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Why KICP and not CfCP Goals of this Course Your Mission…. Schedule Logistics Partners

Welcome to Extreme Astronomy @ the Planetarium A Cosmology Short Course for Planetarium Staff. Why KICP and not CfCP Goals of this Course Your Mission…. Schedule Logistics Partners. Randall H. Landsberg Co-Course Director Director Education & Outreach. KICP ?.

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Why KICP and not CfCP Goals of this Course Your Mission…. Schedule Logistics Partners

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  1. Welcome toExtreme Astronomy @ the Planetarium A Cosmology Short Course for Planetarium Staff • Why KICP and not CfCP • Goals of this Course • Your Mission…. • Schedule • Logistics • Partners Randall H. Landsberg Co-Course Director Director Education & Outreach

  2. 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)

  3. Focus KICP Outreach Signature Programs Museum Partnerships Space Explorers (Cosmology) Short Courses Public Interest & Excitement Engaging Underrepresented Minorities in SMET Teaching Teachers about Cosmology & Providing Tools

  4. KICP Short Courses 1 Per Year Planned with Follow-Up Goal of This Course: To incorporate modern high energy astrophysics into planetarium programming • Framework for Understanding Modern High Energy Astrophysics • Tools to Use @ Your Planetarium • Visuals • Movies • Resources • Seeds for Future Collaboration • KICP Visitors Program • Future Short Courses • Shows for the Public

  5. 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

  6. Course Schedule FRIDAY: SEPTEMBER 24, 2004 8:00 AM Coffee and Welcome (Randy Landsberg) Galileo’s 8:30-10:00 AM Lecture: Overview (Simon Swordy) Cyber Space 10:00 AM Discussion & Coffee (Simon Swordy) Galileo’s 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Lecture: Black Holes, Neutron Stars, Pulsars, and Much More: X-ray Astronomy Then and Now (Mel Ulmer) Cyber Space 12 PM Lunch Galileo’s 1:00-2:00 PM Demo - 3D Visualizations (Doug Roberts & Mark SubbaRao) Black Hole Theater 2:00-3:00 PM Lecture: Gamma-Ray Astronomy from Space (Carlo Graziani) Cyber Space 3:00-3:30 PM Discussion & Coffee (Carlo Graziani) Galileo’s 3:30-4:00 PM Tour Adler/Bookstore 4:00-5:30 PM Adler show/Tour & 3D (Doug Roberts & Mark SubbaRao) 5:30-6:30 PM Lecture: History of High-Energy Astronomy (Dietrich Müller) Cyber Space 6:30-8:30 PM Dinner at the Adler Galileo’s 8:30 PM (optional) Adler Show Sonic Vision (optional)

  7. Partner Saturday SATURDAY: SEPTEMBER 25, 2004 8:45 AM Coffee Question & Answer Session 9:00-10:30 AM Lecture: Ground Based Gamma-Ray Astronomy (Scott Wakely) Cyber Space 10:30-11:30 AM Virtual Observatory Activity (Mark SubbaRao) Cyber Space 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Break-out Sessions & box Lunch (Classrooms A&B) 1:00-2:00 PM Lecture: Cosmic Ray & Neutrino Detection (Angela Olinto) Cyber Space 2:00-2:30 PM Discussion & Coffee (Angela Olinto) 3:00-4:30 PM Cosmic Ray Experiments (Tom Jordan) Cyber Space 5:00 PM Dinner/Social in Chinatown Lao Sze Chuan 2172 S. Archer Avenue 6:00 PM RedMoon Theater: "Sink, Sank, Sunk", Ping Tom Memorial Park

  8. Sunday (end 4pm) SUNDAY: SEPTEMBER 26, 2004 9:00-10:00 AM Coffee & Lecture: Supernovae Remnants (Jim Truran) Cyber Space 10:00-10:30 AM Discussion & Coffee (Jim Truran) 10:30-11:30 AM Lecture: Black Holes & Active Galaxies (Doug Roberts) Cyber Space 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Lunch with Q&A (Doug Roberts) Galileo’s 1:00-2:30 PM Lecture: High Energy Objects at Other Wavelengths (Lucy Fortson) Cyber Space 2:30-4:00 PM Informal Q&A/Close-out & Coffee/snacks (Simon Swordy, Lucy Fortson, Randy Landsberg) Galileo’s October 20, 2004 Noon-3pm Follow Up Session @ GLP)

  9. Logistics • Location Adler (CyberSpace & Galileos) • Lecture Slides will be provided • Hardcopy & CD/Web (latter) • E-mail 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

  10. Partner Thanks to All the Instructors PARTNERS • GLPA • Adler Planetarium Larry Ciupik Gary Sampson Bob Bonadurer

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