2004 - 2007

Partnering for Education and Research -
- An Invitation to Local K-12 STEM* Teachers
December 1, 2007

The Notre Dame extended Research Community (NDeRC) and Notre Dame's colleges of Engineering and Science hosted an event on Saturday, December 1, at Notre Dame's new Jordan Hall of Science from 9 am to 2 pm. This gathering was meant to acquaint area teachers with the educational outreach and research opportunities available through Notre Dame. Additional information and online registration could be accessed at http://www3.nd.edu/~nderc .

CHICAGO'S SCIENCE IN THE CITY 2007
10:00 am- 2:00 pm on October 6 @ North Park Village Nature Center,
5801 N. Pulaski Road

This initiative is sponsored by the Chicago Mayor’s office in order to promote interest in science among city residents of all ages. ( Photos )

Physics of the Atomic Nuclei (PAN) Program @ MSU - July 23-Aug 3, 2007

PAN is an outreach program that is held at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL), located on the campus of Michigan State University. It is run by the Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics (JINA), NSCL faculty and staff. Science educators and high school students participated in a two week program offering lectures, demonstrations, hands-on experiments. ( 2007 Website )

Sensing Our World - July 16-20, 2007

The minds of 19 middle school youngsters were brightened by the high-wattage power of scientific discovery the third week of July when they immersed themselves in the second “Sensing Our World” summer science camp at Notre Dame. Camp instructors included faculty, staff, and graduate students from Physics, Chemistry, and Biology departments at ND, as well as a certified 9-12 teacher. ( Photos )

PIXE-PAN 2007 at Notre Dame - June 18-29, 2007

Instructors and high school students explored topics in modern science and nuclear physics in the Nuclear Science Laboratory at Notre Dame. The program introduced participants to the fundamentals of the extremely small domain of atomic nuclei and its connection to the extremely large domain of astrophysics and cosmology. Lectures and hands-on experiments were led by senior faculty and staff of the Institute for Structure and Nuclear Astrophysics (ISNAP). ( 2007 Website )

"Irish Astronomy" at Fiddler's Hearth in South Bend
- April 28, 2007, 2:00-4:00 pm, 127 N. Main Street, downtown South Bend

South Bend resident Dayle L. Brown is a children's book author and illustrator in astronomy. Dayle's many skills include specializing in writing and illustrating ancient constellation stories. She will read to elementary age children, incorporating Irish/Celtic constellations stories. The children will then participate in programs provided by:

* Art to Science: art supplies will be provided so that they can draw and color their
  own ideas of stars and constellations (supplies provided by JINA, operated by
  MAS volunteers).
* Michiana Astronomy Society will also have telescopes on display.
* For young adults, the CNO Cycle Card Game will also be on hand.

NORTHERN INDIANA REGIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR
- March 3, 2007 @ Notre Dame

Three JINA Junior Researcher Awards at the Northern Indiana Regional Science @ Engineering Fair, which featured 238 projects created by students in grades 4 through 12 from public and private schools in St. Joseph, Elkhart and Marshall counties. More than 130 special awards were presented to participants, including three JINA Junior Researcher Awards for projects involving nuclear astrophysics / physics, astrophysics / astronomy, or atomic / nuclear spectroscopy applications. Details

SCIENCE ALIVE!...CELEBRATING THE FUTURE at the St. Joseph County Public Library - February 3, 2007

The fields of science and technology were highlighted at the 15th annual Science Alive! This popular community event showcased the work of many organizations and individuals in the Michiana area with hands-on demonstrations and exhibits. QuarkNet Physics, Kids Astro Camp at Camp Eberhart, and JINAs "Art to Science" project were situated close to each other on the lower level of the Library. (Photos)

JINA / NSCL high school student semifinalist in INTEL Science Talent Search - January, 2007 @ Notre Dame

JINA / NSCL high school student semifinalist in INTEL Science Talent Search: Jared Dunnmon, a high school student at The Summit Country Day School in Cincinnati OH and working on a JINA project within Michigan State University's High School Honor Science Program in Summer 2005 was selected as Semifinalist of the 66th INTEL Science Talent Search. His research paper presented results on X-ray burst modeling that he obtained in a JINA project carried out at MSU's National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory. Website

JINA Outreach @ the Argonne National Laboratory Open House!
- October 7, 2006

JINA will have three booths at the ANL open house: 1) art to science with a special painting workshop from 1 - 4 pm by the South Chicago Art Center; 2) a CNO Cycle Card Game Tournament and play - win enough rounds and get your own set of the CNO card game playing cards; and 3) the JINA games - a few computers will be set up to take you on a fun and informative tours of various nucleosynthesis processes! Tours are available and much much more!
The U.S. Department of Energy lab is celebrating its 60th anniversary with its first open house in seven years. The facility will open to the public from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at its site at 9700 S. Cass Ave., near Darien. For more information see the ANL Press Release: http://www.anl.gov/Media_Center/News/2006/news060905.html

Sensing Our World - July 19, 2006

JINA's summer science camp at ND, Sensing Our World, gets great press! See the article from the South Bend Tribune (7/19/06).

