
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Institutional Sponsors
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The Branson School www.branson.org
Branson gives superb and absolutely crucial administrative support to Wonderfest. Special thanks to Woody Price, Andy Pauley, Mary Bourke, Rick McLaughlin, Annette Seki, and Melanie Rachelson. |
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Stanford University www.stanford.edu/dept/chemistry/
Wonderfest is co-sponsored by the Stanford Chemistry Department, … with special thanks to Richard Zare, Ed Caron, Charlie Junkerman, and Barbara March. |
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UC Berkeley http://www.physics.berkeley.edu/
Wonderfest is co-sponsored by the University of California, Berkeley, Physics Department, … with special thanks to Chris McKee, Frances Hellman, Carol Dudley, and Maria Hjelm. |
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The Planetary Society http://planetary.org/
The Planetary Society and Wonderfest share the goal of continued planetary exploration and the search for life in the cosmos. Much gratitude to the Society for helping to spread the word about Wonderfest. |
From the very beginning, Wonderfest has been endorsed by

And Wonderfest owes a special debt of gratitude to
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Dean McCully, event planner extaordinaire, for his incredible energy in helping Wonderfest.org to gather important information.
AND to Mike & Rwena Holaday
for their tireless and indispensable help at every Wonderfest event!
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Individual Supporters
The following individuals have also contributed significantly to the ongoing welfare of Wonderfest:
- Kristian Akseth
- Madelyn Baran
- Richard Bartlett
- Jacob Bien
- Ralph & Lili Bien
- Larry Bock
- Dave Bonini
- Jonathan Buren
- Dan Burns
- David Buttaro
- Roger Chang
- Marvin Cohen
- Jack Conte
- Henri de Marcellus
- Dennis Duncan
- Brad Engstrand
- Robin Farmanfarmaian
- Jack & Maribel Fraser
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- Alex Filippenko
- Bruce Friedberg
- Juliana Gallin
- Michael Garrigues
- Ellen Goldman
- Kishore Hari
- Steve Henrikson
- Nasif Iskander
- Delicia Kamins
- Bob Kelly
- Cameron Kramlich
- Kendra Kramlich
- Asya Landa
- Herb Masters
- Craig McGarvey
- Julie Newdoll
- Kevin Padian
- Jessica Pourian
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- Tinka Ross
- Maya Sen
- Bob Siegel
- Mal Singer
- Judy Scotchmoor
- Zack Skolnik
- Kathy Soave
- Julie Spector
- Norm Sperling
- Bob Stephens
- Cliff Stoll
- Karen Stollznow
- Jim & Bea Strickland
- Jill Tarter
- Diana Valle
- Gary Wakai
- Jim & Niki Willott
- Srihari Yamanoor
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