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ALI'I National Summer Teacher Workshop (July 13-18, 2008)
Investigating Astrobiology Research Topics through Scientific Inquiry
(Deadline for application: March 28 , 2008.)
Astrobiology is an integrative science with the theme of searching for the signatures of life in the universe. Investigations are done comparing the geology of rocks and minerals on our Earth with other planets, the astronomy of small solar bodies such as comets and meteorites delivering water and hydrocarbons to our world, and the quest for extra solar planets orbiting other stars being terrestrial. This workshop designed for secondary science teachers will emphasize professional development with the use of learning cycles for concept development, lectures and activities led by scientists and state-of-the-art lab tours. Teachers will review and do activities from NSF field-tested curricular materials Voyages Through Time by SETI and others aligned with 2061 Benchmarks. Registration fee is $50. Because of a tuition waiver, 2 University of Hawaii graduate education credits will be offered for only an administrative fee of $100. A limited number of teachers from continental US will receive a subsidy of $500 for room and board to defray expenses. Accepted Hawaii teachers will be fully subsidized.
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Iceland Subglacial Biology exploration II (June 6 -13, 2006)
To obtain water samples from the Western Skaftakatlar subglacial lake,
which lies beneath the 400 meter-thick Vatnajokull ice sheet in
Iceland. The lake is maintained by heat from volcanic activity. To
access the lake we will use a drill that uses sterilized hot water to
melt a hole through the ice. We will test the water samples for the
presence of a microbial community that is endemic, i.e. distinct from
the organisms found in the surrounding ice and snow......
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GG 710 Scientific Writing Seminar: Death Valley - Field Trip
During the Spring 2006 semester, the UHNAI funded a graduate student field trip to the late Precambrian rocks and fossils around Death Valley. The participants were part of a scientific writing seminar offered by Profs. Eric Gaidos and Steven Stanley of the UH Department of Geology and Geophysics. The objective of the seminar was to give students experience in the analysis and writing of scientific literature by participating in the writing of a review paper on an interdisciplinary topic. The 2006 topic was "The Emergence of Animal Life".
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Scientists at Sea - Exploring the deep seafloor (September 2005)
As we expand our EPO teacher database, we continue to support teachers with astrobiology topics and opportunities. In September 2005, during a two-week research cruise, we plan to provide our teachers and their students with email contact with our team’s oceanographer and marine biologist. These two scientists have previous experience working with teachers and are setting up a cruise website. Our ALI’I teachers will have their students access our UH NAI website prior to the cruise to learn about this upcoming research. During the cruise, the students will be able to question our team researchers about real-time investigations to feel the anticipation of gaining new knowledge, learn about the uncertainties due to weather conditions, and be exposed to data collection. |
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The workshop will be held on Nov 5 -7, 2007, Kauaii, Hawaii.
This interdisciplinary meeting is aimed at understanding the chronology of the processes in the early Solar System as revealed by meteorites. This includes the astrophysical setting of Solar System formation, the origin of short-lived radioisotopes, and the chronology of nebular and asteroidal processes: formation of chondrules, refractory inclusions and matrices of primitive chondrites, timing of accretion and thermal processing (aqueous alteration, thermal metamorphism, and igneous differentiation) of asteroids and comets.
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First Workshop on Titan - Observations, Experiments, Computations, and Modeling
Saturn's moon Titan is the only solar system body besides Earth with a thick atmosphere and is widely considered as a natural laboratory on the planetary scale to understand the prebiotic chemistry on proto-Earth. The Cassini-Huygens mission to Titan has opened a new chapter in Solar System exploration and extraterrestrial atmospheric chemistry. On January 14, 2005, the Huygens probe successfully descended through the atmosphere of Titan and safely landed on its surface. An extraordinary new world has been unveiled.
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Comets and Craters Workshop on Feb 25, 2006.
Register & Location
This event-based workshop focuses on what scientists have learned about
comets from the Deep Impact and Stardust Missions. You will be part of the
excitement of the research and questions astronomers and geologists want to
answer. From the Deep Impact images of impactor and Comet Tempel 1
collision to the particles due to crater formation, you will feel the sense
of wonder that drives research and at the same time understand the many
uncertainties. What does this aerogel look like? It was used to collect the
particles from Comet Wild 2. You will see a sample of it.
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Search for Life in the Universe (Friday July 28, 2006)
Does extraterrestrial life exist? Today, scientists both look for simple life in our solar system and listen for intelligent life around other stars. Dr. Chris McKay and Dr. Seth Shostak will describe current efforts in the search for extraterrestrial life, as well as discuss the probability (and consequences) of success.
Time: 7:30 pm
Place: University of Hawaii Art Building Auditorium (Rm 132)
Speakers: Dr. Seth Shostak - SETI institute for Astronomy & Dr. Chris McKay - NASA Ames Research Center
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FaulkeS Educational Telescope
Another major focus for our NAI EPO efforts has been the use of Faulkes
Telescope North (FTN) located on Haleakala on Maui for astronomy research projects. Our high school students are currently working
on imaging cometary jets and investigating other comet features after attending our Maui Deep Impact Encounter Workshop on July 2-6, 2005.
They are collaborating with students from Iceland and the United Kingdom. Polycom systems are being used to promote the live interaction
between students on the different islands in Hawaii. |
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| From January 13, 2005, to March 31, 2005, the traveling exhibit, Astrobiology:
Discovering New Worlds of Life, on loan from NAI team at the Carnegie Institution, served to introduce Hawaii’s population on Oahu,
Maui, Kauai, and the Big Island of Hawaii, the four major islands, to the mysteries of astrobiology research. This exhibit was
displayed for two weeks on each island at public and community college libraries and even at a shopping mall. Over 100 people
attended lectures by NAI team scientists that accompanyed this exhibit on three of the islands. Four workshops were also held
in conjunction with this exhibit to expose teachers to the integrative nature of astrobiology. Read more about it... |
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