PUBLIC OUTREACH
RECEPTION OF MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL TRAINEES
2016 - 2019
Paris Observatory, Meudon, France
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General presentation of the CoRoT space mission:
- scientific goals;
- observation techniques;
- history of the project;
- composition & operation of the satellite;
- main results especially about red giant stars.
SPOKESWOMAN ON BEHALF OF PARIS OBSERVATORY
June 2019
Annual event of the banking company HSBC hosted by Paris Observatory.
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- Discussion with the guests on the missions of Paris Observatory, the work of a researcher.
- Answering the questions of the guests on the Universe & Astrophysics.
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Participants: ~800
OUTREACH PRESENTATION
June 2019
Paris Observatory, Meudon, France
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Discovering stars:
- what is a star;
- how it evolves.
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Participants: 20 primary school pupils.
SCIENTIFIC FACILITATOR DURING "PLANÈTES EN GUYANE" IN FRENCH GUIANA
October 2018, 15-25
"Planètes en Guyane" is a scientific outreach operation that took place along the coastline of French Guiana, supported by Paris Observatory on the occasion of the launch of the BepiColombo space mission (October 19, Kourou). I participated as a volunteer animator for SpaceBus France.
The team met classes and the general public to present:
- the solar system;
- the BepiColombo space mission;
- the different fields of astrophysics and space engineering.
WORKSHOP ANIMATION FOR CHILDREN ON A PEDAGOGICAL GAME AROUND THE BEPICOLOMBO SPACE MISSION
October 2018
Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, Paris, France
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I managed along the day 25 pupils gathered around the game designed by Paris Observatory.
OUTREACH CONFERENCE
May 2017
Orsay, France
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Conference to amateur astronomers: Measuring the red giant core rotation through asteroseismology.
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Participants: 15
CO-ANIMATION OF A DISCUSSION ON THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN SCIENCE
March 2017
Paris, France
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Round table and discussion with spectators on the occasion of the preview of the film "Hidden Figures" on the International Women's Day.
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Participants: ~50
CO-SUPERVISION OF AN OBSERVATION NIGHT WITH TELESCOPES
January 2017
Orsay, France
Participants: 250 pupils with their parents.
SCIENTIFIC FACILITATOR DURING "SPACEBUS MAROC 2016" IN MOROCCO
October 2016, 01-10
"Spacebus Maroc 2016" is an itinerant outreach operation that took place in Morocco, supported by Paris Observatory.
A truck designed for the occasion crossed different villages and towns along a 3000 km itinerary, allowing about 15 000 people from all social categories to be initiated to science through astronomy.
COMPLEMENTARY PHD MISSION OF
SCIENTIFIC OUTREACH TO THE GENERAL
PUBLIC
October 2015 - September 2016
Palais de la Découverte, Paris, France
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Entertaining presentations: What is the future of our Sun?
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- Introduction about what a star looks like, what happens in its interior and how it evolves.
- Presentation of the red giant phase: when and under which conditions a star becomes a red giant.
- Description of asteroseismology: how can we detect stellar oscillations, why red giants are so interesting targets for asteroseismology, what do we learn when studying the red giant rotation.
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Presentations during 128 hours in the year.
OUTREACH CONFERENCE
March 2016
Domont, France
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Discovering stars
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- Introduction about what a star looks like, what happens in its interior and how it evolves.
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Participants: 100
SUPERVISION OF VISITS OF PARIS OBSERVATORY FOR ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS
2016 - 2019
Paris Observatory, Meudon, France
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- General presentation of the history, role, missions, composition and research fields of Paris Observatory.
- Discovery of the solar system scaled model, of the 60cm and 1m telescopes and of the spectroheliograph.
- Introduction to solar and exoplanetary physics.