UCLA Summer Research PREP: this team of scientist/engineer educators designed and taught an inquiry lab activity through ISEE’s Professional Development Program

L-R: Anna Ciurlo, Michelle Consiglio, Michael Topping

Venue: UCLA Summer Research PREP

Team Members: 

Michelle Consiglio (Design Team Lead): Graduate Student, Physics and Astronomy, Division of Astronomy and Astrophysics, UC Los Angeles

Anna Ciurlo: Postdoc, Astronomy & Astrophysics, UC Los Angeles

Michael Topping: Graduate Student, Physics & Astronomy, UC Los Angeles

Audience: 14 undergraduates

Activity Name: Catch 22 - UCLA Summer Research PREP

Learning Goal: Using signal-to-noise ratios to design a telescope array with a specified resolution at a specified confidence level, and designing solutions within requirements.

Funding for this team was provided by: National Science Foundation (AST#1643290)