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20 PRESS EVENTS -Press Conference 1 press conference at Jan. AAS - 12 Press Releases

PRESS EVENTS AND RESULTS July 1, 2004 – January 21, 2005. 20 PRESS EVENTS -Press Conference 1 press conference at Jan. AAS - 12 Press Releases - 7 Image Releases. PRESS EVENTS AND RESULTS (cont.) July 1, 2004 – January 21, 2005. PRESS RESULTS - 103 Print Stories including:

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20 PRESS EVENTS -Press Conference 1 press conference at Jan. AAS - 12 Press Releases

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  1. PRESS EVENTS AND RESULTS July 1, 2004 – January 21, 2005 • 20 PRESS EVENTS • -Press Conference • 1 press conference at Jan. AAS • -12 Press Releases • -7 Image Releases

  2. PRESS EVENTS AND RESULTS (cont.) July 1, 2004 – January 21, 2005 PRESS RESULTS -103 Print Stories including: Washington Post, New York Times (3) and USA Today (3) -55 Broadcast Stories including: Today Show -260 Web Stories -Other: - Implemented Eureka Alert, the AAAS on-line press distribution system, to further distribute Chandra press releases. - Upgraded hardware/software to accommodate NASA TV upgrade to telestreaming.

  3. CHANDRA SCIENCE RESULTS USED in OUTREACH • Prepared Monthly Science Highlight for NASA HQ, MSFC • 7 Astronomy Picture of the Day, plus 16 reference links to Chandra Public Web site • -15 HEASARC Picture of the Week • 3 Space.com Image of the Day • Monthly updates of 2-3 features to NASA Portal & Smithsonian Institution Research Portal, based on new monthly press and image releases. • 2 NASA Portal special "banners" (Daily Discovery, Week in Review) for CAS A, 3C58. 2 Smithsonian Portal special “banners” for Cas A/Fifth anniversary, MS 0735.6+7421. • Monthly updates of 2-3 features to ViewSpace for "Celestial Update" feature (~120 sites)

  4. CHANDRA SCIENCE RESULTS USED in OUTREACH (cont.) • -2 Chandra Chronicle articles • 15 Chandra Digests (electronic newsletter) • 27 permissions for image, video and content use Examples: Princeton U. Press book of Chandra images (Kim Weaver), The History Channel, Discovery Channel, McGraw Hill textbook, international Atlas of the Universe (UK) • 69 Requests for Chandra materials including Challenger Center (VA), U Nebraska, Whipple Obs, Museum of Natural History (RI), physics program at The Citadel, Ft. Worth Museum of Science (TX) • -1 additional citation in PSIGate, an on-line, peer-reviewed reference site for the physcial sciences

  5. EDUCATION ACTIVITIES • 23 Teacher Enrichment and Professional Educator • Development Workshops • In collaboration with Wright Center for Science Education, • 3 workshops for 58 teachers, June 23-July 2, 2004 • 2 workshops, co-sponsored with National Science Olympiad • reaching 96 middle and high school teachers in Michigan (July 7) and Wisconsin (July 22) • 6 sessions at National Science Teacher Association (NSTA) • regional meeting, Indiannapolis reaching 254 teachers • 3 sessions at NSTA regional meeting, Seattle, reaching 199 • teachers • 7 sessions at NSTA regional meeting, Richmond, reaching 190 • teachers • 1 day-long workshop at AAPT winter meeting (Albuquerque, Jan. • 8) reaching 10 teachers • 1 workshop at Wyoming Science Teacher's Association reaching • 42 teachers

  6. EDUCATION ACTIVITIES (cont.) • Co-Sponsor Rutgers Summer Astrophysics Institute for 30 high school students, 6 pre-service education students and 8 teachers. • Other Education • - Scientists • H. Tananbaum presented Dean Lecture on Chandra at Morrision Planetarium, (San Francisco) • J. Vrtilek talked to 4th & 8th graders, Cambridge, MA • - Chandra Educator and Resource Agents • 4 talks to science and planetarium groups • Jan. AAS presentations • -Presented poster paper, and 4-day demo at "Gadgets and • Gizmos" special session on software and activities using • Chandra data in the classroom.

  7. EDUCATION and PUBLIC OUTREACH PEER REVIEW, Cycle 6 • Held in Cambridge, MA Oct. 20-22, 2004 • 5 member panel representing science, education, museum, Forum, and NASA mission and management perspectives • 10 Proposals received and reviewed, 4 individual, 6 institutional involving 24 scientists • One individual proposal and 5 institutional proposals selected for funding, allocating $198,684 out of $200K available

  8. EDUCATION and PUBLIC OUTREACH PEER REVIEW, Cycle 6 FUNDED PROPOSALSIndividual1. Building Interest in Science Among Middle School-Age Girls Using Big Explosions and Strong Gravity (collaboration with Girl Scout Council) Science PI: Dr. Ann Hornschemeier (JHU/GSFC)Institutional 2. The Chandra Astrophysics Institute (classroom research for underserved gifted) Science PI: Dr. Frederick Baganoff (MIT) 3. Chandra After-School Astronomy Project (after school program for underserved minority population) Science PI: Prof. Deepto Chakrabarty (MIT)

  9. EDUCATION and PUBLIC OUTREACH PEER REVIEW, Cycle 6 FUNDED PROPOSALS (cont.) 4. Does Dark Matter Really Exist? (multi-media resources for product developers) Science PI: Dr. Megan Donahue (MSU) 5. Tenth Annual Penn State In-Service Workshops Science PI: Prof. Eric Feigleson (PSU) 6. Stellar Evolution Planetarium Show at the Science Museum of Virginia Science PI: Gregory Sivakof (UVA)

  10. RESOURCES for OUTREACH & EDUCATION http://chandra.harvard.edu/edu/update.html

  11. CHANDRA BOOTH UPGRADE

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