Session 16. Outstanding Programs in Education and Public Outreach

Display, Monday, June 4, 2001, 9:20am-6:30pm, Exhibit Hall

16.01 IDEAS - Benefits of Creative Collaboration

B. Eisenhamer (Space Telescope Science Institute)

16.02 The Downing Planetarium: A New Astronomy Education Resource for Fresno, CA

S. J. White, K. M. Harrison, A. Kato, F. A. Ringwald, R. Key, J. M. Beckman, V. A. Ruiz, T. N. Pixton, A. I. Cowley, J. D. Elkins, J. B. Brokaw, M. L. Davis, D. M. Curtis, J. Kasahara, B. K. Gleim (CSUFresno)

16.03 The New York City Space Science Research Alliance Enhancing Undergraduate Education and Research: An Educational Initiative Targetting Increased Diversity in Space Science

L. P. Johnson (Dept. of Physical, Environmental & Computer Sciences, Medgar Evers College of CUNY), S. A. Austin (Dept. of Computer Science, City College of New York of CUNY), I. K. Robbins, E. L. Zirbel (Dept. of Engineering Science and Physics, The College of Staten Island), N. D. Tyson (Hayden Planetarium of the American Museum of Natural History), M. C. Damas (Dept. of Physics, Long Island University - Brooklyn Campus), J. C. Steiner (Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, City College of New York of CUNY), J. Frost (Dept. of Computer Information Systems, LaGuardia Community College of CUNY), B. Storck (Dept. of Physics, LaGuardia Community College of CUNY), S. E. Kaufman (Dept. of Physics, Queensborough Community College of CUNY), S. Greenbaum (Dept. of Physics, Hunter College of CUNY), I. E. Ekejiuba (Dept. of Physical, Environmental & Computer Sciences, Medgar Evers College of CUNY)

16.04 Getting at the Join: Integrating Astrophysics and Astronomy in Computer Science Coursework

S. A. Austin (Dept. of Computer Sciences, The City College of CUNY), E. L. Zirbel (Dept. of Engineering Science and Physics, The College of Staten Island), L. P. Johnson (Dept. of Physical, Environmental and Computer Sciences, Medgar Evers College of CUNY)