Difference between revisions of "StarsAtYerkes AAS 2012"
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| − | StarsAtYerkes was well represented once again at the AAS convention, January 9-12, 2012, in Austin, TX. In attendance were teacher members Marcella Linahan (Carmel Catholic High School, Mundelein, IL), Chelen Johnson (Breck School, Minneapolis, MN. and Peggy Piper (Lincoln-Way North High School, Frankfort, IL) as members of NITARP (NASA/IPAC Teacher Archieval Research Program). Our main S@Y mentor, Vivian Hoette (Yerkes Observatory) was also in attendance | + | [http://www.starsatyerkes.com/ StarsAtYerkes] was well represented once again at the AAS convention, January 9-12, 2012, in Austin, TX. In attendance were teacher members Marcella Linahan (Carmel Catholic High School, Mundelein, IL), Chelen Johnson (Breck School, Minneapolis, MN. and Peggy Piper (Lincoln-Way North High School, Frankfort, IL) as members of [http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/teacher_research/r5-brc/ NITARP] (NASA/IPAC Teacher Archieval Research Program). Our main S@Y mentor, Vivian Hoette (Yerkes Observatory) was also in attendance keeping us connected to our bevy of astronomers who have supported us over the years. |
| − | Marcella and Chelen, with students from their schools, had the opportunity to present their work on '''Star Formation in Bright Rimmed Clouds''' to astronomers and educators from all over the world. Working alongside astronomer Louisa ReBull (Spitzer Science Center) and with teacher/student teams from Oregon and Florida, Marcella and Chelen have spent the past year working on this project. They presented the culmination their work in terms of both astronomy and the impact on education. Their Science poster | + | Marcella and Chelen, with students from their schools, had the opportunity to present their work on '''Star Formation in Bright Rimmed Clouds''' to astronomers and educators from all over the world. Working alongside astronomer Louisa ReBull (Spitzer Science Center) and with teacher/student teams from Oregon and Florida, Marcella and Chelen have spent the past year working on this project. They presented the culmination their work in terms of both astronomy and the impact on education. Their Science poster '''[http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/teacher_research/r5-brc/poster_johnson.pdf/ Spitzer-Selected Young Stellar Objects in Two Bright Rimmed Clouds]''' describes their discovery of a total of 19 previously unknown Young Stellar Objects (YSOs) in BRC 27 and 8 YSOs in BRC 34. The groups Education poster described '''[http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/teacher_research/r5-brc/poster_linahan.pdf/ The Effects of Authentic Research Experience on Teachers and Students Through NITARP]''' in which they collected antidotal data on the effects of this research experience inspiring other students and teachers. |
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| + | Determining the light curves of asteroids was the subject matter of Peggy's student who presented an education poster entitled '''[http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/teacher_research/people/piper2012aas.pdf/ Creating a Light Curve of Asteroid 2000 SO1 using Original Data]'''. With the help of Bob Holmes at the Astronomical Research Observatory and Tyler Linden a student at Eastern Illinios University, this group requested thousands of images of an asteroid over the course of two weeks to obtain photometry data. | ||
Revision as of 00:48, 23 January 2012
StarsAtYerkes was well represented once again at the AAS convention, January 9-12, 2012, in Austin, TX. In attendance were teacher members Marcella Linahan (Carmel Catholic High School, Mundelein, IL), Chelen Johnson (Breck School, Minneapolis, MN. and Peggy Piper (Lincoln-Way North High School, Frankfort, IL) as members of NITARP (NASA/IPAC Teacher Archieval Research Program). Our main S@Y mentor, Vivian Hoette (Yerkes Observatory) was also in attendance keeping us connected to our bevy of astronomers who have supported us over the years.
Marcella and Chelen, with students from their schools, had the opportunity to present their work on Star Formation in Bright Rimmed Clouds to astronomers and educators from all over the world. Working alongside astronomer Louisa ReBull (Spitzer Science Center) and with teacher/student teams from Oregon and Florida, Marcella and Chelen have spent the past year working on this project. They presented the culmination their work in terms of both astronomy and the impact on education. Their Science poster Spitzer-Selected Young Stellar Objects in Two Bright Rimmed Clouds describes their discovery of a total of 19 previously unknown Young Stellar Objects (YSOs) in BRC 27 and 8 YSOs in BRC 34. The groups Education poster described The Effects of Authentic Research Experience on Teachers and Students Through NITARP in which they collected antidotal data on the effects of this research experience inspiring other students and teachers.
Determining the light curves of asteroids was the subject matter of Peggy's student who presented an education poster entitled Creating a Light Curve of Asteroid 2000 SO1 using Original Data. With the help of Bob Holmes at the Astronomical Research Observatory and Tyler Linden a student at Eastern Illinios University, this group requested thousands of images of an asteroid over the course of two weeks to obtain photometry data.
