LIGO Outreach Southern University – LIGO Educational Outreach Collaboration: An Overview S. C. McGuire Department of Physics Southern University and A&M College Baton Rouge, LA *Work supported by NSF Grants No. PHY and PHY Talk presented at the 18 th LIGO Program Advisory Committee Meeting LIGO Livingston Observatory May 19, 2005

LIGO Outreach Talk Outline LIGO Science Education Center Outreach Project Mission Southern University Project Goals Role of the SUBR Physics Department Summary and Future Work

LIGO Outreach MISSION To develop a Center at the LIGO Livingston Observatory (LLO) equipped with hands-on exhibits in LIGO-related science. To integrate the LLO Center, its exhibits and activities, into pre-service and in-service education at Southern University Baton Rouge (SUBR). LIGO Science Education Center Outreach Project

LIGO Outreach The overall goal of the LIGO educational outreach project is increasing the number of certified middle and high school physical science teachers. Provide LIGO science professional development to in-service and pre-service teachers. Significantly enrich K -12 education with LIGO science concepts. Increase student learning gains in LIGO science. SUBR Project Goals

LIGO Outreach Southern University and A&M College Baton Rouge, LA (SUBR) College of Education Departments of Physics and Mathematics Louisiana Board of Regents LaSIP/LaGEAR UP Program San Francisco Exploratorium California Institute of Technology and MIT Livingston and Hanford Observatories National Science Foundation COLLABORATORS

Mildred R. Smalley, Principal Investigator Vice Chancellor for Research Ivory L. Toldson, Project Director Dean, College of Education Verjanis Peoples, Assistant Project Director Associate Dean, College of Education Luria S. Stubblefield, Science Education Specialist Assistant Professor, College of Education S. C. McGuire, High School Content Coordinator Chair, Department of Physics Joseph Meyinsse, Middle School Content Coordinator Chair, Department of Mathematics LIGO Outreach SUBR PERSONNEL

LIGO Outreach Proximity of the LIGO site to Southern University

LIGO Outreach “X-ray absorption in high purity synthetic Al 2 O 3 and LaMnO 3 -based materials” Alex Harvey, Jr., Shelli Pace, Laurence L. Henry and Stephen C. McGuire Department of Physics Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices (CAMD) 2001 Annual Report, p. 81. “The effects of thermal insulation due to isolation in seismic vaults” Keisha C. Williams Southern University Honors College Thesis Timbuktu Academy Scholar LIGO Mentor: Szabolcs Marka Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA May 2001 Research and Teaching

LIGO Outreach Research and Teaching “Gamma-ray spectroscopy: modern physics aspects of gamma-ray measurement and detection” Anthony R. Pullen Timbuktu Academy Scholar Honors Option in Physics 271, Modern Physics, Spring Southern University Honors College Report Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA “Applications of 99mTc gamma-ray emission: Trace element detection and cancer diagnosis” Rachel D. McKinsey Undergraduate AAPM Fellow, 2003 Timbuktu Academy Scholar Special Problems in Physics (Physics 493; 3 cr) Ph.D. program in Medical Physics University of Wisconsin NSF Graduate Fellow Caltech

LIGO Outreach Stimulate joint activities between SUBR faculty and students and LIGO scientists. Adjunct faculty appointments in physics for participating LIGO scientists Establishment of SUBR – LIGO seminar series Create LIGO visitors facilities at SUBR Create LIGO Scholar appointments for SUBR faculty Support LIGO outreach sabbatical leaves by SUBR faculty Collaborate with College of Education to upgrade laboratory facilities for teaching Methods and Materials in Teaching Science. Produce enhancements to existing introductory physics courses: Earth Science, Algebra-based General Physics, Calculus-based General Physics to emphasize “LIGO science concepts.” Role of the SUBR Physics Department

LIGO Outreach Recent Department Seminar Speakers David Reitze, University of Florida “LIGO: Lasers at the Frontiers of Physics” October 20, 2004 S. James Gates Jr., University of Maryland “Can Superstring/M-Theory Be Seen in the Sky?” October 1, 2004 Michael Zucker, Caltech “Listening to the Universe with LIGO” March 24, 2004 Edward E. Doomes, CAMD/LSU “X-ray Absorption Studies of Tailored Chemical Systems” April 21, 2004 Theda Daniels-Race, LSU “Quantum Well Based Phenomena Produced via Solid Source Molecular Beam Epitaxy” April 7, 2004 Department of Physics

