CIRA outreach 2010

Below is a summary of CIRA outreach events and other events in which CIRA members participated during 2010.

Past events - 2010

Date Event Description People
December 4th Trinity College Astronomy Camp Talk on radio astronomy and the SKA (~15) Megan & Kirsten
December 1st The Jodcast - 100th episode! News and interview Jodcast December 2010 issue Megan
November 26-28 Australian International Model Solar Car Challenge High school students from around Australia as well as Peru and Thailand (?) compete with their model solar cars, applying skills and demonstrating understanding of physics and engineering principals Claire
November 23-26 Work experience student Various Dave E, Mark W, Megan
November 10th School visit Year 2 at Ursula Frayne Primary (~50) Megan
November 5-8 Curtin Volunteers Laverton Trip Viewing night (30-40) Leith, John M.
November 1st The Jodcast News, Jodcast November 2010 issue Megan
October 17-19 WA Model Solar Car Challenge High school students build model solar cars and compete to enter the national competition, applications of physics and engineering (run by Western Power but attending as an official to represent physics, Curtin is a sponsor) Claire
October 13th Stars, Space and Sharks Public lecture on campus (~520) Steven
October 7th Double Helix Talk about Astronomy and the SKA, solar observing, followed by a BBQ Kevin, Kirsten
October 1st The Jodcast News, interviewer and presenter, Jodcast October 2010 issue Megan
September 1st The Jodcast News, Jodcast September 2010 issue Megan
22nd August National Science Week - Viewing night Badgingarra oval Megan, Pete, Kisten
22nd August National Science Week - Tuning In New Norcia deep space tracking station (~45, mostly ICRAR/astrosoc) Megan, Pete, Kisten, John M, Aidan, Claire, anyone else??
21st August National Science Week - Tuning In Centro shopping centre, Geraldton Megan, Pete, Kisten
August 18th “Science Cafe for Girls” UWA, Winthrop Hall. Female students in years 9 - 11 seated at tables with female scientists (same format as “Guys Talking Science”) Hayley
August 18th “Guys Talking Science” UWA, Winthrop Hall. Male students in years 9 - 11 seated at tables with male scientists. The students were given the opportunity to speak one-on-one to scientists about their work and science career pathways. We each spoke to 6 groups of 4 students for 10 minutes per group. Leith, John M, Kevin
August 15th National Science Week - Tuning In Forrest Place, Perth Megan, Pete, Kisten, Helen, John M
August 13,14 National Science Week - Tuning In With Shopping Trolley Science at Lakeside Joondalup Megan, Pete, Kisten, Helen Summers, John Morgan
August 8th Curtin Open Day Campus - with faculty on Edinburgh Oval + innovation display in building 500 Everyone
August 1st The Jodcast News, Jodcast August 2010 issue Megan
July 27th Profs & Pints Science in the pub at The Flying Scotsman (webcast, ABC podcast) Megan
July 1st The Jodcast News, Jodcast July 2010 issue Megan
June 22nd 2010 Science Awareness Festival, Karratha ICRAR stall: demos and careers info (541 kids, 185 adults) Kirsten & Megan
June 16, 17, 18 Rostrata PS campus visits Tour of the solar system (3×20 kids) Aziz, Tom, Megan
June 8th Parkwood PS campus visit Tour of the solar system (~30 kids) Megan
June 2nd Faculty night For potential students Resources & Chem precinct Kirsten, Aidan, Tim Y, John Morgan, Megan
June 2nd 365 Days of Astronomy Peter Quinn describes how our view of the universe has changed as telescopes have developed Pete, Megan + Peter Quinn
June 1st The Jodcast News, Jodcast June 2010 issue Megan
May 15th UNAWE link-up for ISKAF2010 Video conference between schools in WA (CSOTA), South Africa and the Netherlands Megan
May 13th 365 Days of Astronomy podcast SKA engineering. Produced on behalf of the SKA Outreach Committee Peter Hall, Justin Jonas (interviewees), Jo Bowler (interviewer), Pete W, Megan (editors)
May 5th Astronomy WA Space Camp / AstroCup Evening observing following the AstroCup event (talk and presentations) Megan, Aidan, Tom, Kevin, TimY, Claire
May 1st The Jodcast News and CAP2010 interviews, Jodcast May 2010 issue Megan
April 1st The Jodcast News, Jodcast April 1990 issue Megan
March 1st The Jodcast News, Jodcast March 2010 issue Megan
February 25th UNAWE workshop Workshop at the Carnarvon School of the Air as part of a schools link-up for ISKAF2010 Megan
February 1st The Jodcast News, Jodcast February 2010 issue Megan
January 25th Physics teachers PD day Talk on the present state of physics research Aidan
January 23rd The Jodcast News and presenter, Jodcast January 2010 Extra issue Megan
January 21st 365 Days of Astronomy podcast Ilgarijiri: Aboriginal art meets modern astronomy Megan
January 14th & 15th National Youth Science Forum Talk and telescope demos Steven, JP, Bruce, Tim, Aidan, Aziz
January 1st The Jodcast News and presenter, Jodcast January 2010 issue Megan

Media 2010

Date Event Description People
Nov 10th Comment In an article on a paper published in MNRAS, written for Australian Geographic James M-J
Nov 7th Radio show Guest on a 2-hour First Light special - a round-table discussion on various topics Megan
21st Oct - Nov 18th Beauty and the Geek Australia ICRAR student a competitor on B&tG Australia as “the astrophysicist”, Channel 7 TimY
August 19th Interview With Chris Smith of The Naked Scientists, on M31 and the SKA Megan
May 22nd Radio interview Guest on Event Horizon on Astronomy.FM Megan
3rd February Interview SN2007gr on the ABC's StarStuff podcast (audio) Megan
28th January Skymania News article Article by Paul Sutherland on the fictionalisation of the SN2007gr story (also on the Scientific American website) Megan
27th January ABC News article With Stuart Gary on ABC Science about 2007gr (article) Megan
outreach/2010.txt · Last modified: 2011/01/09 20:18 by meganargo
 
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