Jul
08
2018

Math, Science, Technology, and Leadership (MSTL) at MSU (Opens in a new window)

Michigan State University

Outreach

Run by MSU's Gifted and Talented Education, this residential/commuter camp offers intensive courses to high-achieving 7th and 8th grade students (one week) and 9th and 10th grade students (two weeks). Programs for both age groups offer a JINA-CEE Nuclear Astrophysics course, taught by JINA-CEE faculty and staff from NSCL and University of Notre Dame. JINA-CEE funds scholarships for interested students who demonstrate financial need.

Jul
01
2018

GUPPY Nuclear Astrophysics Course (Opens in a new window)

National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory

Outreach

This short course was for young students (grades 3-6) in GATE’s Gifted University for Parents and Precocious Students (GUPPY). It included a hands-on lesson on stellar nuclear reactions and a tour of the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory.

Jun
30
2018

GUPPY Nuclear Astrophysics Course (Opens in a new window)

National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory

Outreach

This short course was for young students (grades 3-6) in GATE’s Gifted University for Parents and Precocious Students (GUPPY). It included a hands-on lesson on stellar nuclear reactions and a tour of the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory.

Jun
27
2018

Grandparents University Nuclear Lesson with Marbles (Opens in a new window)

National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory

Outreach

This program invites MSU alumni to bring their grandchildren for three days of classes on campus. Participants used JINA-CEE’s “marble nuclei” model to learn about isotopes and nuclear reactions before touring the National Superconducting Cyclotron laboratory

Jun
26
2018

Grandparents University Nuclear Lesson with Marbles (Opens in a new window)

National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory

Outreach

This program invites MSU alumni to bring their grandchildren for three days of classes on campus. Participants used JINA-CEE’s “marble nuclei” model to learn about isotopes and nuclear reactions before touring the National Superconducting Cyclotron laboratory

Jun
24
2018

Physics of Atomic Nuclei (PAN) Program (Opens in a new window)

Notre Dame

Outreach

Physics of Atomic Nuclei (PAN) Program is a week long program at one of two world leading nuclear physics laboratories: Nuclear Science Laboratory located on the campus of the University of Notre Dame and the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory located on the campus of Michigan State University. Learn nuclear astrophysics through lectures from faculty, and modern physics experiments. Read more.

Dec
17
2017

Mini-PAN (Opens in a new window)

Lansing Community College

Outreach

A half-day event, this introduced more than 50 high school physics students in LCC’s Early College to the field of nuclear astrophysics. It included hands-on lessons regarding isotopes, nuclear reactions, and neutron capture. Graduate students gave brief explanations of their research and highlighted their own paths that led to JINA-CEE.