Date: Fri Apr 10, 7:00 PM EDT - Fri Apr 10, 8:00 PM EDT
Category:
- STEM
Level:
- Juniors,
- Cadettes,
- Seniors,
- Ambassadors
Join us for another night in our Guiding Stars Virtual Mini Series, where you'll meet incredible role models in astronomy and discover something new about the universe each evening! On this night, we'll meet Natalie LeBaron, a former Girl Scout and current PhD Astronomy student at UC Berkeley, who studies the universe's biggest fireworks: stellar explosions! From the oxygen we breathe to the calcium in our bones, the elements that make up our world are forged in stars. Heavier elements such as gold, silver or uranium are only formed by massive stellar explosions (in a process called nucleosynthesis). Natalie's research focuses on stellar explosions and the elements they create and scatter throughout the universe, but her path to studying the stars wasn't always clear. Although she loved science as a kid, it was a high school summer research experience at Lick Observatory that sparked her interest in astronomy. Come hear Natalie's journey from Girl Scout to astronomer, learn how scientists study exploding stars, and find out just how true it is to say we are all made of stardust!
Cost: $3 in council/$5 out of council fee for girls, includes mailed Central Fun Patch or rocker star.
We are thankful to the NA-ROAD's Women and Girls in Astronomy Program and the Heising-Simons Foundation for supporting this project.
