Solar Physics Education: Research and Project Development

Advisor: Angela Des Jardins

Dr. Des Jardins leads the Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project (NEBP), which will involve thousands of college students in hands-on research for the October 14, 2023 annular and April 8, 2024 total solar eclipses. In this project, along with NASA education researchers, we will develop online modules that the NEBP participants will use to learn about the sun and eclipses. The learning modules will be a combination of recorded videos, online interactive tools, and written material and will use best practices for experiential learning.

You can read about the Eclipse Ballooning Project here , and a related project here , which is presented at the American Geophysical Union fall meeting.