Hi everyone,
Interested in getting involved in science outreach? Please see the email
below for an opportunity to get involved in "Science Week" at the Science
Center.
Best,
Janine
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Dear Colleagues,
The inaugural "Science Week" at the Science Center is being held the second
week of April, and we are calling for your attendance and support. We are
looking for volunteers to help make this even a success. The theme for this
event is Self-Assembly "The Assembly Line of the Future". We are excited
to present a variety of activities, which together will target the all ages
of the general public and the Harvard Community. Please see the
announcements below about SASW.
1. SASW Event April 12th-14th Self-Assembly “The Assembly Line of the
Future"
2. Call for SASW Planning Coordinators
3. Call for SASW Event Volunteers
4. SASW and Science In the News (SITN) Spring Lectures kick-off, April 4th
7-9pm
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1. Please save the dates for the SASW. See the abbreviated schedule below.
Wednesday April 4th – Self-Assembly themed SITN Event "Programming Matter:
smart surfaces, molecular machines, and invisibility cloaks"
Thursday April12th - Movie Night, I,Robot with debrief and a Bar Chat with
researchers immediately following
Friday April 13th - Evening Public Lecture by Prof. Manoharan followed by a
reception
Saturday April14th - All ages, Hands-On Activities Expo
2. Call for Coordinators!! Graduate students and staff from across Physics
and SEAS have formed a "Self-Assembly Science Week” (SASW) Planning
Committee. While planning is well under way, we still have a few
Coordinator or Co-Coordinator positions to fill. Please email the
indicated people if you are interested in helping out or learning more.
For general inquiries, contact Kate Wooley-Brown <kwooleybrown(a)gmail.com>
• Developing "Adult" lab experiment(s) - targeting 14+ with in-depth
explorations of an "Assembly Line of the Future" related phenomenon. You
would be working with excellent Instructional Labs staff at the Science
Center. Contact: Kate Wooley-Brown <kwooleybrown(a)gmail.com>
• Leading efforts to assess the "Science Week" events impact. Acquiring
and analyzing feedback. Harvard CFA Education and Outreach staff are
available for consulting. Contact: Elizabeth Jerison <erjerison(a)gmail.com>
• Recruit and organize researchers to participate in our debrief and Bar
Chat after the screening of I,Robot. Contact: Shanying Cui <
cuishanying(a)gmail.com>
• Media and A/V Coordinator. Select relevant educational clips to be
shown at Hands-On activity day. Work with the Science Center A/V staff for
Public Lecture taping, video showings, etc. Work with a webmaster to post
content after event. Contact: Elizabeth Jerison <erjerison(a)gmail.com>
3. Call for Volunteers! We need many people to work with us in the week or
so preceding this event to make it a success!
• Engage with the public by presenting a hands-on activity. Contact
Shanying Cui <cuishanying(a)gmail.com>
• Post Flyers and advertise through your connections: Contact Benjamin
Good <benjamin.h.good(a)gmail.com>
• Engage with the public as a researcher in the Bar Chat following
I,Robot screening. Sentient robotics theme. Contact Shanying Cui <
cuishanying(a)gmail.com>
• Help things run smoothly at the Hands-On Activities Expo. Staff
registration tables. Heard the hordes. Contact: Contact Shanying Cui <
cuishanying(a)gmail.com>
• Be a member of the "Hands-On Activities" sub-committee. Help finalize
implementation of chosen activities. Support researchers translating their
research into hands-on activities. Help train Volunteers. Contact: Kate
Wooley-Brown <kwooleybrown(a)gmail.com>
4. We've also collaborated with Science In The News (SITN) to kick-off
their Spring Lectures on the Cambridge campus, Wednesday April 4th at
Pfizer Hall from 7-9pm. The event will feature the science of self-assembly
and nature-inspired design, and is titled "Programming Matter: smart
surfaces, molecular machines, and invisibility cloaks". Please support our
speakers and view a great example of how to communicate your work to the
general public and identify it's newsworthiness.
Nick Schade - Manoharan Group
Adam Marblestone - Shih Group
Lauren Zarzar - Aizenberg Group
Best Regards,
Self-Assembly Science Week Planning Committee
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