Jared Dunnmon, who in the summer of 2005 worked as a high
school student on a JINA science project within the framework
of the HSHSP program at Michigan State University, got awarded
a 2010 Rhodes Scholarship. He intends to do research in mathematical
modeling and scientific computing at Oxford University, a
path he says he got started on through his JINA research project.
The JINA Frontiers 2010 workshop was held
at the Abbey Resort at the shores of Lake Geneva, WI during
October 21-23, 2010. More information can be found on the
website.
The
National Science Foundation JINA site visit took place at
the University of Notre Dame on October 19 & 20, 2010.
JINA has sponsored a new project "Playground Planets", which has
been added to the Kennedy Primary Academy Playground. Story
The Pan-American Advanced Study Institute on the physics and astrophysics of rare nuclear isotopes was held from August 1-13, 2010 in Joao Pessoa, Brazil. It was open to scientists from all countries and at all levels (student to faculty) who are interested in further advancing their knowledge in rare isotope science, who are interested in scientific exchange in this area, and who are interested in contributing to the goals of the institute.
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The ECT* Doctoral Training Programme on "Nuclear structure and nuclear astrophysics with radioactive ion beams" was offered from
April 12 to June 11, 2010 at ECT*, Villazzano, Italy.
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JINA "Building Virtual Galaxie" Workshop hosted by the JINA and MSU
took place from April 29 to May 1, 2010 in East Lansing, MI. Website
Praise
for JINA Outreach from a 6th grade science teacher.
JINA Physicist Garnavich will play key role in largest Hubble project. The program, which brings together a large international
team of collaborators, was awarded a record 902 orbits of observing
time as one of three large-scale projects chosen for the Hubble Multi-Cycle
Treasury Program. It takes Hubble 97 minutes to make one orbit, so
observing time totals about two months but will be spread out over
the next two to three years. Garnavich was on one of the two teams that first
discovered the accelerating universe back in 1998. Details
Science Alive 2010 took place at St. Joseph County
Public Library, South Bend on Saturday, February 6th, 2010 from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Between five and six thousand people attended
the event. JINA is recognized and deeply appreciated for the outstanding
participation by the County Public Library. Find out how many bones
you have in your body, learn about stars, or even put a snake around
your neck. That’s what many did at the Science Alive! event Saturday
at the St. Joseph County Public Library. The day featured hands-on
interactive exhibits, feature presentations, and some special science
activities. The fun part is all the kids who come through and realize
that science is not just a bunch of books, it's not just a bunch
of stale things, it's fun experiments, it's hands on. Award
Dr. Zach Constan, JINA's outreach
coordinator at NSCL, MSU, published an article about the marble
nuclei in The Physics Teacher. This paper serves as an introduction
to nuclear science education through the use of a model built from
magnetic marbles. It details the many ways such models have been
employed to communicate the concepts of radioactive decay, nuclear
reactions, and the goals and methods of nuclear science. It offers
the reader suggestions on how to incorporate nuclear science into
a middle- or high-school curriculum with the model, and invites
teachers to make use of lessons and activities produced by JINA
Outreach for that purpose. View
paper
University of Notre Dame astronomer
Peter Garnavich and a team of collaborators have discovered a distant
star that exploded when its center became so hot that matter and
anti-matter particle pairs were created. The discovery was announced
at the 215th meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Washington,
D.C., with coauthors Peter Garnavich and the ESSENCE collaboration.
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