McDonald Observatory Teacher Workshops

 

2012:

Solar Systems Uncovered - July 23-25 (Bill Cochran, NASA E/PO supplement, year 1 of 2)


Exploring the Hubble Universe - July 16-18 (Steve Finkelstein, grant to UC Santa Cruz, HST / NASA)



2013:

UTeach: From the Big Bang to Black Holes - June 12-14 (UT endowment)


Solar Systems Uncovered - June 20-22 (Bill Cochran, NASA E/PO supplement, year 2 of 2)


EXES - Real Astronomical Research in the Classroom - June 26-29 (SOFIA/EXES group, Chris Sneden, NSF)


Explore Our Solar System - July 8-10 (K-8)


Stellar Explosions - July 17-19 (Craig Wheeler / Steve Finkelstein, HST/NASA, year 1 of 2)



2014:

EXES Observing Run - June 14-18 (Chris Sneden, NSF)


Explore Our Solar System - June 20-22 (K-8)


Telescopes, Instruments, and Observations - June 23-25 (75th Anniversary Workshop, Endowment)


Worlds Beyond Our Solar System - June 26-28 (Seth Redfield, Weseylan, NSF, year 1 of 3)


Giant Magellan Telescope Workshop - June 29 - July 1 (GMTO & McDonald Observatory)


Star Dust - Linking Distant Galaxies to Us - July 8-10 (Craig Wheeler / Steve Finkelstein, HST/NASA, year 2 of 2)



2015:

Explore Our Solar System - June 15-17 (K-8)


West TX Teachers - K-8 - June 18-20 (Mitchell Foundation)


West TX Teachers - 6-12 - June 22-24 (Mitchell Foundation)


EXES Observing Run / LCOGT - June 25-28 (Chris Sneden, NSF)


21st Century Cosmology - July 14-16 (UT Endowment, NSF)


Giant Magellan Telescope Workshop - July 17-19 (GMTO & McDonald Observatory)



2016:

Solar System and Beyond - June 8-10 (K-8)


Worlds Beyond Our Solar System - June 22-24 (6-12) (Seth Redfield, Weseylan, NSF, year 2 of 3)


Giant Magellan Telescope Workshop - June 26-28 (GMTO & McDonald Observatory)


VENGA - Explore Nearby Galaxies - July 7-9, 2016 (Shardha Jogee, NSF, year 1 of 2)


Exoplanets and Our Solar System - July 11-13, 2016 (Trent Dupuy, HST/NASA, year 1 of 1)



2018:


Galaxies and HETDEX - June 19-21 (8-12) (PIs Sharhda Jogee and Steven Finkelstein, UT AUstin, NSF, year 1 of 2)




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