CHANDRA X-RAY OBSERVATORY Press Events 39 Press Events 3 Space Science Updates - Perseus Cluster: Chandra "Hears" a Black Hole - RXJ 1242 -11: Star Being Torn Apart by Tidal Forces from Black Hole - Galaxy Cluster Study: Using Galaxy Clusters as New Line of Investigation on Dark Energy 2 Video Releases - Vela Pulsar Jet - Goods (Joint with HST) cxc 5 Press Conferences - Metallicity in Antennae (Jan. 04 AAS) - C 153, joint with HST (Jan. 04 AAS) - SS 433, MIT (Jan. 04 AAS) - Lunar Prospecting with Chandra (4 Yr. Symposium) - Spinning Black Holes (4 Yr. Symposium) 18 Press Releases 11 Image Releases
CHANDRA X-RAY OBSERVATORY Press Results • 243 Print Stories • 325 Broadcast Stories • 310 Web Stories • Other Press News § Ron Cowen wins Schramm Award for reporting on Chandra XTE J 1550 • Scientist Contact Initiative § All scientists receiving a Chandra grant will be contacted by the EPO press team and asked about newsworthy science results. Contacts have been completed for Cycles 4 and 5, and follow up is underway. cxc
CHANDRA X-RAY OBSERVATORY Chandra Science Results Used in Outreach - Prepared Science Highlight of the Month for NASA HQ - 18 Astronomy Picture of the Day, plus 27 reference links to Chandra Public Web site - 24 HEASARC Picture of the Week - 7 Space. com Image of the Day - Monthly updates of 2 -3 features to NASA Portal, to Smithsonian Institution Research Portal, based on new monthly press and image releases - Monthly updates of 2 -3 features to View. Space for "Celestial Update" feature (~120 sites) cxc
CHANDRA X-RAY OBSERVATORY Chandra Science Results Used in Outreach, cont. - 10 Chandra Chronicle articles tied to Space Science Updates or press release topics - 27 Chandra Digests (electronic newsletter) - Over 70 permissions for image, video and content use Examples: Video/animation requested by Nova, MIT, GSFC, HST, Discovery Canada; requests for image and content use for MIT on-line course, Mc. Graw Hill on-line encyclopedia, high school research projects, PBS education materials, American Science Decathalon study guide, National Science Olympiad study guide - 3 additional citations in Psi. Gate, an on-line, peer-reviewed reference site for the physical sciences - Continue to disseminate printed material (posters, lithos, etc. ) to educators, workshops, astronomy events cxc
CHANDRA X-RAY OBSERVATORY Education Activities - Presented invited talk at special Great Observatories education session organized by Jay Pasachoff at Jan. AAS - Teacher Enrichment and Professional Educator Development Workshops in collaboration with Wright Center for Science Education • Held 3 workshops for 70 educators, June-July 2003 • Holding 3 workshops June 23 -July 2, 2004 - Education Presentations • Scientists & EPO staff § Chandra Workshops: Martin Elvis, Janet Mattei, Terry Matilsky, Kim Kowal, April Hobart § Other: 12 school presentations • Chandra Educator and Resource Agents § 48 talks and presentations including regional and national NSTA meetings, national AAPT meetings, Arizona, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maine state science teacher meetings, Astronomy Day and Space Day events, National Science Olympiad student and coaches clinics - NASA Product Review • 3 formal education products submitted for review in 2003 - all accepted and recommended for NASA distribution. Submitted three more this year. cxc
CHANDRA X-RAY OBSERVATORY Cycle 6 Supplemental EPO Grants - Cf. P has been posted - EPO Proposal Deadline is Sept. 10, 2004 - Have abandoned RPS system. Developed screen fillable forms. - New option is "Team" proposals. Same idea as Institutional proposals except can involve multiple institutions - Criteria revised to track with new NASA evaluation guidelines - Peer review scheduled for Oct. 20 -22, 2004 cxc
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