Summary of Completed Outreach Activities during 2018

Feb 9, 7:00 - 9:00pm Caleb Scharf - The Zoomable Universe (book talk)
Lecture Captain: David Hendel
Lecture Volunteer: Harrison Cook
Roof Captain: Steven Mohammed
Roof Volunteers: Aaron Tran
3D Wall: Richard Nederlander
2.5 hours, 85 attendees

Feb 23, 7:00 - 9:00pm Federica Bianco - The LSST Revolution
Lecture Captain: David Hendel
Lecture Volunteer: Betsy Hernandez
Roof Captain: Daniel DeFelippis
Roof Volunteers: Adam Wheeler, Aleksey Generozov
3D Wall: Richard Nederlander
2.5 hours, 90 attendees

February 28th, 10:00am - 12:00pm School Visit: Corlears School (5th graders)
Coordinator:
Volunteer:

Mar 9, 7:00 - 9:00pm Statia Cook - Alien Weather
Lecture Captain: David Hendel
Lecture Volunteer:
Roof Captain:
Roof Volunteers:
3D Wall:
3 hours, 115 attendees

March 14th, 10:00am - 12:00pm School Visit: Sophie Gerson Healthy Youth Foundation (middle school)
Volunteer: Nicole Melso

March 21th, 10:00am - 12:00pm School Visit: Sophie Gerson Healthy Youth Foundation (middle school)
Volunteer: Briley Lewis

Mar 23, 7:00 - 9:00pm Emily Rice - Cool Stars, Hot Exoplanets, and Bringing Astronomy Down to Earth
Lecture Captain: Alejandro Núñez
Lecture Volunteer:
Roof Captain: Daniel DeFelippis
Roof Volunteers: Harrison Cook, Betsy Hernandez, JP Ventura
3D Wall: Aaron Tran
2.5 hours, 140 attendees

April 6, 8:00 - 10:00pm Special Event w/ The Wallach Art Gallery - Signal to Noise
Lecture Captain: Yong Zheng
Lecture Volunteer: Rose Gibson
Roof Captain: Daniel DeFelippis
Roof Volunteers: Matthew Abruzzo, Mihir Kulkarni
3D Wall: Douglas Filho

April 20, 8:00 - 10:00pm Briley Lewis - New Horizons: Understanding Pluto
Lecture Captain: David Hendel
Lecture Volunteer: Yong Zheng
Roof Captain: Daniel DeFelippis
Roof Volunteers: Matthew Abruzzo, Adam Wheeler, Aleksey Generozov
3D Wall:
2.5 hours, 160 attendees

April 26, 8:00 - 10:00pm Sidewalk Astronomy
Volunteers: Aaron Tran, Matthew Abruzzo, Daniel DeFelippis, Aleksey Generozov
63 attendees

May 4, 8:00 - 10:00pm Betsy Hernandez - Zambullete En Agujeros Negros (Plunge into Black Holes)
Lecture Captain: Alejandro Nunez
Lecture Volunteer: : Jose Zorrilla
Roof Captain:
Roof Volunteers: Jorge Cortes, Aleksey Generozov
3D Wall:
2.5 hours, 28 attendees

May 30, 8:00 - 10:00pm Sidewalk Astronomy
Volunteers: Matthew Abruzzo, Daniel DeFelippis, Aleksey Generozov, Aaron Tran, Adam Wheeler
70 attendees

June 2nd, 6:00 - 11:00pm World Science Festival: Stargazing at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Coordinator:
Volunteers (4-5):

June 10th, 12:00pm - 4:00pm Columbia Alumni Association​ STEM Day
Coordinator: David Helfand
Volunteers (2-3):

July 2, 8:00 - 10:00pm Sidewalk Astronomy
Volunteers: Matthew Abruzzo, Daniel DeFelippis, Adam Wheeler
47 attendees