Extreme the Planetarium - September 24, Landsberg Why KICP and not CfCP Goals of this Course Your Mission…. Schedule Logistics Partners Randall H. Landsberg Co-Course Director Director Education & Outreach Welcome to Extreme the Planetarium A Cosmology Short Course for Planetarium Staff
Extreme the Planetarium - September 24, Landsberg KICP ? CfCP = NSF Physics Frontier Center (2001) –Profound Advances + Education & Outreach What is dark energy? Did inflation happen and if so why? What do the highest energy particles tell us about the cosmos? KICP = Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics –$7.5 Million Endowment from Kavli Foundation (2004)
Extreme the Planetarium - September 24, Landsberg Focus KICP Outreach Museum Partnerships Space Explorers (Cosmology) Short Courses Public Interest & Excitement Teaching Teachers about Cosmology & Providing Tools Engaging Underrepresented Minorities in SMET Signature Programs
Extreme the Planetarium - September 24, Landsberg Goal of This Course: To incorporate modern high energy astrophysics into planetarium programming Framework for Understanding Modern High Energy Astrophysics Tools to Your Planetarium Visuals Movies Resources Seeds for Future Collaboration KICP Visitors Program Future Short Courses Shows for the Public KICP Short Courses 1 Per Year Planned with Follow-Up
Extreme the Planetarium - September 24, Landsberg Your Mission…. Actively Participate in the Short Course Bring Modern Astrophysics Back to Your Home Inst. Provide Feedback –During the Course –Evaluation –At GLPA follow-up session October 20 Wednesday (Noon-3pm) –Keep us informed of your progress –Follow Up Evaluation ~ 1yr
Extreme the Planetarium - September 24, Landsberg Course Schedule FRIDAY: SEPTEMBER 24, :00 AMCoffee and Welcome (Randy Landsberg) Galileo’s 8:30-10:00 AMLecture: Overview (Simon Swordy) Cyber Space 10:00 AMDiscussion & Coffee (Simon Swordy) Galileo’s 10:30 AM - 12:00 PMLecture: Black Holes, Neutron Stars, Pulsars, and Much More: X-ray Astronomy Then and Now (Mel Ulmer) Cyber Space 12 PMLunch Galileo’s 1:00-2:00 PMDemo - 3D Visualizations (Doug Roberts & Mark SubbaRao) Black Hole Theater 2:00-3:00 PMLecture: Gamma-Ray Astronomy from Space (Carlo Graziani) Cyber Space 3:00-3:30 PMDiscussion & Coffee (Carlo Graziani) Galileo’s 3:30-4:00 PMTour Adler/Bookstore 4:00-5:30 PMAdler show/Tour & 3D (Doug Roberts & Mark SubbaRao) 5:30-6:30 PMLecture: History of High-Energy Astronomy (Dietrich Müller) Cyber Space 6:30-8:30 PMDinner at the Adler Galileo’s 8:30 PM (optional)Adler Show Sonic Vision (optional)
Extreme the Planetarium - September 24, Landsberg Saturday SATURDAY: SEPTEMBER 25, :45 AMCoffee Question & Answer Session 9:00-10:30 AMLecture: Ground Based Gamma-Ray Astronomy (Scott Wakely) Cyber Space 10:30-11:30 AMVirtual Observatory Activity (Mark SubbaRao) Cyber Space 11:30 AM - 1:00 PMBreak-out Sessions & box Lunch (Classrooms A&B) 1:00-2:00 PMLecture: Cosmic Ray & Neutrino Detection (Angela Olinto) Cyber Space 2:00-2:30 PMDiscussion & Coffee (Angela Olinto) 3:00-4:30 PMCosmic Ray Experiments (Tom Jordan) Cyber Space 5:00 PMDinner/Social in Chinatown Lao Sze Chuan 2172 S. Archer Avenue 6:00 PMRedMoon Theater: "Sink, Sank, Sunk", Ping Tom Memorial Park Partner
Extreme the Planetarium - September 24, Landsberg Sunday (end 4pm) SUNDAY: SEPTEMBER 26, :00-10:00 AMCoffee & Lecture: Supernovae Remnants (Jim Truran) Cyber Space 10:00-10:30 AMDiscussion & Coffee (Jim Truran) 10:30-11:30 AMLecture: Black Holes & Active Galaxies (Doug Roberts) Cyber Space 11:30 AM - 1:00 PMLunch with Q&A (Doug Roberts) Galileo’s 1:00-2:30 PMLecture: High Energy Objects at Other Wavelengths (Lucy Fortson) Cyber Space 2:30-4:00 PMInformal Q&A/Close-out & Coffee/snacks (Simon Swordy, Lucy Fortson, Randy Landsberg)Galileo’s October 20, 2004 Noon-3pm Follow Up GLP)
Extreme the Planetarium - September 24, Landsberg Logistics Location Adler (CyberSpace & Galileos) Lecture Slides will be provided –Hardcopy & CD/Web (latter) Access Meals Provided Transportation Provided to/from Hotel/Adler/Socials –See Bus Schedule Tiffany Miles – Key Contact –Will coordinate travel to airport (Sign-up sheet) –Travel Reimbursement –Inform her of any deviations (e.g., driving self) NO Food In CyberSpace
Extreme the Planetarium - September 24, Landsberg Thanks to All the Instructors PARTNERS GLPA Adler Planetarium Larry Ciupik Gary Sampson Bob Bonadurer Partner