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The Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms (THEMIS) Education and Outreach (E/PO) Program (with L. M. Peticolas, N. Craig, S. F. Odenwald, A. Walker, C. T. Russell, V. Angelopoulos, C. Willard, W. A. Hiscock, J. M. Stoke, and M. B. Moldwin), Space Science Reviews (2008)
During the pre-launch phase of NASA’s THEMIS mission, the Education and Public Outreach (E/PO) program...
Hands-On Gravitational Wave Astronomy: Extracting Astrophysical Information from Simulated Signals (with Louis J. Rubbo, Shane L. Larson, and Dale R. Ingram), The American Journal of Physics (2007)
In this article we introduce an activity in which introductory astronomy students act as gravitational...
Educational Support Materials for Eintein's Messengers (with D. Ingram, F. Raab, J. Thacker, and S. Whitcomb), National Science Foundation White Papers (2006)
Gravitational Waves: New Observatories for New Astronomy (with Louis J. Rubbo, Shane L. Larson, and Kristina D. Zaleski), The Physics Teacher (2006)
This article reviews the current status of gravitational wave astronomy and explains why astronomers are...
Science Icebreaker Activities: An example from Gravitational Wave Astronomy (with Louis J. Rubbo, Kristina D. Zaleski, and Shane L. Larson), The Physics Teacher (2006)
At the beginning of a class, workshop, or meeting, an icebreaker activity is often used...
Search for Correlated High Energy Cosmic Ray Events with CHICOS (with B. E. Carlson, E. Brobeck, C. J. Jillings, T. W. Lynn, R. D. McKeown, James E. Hill, B. J. Falkowski, R. Seki, J. Sepikas, and G. B. Yodh), Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Phyics (2005)
We present the results of a search for time correlations in high energy cosmic ray...
Universe Interactive: Static Displays with active Components, The Physics Teacher (2005)
As the World Year of Physics (WYP) approaches, the AAPT WYP Committee would like to...
CHICOS Detector Stations (with R. D. McKeown, J Gao, A. Shoup, and G. B. Yodh), 28th International Cosmic Ray Conference (2003)
The California HIgh school Cosmic ray ObServatory (CHICOS) is a large area (presently 400 square...
CHICOS: Status and Prospects (with R. D. McKeown, J. Gao, C. Zheng, R. Seki, A. Shoup, G. B. Yodh, C. Jillings, K. Ganezer, and J. Hill), 28th International Cosmic Ray Conference (2003)
The California HIgh school Cosmic ray ObServatory (CHICOS) is a large area (∼ 400 km2)...
California High School Cosmic Ray Observatory (CHICOS) (with R. D. McKeown, J. Gao, R. Seki, A. Shoup, and G. B. Yodh), SPIE: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation (2002)
The California HIgh school Cosmic ray ObServatory (CHICOS) is a collaborative project involving Caltech, Cal...
Our Sun - The Star of Classroom Activities and Public Outreach Events (with N. Craig), Multiwavelength Observations of Coronal Structure and Dynamics (2002)
We showcase RHESSI (Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager) EPO (Education and Public Outreach)...
Simulations of Glitches in Isolated Pulsars (with Bennett Link), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (2002)
Many radio pulsars exhibit glitches wherein the star's spin rate increases fractionally by ~10-10-10-6. Glitches...
The Yohkoh Public Outreach Project (with T. Slater, D. McKenzie, L. Acton, D. Alexander, J. Lemen, S. Freeland, and T. Metcalf), Multiwavelength Observations of Coronal Structure and Dynamics (2002)
The NASA funded Yohkoh Public Outreach Project (YPOP) began in 1995 with the goal of...
Museum of the Rockies Observatory (MoRO): An Idea Document (with L. W. Acton and A. Davey), Physics Faculty Publications (2001)
Constructing a Portable Sundial, The Physics Teacher (1999)
Throughout history people have used shadows and sundials to measure the passage of time. This...
Superfluid Friction and Late-time Thermal Evolution of Neutron Stars (with Bennett Link), The Astrophysical Journal (1999)
The recent temperature measurements of the two older isolated neutron stars PSR 1929+10 and PSR...
Bringing Physics of the Sun to the Public (with Tim Slater and David E. McKenzie), Technological Horizons in Higher Education Journal (1998)
For centuries, astronomy has captured the imagination and focus of some of history's greatest philosophers.Indeed,...