PIXE-PAN 2006 at Notre Dame - June 12-23, 2006

PIXE-PAN 2006 is a relatively new program at Notre Dame replicating the very successful Physics of the Atomic Nuclei (PAN) program from MSU. It is a summer science program for high school science, physical science, chemistry, and physics teachers and high school students. Participants will explore topics in modern science and nuclear physics. ( 2006 Website )

JINA's Art to Science Project Goes to the Park! - July 10 - 15, 2006

JINA sponsored a special themed summer camp for 2nd and 3rd grade students at St. Pat's Park from July 10 - 15. Children created beautiful artwork and explored nature; the program ended with a public reception and presentation on astronomy.

HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE 16th Anniversary Print Unveiling! - May 4, 2006

NASA has designated the University of Notre Dame as one of 50 official sites to receive and display a spectacular 4 x 6 foot, 100 megapixel photo print of the starburst galaxy M82, made and released in honor of Hubble Space Telescope's 16th Anniversary. JINA is co-sponsoring the events and the display of the new images at Notre Dame and at Kennedy Primary Academy. Public reception at ND-Downtown on Thursday May 3rd starting at 5 pm. There will also be events at Kennedy Primary Academy for students from across the South Bend Community School Corporation.

JINA's ART to SCIENCE project at SCIENCE ALIVE! ---- February 4, 2006

SCIENCE ALIVE! -- now in its 14th year -- is an all day event in the main branch of the public library featuring all kinds of science and activities for the whole family! Come have fun with physics, chemistry, biology and more! Details

Physics & Film Series ---- June 21 - Nov. 10, 2005

In celebration of the World Year of Physics 2005, JINA and the Department of Physics sponsored a "physics & film series" at the Browning Cinema, NDPAC. The film series is part of a larger outreach project of JINA, "Cinema & Science" which involves science critique of popular movies. Tell us what is wrong (or right) with the science of a particular scene or movie clip and win coll JINA stuff (T-shirts, coffee cups, posters, books, etc.). More information

ART to SCIENCE Project Kids Tent ---- October 7-8, 2005

October 7-8, 2005 At the ND Relay for Life, JINA had an ART to SCIENCE Project Kids Tent, staffed by the Saint Mary's College Women's Basketball team. JINA provided age appropriate books (ages 3-adult) to point children toward the stars, as well as crayons and paper and space for them to make art.

NSCL Open House ----- April 23, 2005 (1 - 4 pm)

Visit a world-class accelerator and explore the equipment used to measure reactions of rare isotopes. Find out what we are made of, and how stars explode! Special unveiling of new art from 3rd and 4th grade students from Bennett Woods Elementary School (Okemos, MI) who participated in JINA's ART to SCIENCE outreach project.

JINA's ART to SCIENCE project at the Healthwork!
Kids Science Day --- April 16, 2005

JINA's ART to SCIENCE project went to the Science Day at the Healthworks! Kids Museum in downtown South Bend. Saturday, April 16, 2005, from noon to 4:00 pm. Kids explored stars and space in books and created art for us.

JINA's ART to SCIENCE Exhibit at NSCL --- August, 2004

The 3rd grade school children from Kerr Elementary in Durand, MI, explore space and stars in books and movies. They express impressions and reactions in art and poem.

Stars in their eyes: "Igniting Stellar Imaginations" --- June - July, 2004

Kids Discover Astronomy: The JINA kids artwork exhibit in the Notre Dame Downtown center in South Bend attracted many visitors. These artwork were created by youngsters ages 3 - 5 in St. Louis.

JINA Goes to the FAIR! @ Calvin College in Grand Rapids --- March 20, 2004

JINA’s reaching out to Grand Rapids for the Summer Learning Opportunities Fair on Saturday March 20, 2004 from 9:30 am to noon, promoting the Physics of the Atomic Nuclei (PAN) program for high school and middle school students and teachers, and the ART to SCIENCE project for kids ages 4 - 8.

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