AST 376 "Practical Introduction to Research": this team of scientist/engineer educators designed and taught an inquiry lab activity through ISEE’s Professional Development Program
L-R: Aaron Rizzuto, Raquel Martinez, Fabíola Campos
Venue: AST 376 "Practical Introduction to Research", University of Texas, Austin
Team members:
Raquel Martinez (Design Team Lead): Graduate Student, Astronomy, UT Austin
Aaron Rizzuto: Postdoc, Astronomy, UT Austin
Fabíola Campos: Postdoc, astronomy researcher in Austin TX
Audience: 14 undergraduates
Activity name: Using Blackbody Radiation to Answer Science Questions about Star-Forming Regions
Learning goals: Learners will use observations of stars to model and interpret the spectral energy distributions of individual stars in order to infer their temperature and whether they host a circumstellar disk.
Sponsor: NSF AST#1743117 & Heising-Simons Foundation postdoc fellowship