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Education and Outreach at CfAOand YOU!

Education and Outreach mission of CfAO

Graduate and Postgraduate Education

K-14 + public at large outreach

Building a more diverse environmentMy own interest in CfAO: ≠ my own research focus on dark matter ,WIMPs

Instrumentation: MEMS,detectors + CosmologyLinkages: Education, IndustryBring my experience from CfPA to help start up

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Education and Outreach Mission of CfAO

NSF Science and Technology CentersNot only excellent science: adaptive optics for astronomy and vision But also change the way science is done

• Develop partnerships (between fields, with labs/ industry)• Integrate science and education• Outreach to K-12 and public at large• Increase participation of women and minorities

CfAO and E/OTake this second aspect of the mission seriously ≠ political correctness≥ 5% time commitment of scientists in the Center (12.5% of budget!)Exploit CfAO skills and resources

Involve every scientist at every Center nodes ******Local focus, enhance impact of individual scientists

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Optics in Nature - Optics in ScienceFascinating phenomena engageMarvelous images => Opportunities to educate K-adultsExciting results motivate

Overarching Theme

Graduate/Postgraduates Undergraduates

K-12 gradesPublic at Large

Exciting Science5% time pledge

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Provide multidisciplinary educationParticipation in Center workshops and retreats Multidisciplinary training: Astronomy-Vision-Devices. Formal courses.Bridging gap between Physical and Biological sciences and EngineeringAccess to broad support network, short stays in other labs + industry

Disseminate UC Berkeley Career Management SeriesMore than just practical tips Reflection on core values

Diversity of careers

Skill training

Commitment of identified CfAO professors at each node

Involve students and postdocs in outreachIntegral part of their training: 5-10%

CfPA experience : It works (for kids, for scientists: marked for life)

2 CfAO Education Fellows (postdocs, 50% education, following CfPA)

Enrich Graduate/Postgraduate Program

Potentially

March 15-17 Leadership Workshop(postdocs +)

July 5-14 AO School

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How can you get involved?(Students/Postdocs)

Note:5% is ≈ 1 day a month or 2 weeks a year. Focus your effort!Choose one aspect for which you are gifted and that you enjoy Our program is under construction: you can and should shape it!Not in addition to the rest, but conscious choice in the allocation of your time: part of your job!

Opportunities at graduate/postgraduate levelParticipate/become leaders in effort to diversify educationSupport graduate students from other fields

Opportunities at undergraduate levelSupport to undergraduates in the lab

In particular HBCU/minority summer internships

Help in the development of new curriculum/ demonstration around OpticsIn particular pre-med (UCSD A Quirrenbach, Rochester:D. Williams)

Curriculum at Carthage/Yerkes/Chicago <-> Chabot

Participate in Alu-Like program

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ALU LIKE: program to train Native Hawaiians as technicians for Hawaii observatories

• Currently very few Hawaiians among observatory staff• We are bring trainees to LLNL 6 months; Hawaii internships follow

Our first interns: Kristian Keahi and Shordon Lopes, on Mauna Kea Shordon is now working at Keck; Kristian will go to college in fall

Next group of interns is currently being recruited

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How can you get involved?(Students/Postdocs)

K-12Emphasis on teacher enhancement/support in middle school

on under served communities

OpportunitiesBay Area:

• Chabot “Optics in Nature - Optics in Science”Teacher workshop: first in Summer 2000

• Direct involvement in K-12 Berkeley: Physics/Astronomy 100 + class room• ISTAT: Interactive University

Development of curriculum for the Web

• UCSC: To be defined: e.g. Saturday Academy

Chicago• Space Explorers: participation in summer workshop open to all

Public at largeConstruct/ maintain web site

Chabot:need for volunteer docents -> other museums/Science Centers

Immediate need

LA/UCSD areato be defined

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Space Explorers Program/Chicago (CARA)

Intensive support of minority students: Outstanding successHS & Jr H, ~30/yr for ~ 4 years

Hands-on Labs 2x/week during academic yearResidential Experiences at Yerkes Field Trips & Enrichment Activities

100% African American 69% Females

“Pipeline” - skills, support & motivationIntensive, Immersion, & Long TermInvolve Parents & SchoolActive Participation of Scientists

Planned extension to OaklandChabotIndian American Public Charter School

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A more supportive and diverse environment

Inside CfAO <====== 1st priorityBuild/enhance a supportive atmosphere for a diverse population of scientists

• Women Intellectually demanding/ Supportive of individuals• Minority Collaborative/ Work at the Frontier• Also non standard type Basic skills/Promoting differences of style

Increase input into pipelineChabotSpace ExplorersSaturday AcademyHBCU internships (students + teachers?)

Special communitiesHawaian: Alu-LikeIndian American Public Charter School

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CfAO Education and Outreach Program

Graduate/PostgraduatesMultidisciplinary Training

Time to PhD/Careers5% education and outreach

UndergraduatesResearch involvement

Optics for life science/premed Teacher preparation

K-12 gradesTeacher enhancement Curriculum developmentSaturday Science Academy

Public at LargeAdaptive Optics on the Web

Speakers/Media BureauEnlarge partnerships with

museums

Exciting Science5% time pledge

PartnershipsChabot

CARA-CarthageEAOP UCSC

All Centernodes

All Center nodes

Chabot LickAdler Yerkes

Try to leverageacross grade levels,

projectsand sites