Outreach Activities

                            Rita M. Sambruna

Outreach to K-12: Presented a Black Hole Workshop at the Sally Ride Science Festival on GMU campus in May 2002; presented a workshop in Astronomy at the Girls Scout Camporee in Prince Williams Forest Park, VA, in April 2001.

Teacher Outreach: Presented a lecture at the Fairfax teachers mandatory in-service day, Robinson High School, Fairfax, VA, August 2001.

Recruitment: Delivered several astronomy talks at St Johns College in Annapolis, MD, in April 2001 and 2002. Summer internships were offered, resulting in 5 students enrolling in the grad program at GMU.

Public Outreach: Delivered lectures at nearby Museums, Planetariums, and Clubs ( see list below )

• The Physics of Relativistic Jets , Cosmos Club, Washington, DC, October 17, 2002

• Space Exploration and the Quest for Black Holes , Sally Ride Festival, GMU, May 11, 2002

• X-ray Astronomy at George Mason University , St. John's College, Annapolis, MD, April 5, 2002

• X-ray Astronomy at George Mason University , Board of Visitor, GMU, March 6, 2002

• Relativistic Fireworks from Black Holes , Einstein Planetarium, National Air and Space Museum, ``What's new in Astronomy'', Washington, D.C., November 1, 2001

• Jets and Black Holes , Annual in-service day of the Fairfax County Teachers, Robinson High School, Fairfax, VA, August 30, 2001

• Relativistic Jets , Northern VA Amateur Astronomers Community (NOVAC), Fairfax, VA, August 12, 2001

• Black Holes and X-ray Astronomy , Girls Scout Camporee, Prince William Forest Park, VA, April 27, 2001

• Black Holes and X-ray Astronomy at George Mason University , St. John's College, Annapolis, MD, April 20, 2001