1. B.Sadoulet CfAO 2/4/2000 1 Education and Outreach at CfAO and YOU! Education and Outreach mission of CfAO Graduate and Postgraduate Education K-14 + public at large outreach Building a more diverse environment My own interest in CfAO: ≠ my own research focus on dark matter,WIMPs Instrumentation: MEMS,detectors + Cosmology Linkages: Education, Industry Bring my experience from CfPA to help start up

2. B.Sadoulet CfAO 2/4/2000 2 Education and Outreach Mission of CfAO NSF Science and Technology Centers Not only excellent science: adaptive optics for astronomy and vision But also change the way science is done Develop partnerships (between fields, with labs/ industry) Integrate science and education Outreach to K-12 and public at large Increase participation of women and minorities CfAO and E/O Take this second aspect of the mission seriously ≠ political correctness ≥ 5% time commitment of scientists in the Center (12.5% of budget!) Exploit CfAO skills and resources Involve every scientist at every Center nodes ****** Local focus, enhance impact of individual scientists

3. B.Sadoulet CfAO 2/4/2000 3 Optics in Nature - Optics in Science Fascinating phenomenaengage Marvelous images => Opportunities to educate K-adults Exciting resultsmotivate Overarching Theme Graduate/PostgraduatesUndergraduates K-12 gradesPublic at Large Exciting Science 5% time pledge Partnerships Images as inspiration

4. B.Sadoulet CfAO 2/4/2000 4 Provide multidisciplinary education Participation in Center workshops and retreats Multidisciplinary training: Astronomy-Vision-Devices. Formal courses. Bridging gap between Physical and Biological sciences and Engineering Access to broad support network, short stays in other labs + industry Disseminate UC Berkeley Career Management Series More than just practical tipsReflection on core values Diversity of careers Skill training Commitment of identified CfAO professors at each node Involve students and postdocs in outreach Integral part of their training: 5-10% CfPA experience : It works (for kids, for scientists: marked for life) 2 CfAO Education Fellows (postdocs, 50% education, following CfPA) Enrich Graduate/Postgraduate Program Potentially March 15-17 Leadership Workshop (postdocs +) July 5-14 AO School

5. B.Sadoulet CfAO 2/4/2000 5 How can you get involved? (Students/Postdocs) Note: 5% is ≈ 1 day a month or 2 weeks a year. Focus your effort! Choose one aspect for which you are gifted and that you enjoy Our program is under construction: you can and should shape it! Not in addition to the rest, but conscious choice in the allocation of your time: part of your job! Opportunities at graduate/postgraduate level Participate/become leaders in effort to diversify education Support graduate students from other fields Opportunities at undergraduate level Support to undergraduates in the lab In particularHBCU/minority summer internships Help in the development of new curriculum/ demonstration around Optics In particular pre-med (UCSD A Quirrenbach, Rochester:D. Williams) Curriculum at Carthage/Yerkes/Chicago Chabot Participate in Alu-Like program

6. B.Sadoulet CfAO 2/4/2000 6 ALU LIKE: program to train Native Hawaiians as technicians for Hawaii observatories Currently very few Hawaiians among observatory staff We are bring trainees to LLNL 6 months; Hawaii internships follow Our first interns: Kristian Keahi and Shordon Lopes, on Mauna Kea Shordon is now working at Keck; Kristian will go to college in fall Next group of interns is currently being recruited

7. B.Sadoulet CfAO 2/4/2000 7 How can you get involved? (Students/Postdocs) K-12 Emphasis on teacher enhancement/support in middle school on under served communities Opportunities Bay Area: Chabot “Optics in Nature - Optics in Science” Teacher workshop: first in Summer 2000 Direct involvement in K-12 Berkeley: Physics/Astronomy 100 + class room ISTAT: Interactive University Development of curriculum for the Web UCSC: To be defined: e.g. Saturday Academy Chicago Space Explorers: participation in summer workshop open to all Public at large Construct/ maintain web site Chabot:need for volunteer docents -> other museums/Science Centers Immediate need LA/UCSD area to be defined

8. B.Sadoulet CfAO 2/4/2000 8 Space Explorers Program/Chicago (CARA) Intensive support of minority students: Outstanding success HS & Jr H, ~30/yr for ~ 4 years Hands-on Labs 2x/week during academic year Residential Experiences at Yerkes Field Trips & Enrichment Activities 100% African American 69% Females “Pipeline” - skills, support & motivation Intensive, Immersion, & Long Term Involve Parents & School Active Participation of Scientists Planned extension to Oakland Chabot Indian American Public Charter School

9. B.Sadoulet CfAO 2/4/2000 9 A more supportive and diverse environment Inside CfAO <====== 1st priority Build/enhance a supportive atmosphere for a diverse population of scientists Women Intellectually demanding/ Supportive of individuals Minority Collaborative/ Work at the Frontier Also non standard type Basic skills/Promoting differences of style Increase input into pipeline Chabot Space Explorers Saturday Academy HBCU internships (students + teachers?) Special communities Hawaian: Alu-Like Indian American Public Charter School

10. B.Sadoulet CfAO 2/4/2000 10 CfAO Education and Outreach Program Graduate/Postgraduates Multidisciplinary Training Time to PhD/Careers 5% education and outreach Undergraduates Research involvement Optics for life science/premed Teacher preparation K-12 grades Teacher enhancement Curriculum development Saturday Science Academy Public at Large Adaptive Optics on the Web Speakers/Media Bureau Enlarge partnerships with museums Exciting Science 5% time pledge Partnerships Chabot CARA-Carthage EAOP UCSC All Center nodes All Center nodes Chabot Lick Adler Yerkes Try to leverage across grade levels, projects and sites