LIGO Outreach Stimulate joint activities between SUBR faculty and students and LIGO scientists. Adjunct faculty appointments in physics for participating LIGO scientists Establishment of SUBR – LIGO seminar series Create LIGO visitors facilities at SUBR Create LIGO Scholar appointments for SUBR faculty Support LIGO outreach sabbatical leaves by SUBR faculty Collaborate with College of Education to upgrade laboratory facilities for teaching Methods and Materials in Teaching Science. Produce enhancements to existing introductory physics courses: Earth Science, Algebra-based General Physics, Calculus-based General Physics to emphasize “LIGO science concepts.” Role of the SUBR Physics Department

LIGO Outreach Science Exhibit Concepts WAVES Bells Echo Tube Theremin Turn Off the Sky (giant polarizer) Vibrating String (SUBR) Water Waves Wave Machine (suspended type) Wave Propagation Device Wave Upon Wave WAVE PROPAGATION Doppler Effect Sound Spectrogram Walking Beats Watch Dog RESONANCE Pendulum Snake Pendulum Table Resonant Pendulum Resonant Rings Resonator (SUBR) Ultraviolet Greenhouse INTERFERENCE Bridge Light Interference Patterns Long Path Diffraction (SUBR) Michelson Interferometer Soap Film Painting Soap Films GRAVITY Balancing Stick Bouncing Ball Center of Gravity Falling Feather Gravity Well Gravity's Rainbow Satellite Orbit Simulator(SUBR) LASER AND LIGHT C – The Light The Light Island (SUBR) Hologram Stuff Inverse Square Law Model LASER Demonstration Spectra Zeemann Effect

LIGO Outreach A Standards-based Approach LIGO - Exploratorium Exhibits SUBR Physics Course Inclusion InterferenceShort Description Elements of Physics I&II, Links to LIGO and LA Science Framework Benchmarks Bridge LightMonochromatic interference demonstrated General Physics I&II, PS-E-C2,PS-M-C4 Interference Patterns Young's double slit experiment showing wave nature of light Earth Science II models basic concepts of interferometer...PS-E-C2,PS-M- C4 Long Path Diffraction Patterns produced as a product of diffractionGeneral Physics I&II, PS-E-C2,PS-M-C4 Michelson Interferometer Mixing monochromatic wavesGeneral Physics I&II, models the big interferometer Soap Film PaintingVisible light interference demonstratedGeneral Physics I&II, PS-E-C2,PS-M-C4 Soap FilmsVisible light interference demonstrated Elements of Physics I&II, PS-E-C2,PS-M-C4

LIGO Outreach LIGO Livingston Observatory August 24, 2004 College of Education Department of Physics Department of Mathematics First Joint SUBR-LIGO Faculty Convocation

LIGO Outreach First Joint SUBR-LIGO Faculty Convocation

LIGO Outreach LIGO Exhibit Training: May 18-19, 2005 (LLO) External Evaluator Interviews: May 19, 2005 Inaugural LEPAC Meeting: May 20, 2005 Delivery and Installation of five (5) SUBR Exhibits: May 31 – June 3, 2005 SUBR-LIGO Exhibit Training: June 11-12, 2005 J. K. Teacher Preparation Conference July 21-22, 2005 SUBR Professional Development Workshop: July 25-30, 2005 Timbuktu Academy Summer Program Presentation: June, 2005, S. McGuire LIGO Livingston Summer 2005 RET Program Participation: R. B. McNair Algebra-based physics (PHYS ) course redesign: E. E. Doomes and C. Zhang Current Activities

LIGO Outreach Future Work Expanded involvement of additional faculty from physics and other disciplines on campus in LIGO research and outreach. Secure funding for LIGO Scholar Appointments. Undergraduate and graduate student recruitment program enhancements SUBR SPS Chapter involvement in LIGO Exhibit Usage Use of docent training as volunteerism for graduation requirement Implementation of academic year LIGO exhibit workshops (10) Continuation of course redesign with extension to calculus-based introductory physics courses in the second year.

LIGO Outreach Questions? and/or Discussion --- Talk presented at the 18th LIGO Program Advisory Committee Meeting LIGO Livingston Observatory May 19, 2005