US planetarium named after Bangladeshi
A Bangladeshi expatriate has had the honour of having a planetarium in the US named after her. A planetarium of Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) in North Carolina has been named after Dr Sultana Khan, who is a faculty member of the university and director of the planetarium. Khan, a professor in ECSU's Chemistry, Geology and Physics Department, has a 33-year innings at the university. She took on the additional role of the planetarium's director in 1990. In 2006, Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina named her one of the 16 recipients of the Award for Excellency in Teaching. Under Khan's direction, the planetarium opened on January 23, 1990. Once a 30-foot dome structure with a uni-directional classroom seating 54 and a SPITZ 512 star projector, the planetarium is now equipped with 60 uniquely designed planetarium chairs, more than 40 automated mechanical projectors and a collection of advanced audio-visual equipments, three full-motion video screens from DVD, laser disc or VHS and a professional theatre-quality sound system. Khan said even after her retirement she will remain involved with the planetarium.
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