Outreach

 

Transit of venus event. Explaining some of the technicalities of the transit to a member of the public. Image Credit: Jeffrey Noro.

 

 

 

Setting up the telescope for solar observing of Sun spots. Image Credit: Shaila Akhter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Astronomy Outreach

I have been actively involved in many astronomy and physics outreach activities including during my PhD at UNSW through the UNSW physics and astronomy outreach program that was lead by Shane Hengst. These activities include giving public talks on topics such as exoplanets, solar astronomy, and the transit of Venus as well as helping to run telescope viewings of the night sky and the Sun. I have also done outreach activities with primary and high school kids including running mobile planetarium shows. While I was a postdoc at Mississippi State University, I organized and ran a Science at the Tavern event at Dave's Dark Horse Tavern, where Prof. Angelle Tanner and I presented astronomy talks to the public over beer!