Solar Physics Education: Research and Project Development

Advisor: Angela Des Jardins

Montana Space Grant Consortium's (MSGC) Space Public Outreach Team (SPOT) provides free presentations about current NASA missions and research to Montana schools, youth programs, and community groups. SPOT takes advantage of the excitement of space and the natural way college students serve as role models for children. The result is a win-win program for all involved. While the SPOT presentation changes every year, the Sun is on frequent rotation. This solar education project involves creating an updated version for the Sun SPOT presentation that includes new instruments such as the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, Solar Orbiter, and Parker Solar Probe. It also involves researching and working with other NASA education researchers on bringing families into student learning. Finally, it involves working with solar physicists to bring them in as role models for the new Sun SPOT presentation.

You can read about the MSGC mission .