OpenLab is hosting FOUR collaborative research groups to Create, Discover and Invent new projects of ART and SCIENCE exploration!
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Extrasolar Planets _____________________
Jonathan Fortney, Astrophysics Faculty
Eric Lopez, Astrophysics Graduate Student
Caroline Morley, Astrophysics Graduate Student
Kyle Mckinley, DANM Research Associate
John Peters, Games and Playable Media
Tidal Disruption of Stars_________________
Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, Astrophysics Faculty
James Guillochon, Astrophysics Graduate Student
Jolie Ruelle, DANM Graduate Student/Summer Art Lecturer
Drew Detweiler, DANM Research Associate
Nina Mccurdy, Astrophysics Research Associate
General Astronomy Concepts________________
Raja Guhathakurta, Astrophysics Faculty
Claire Dorman, Astrophysics Graduate Student
Nathan Kandus, Art & Physics Lab
Lyes Belhocine, DANM Research Associate
Anahi Caldu Primo, Astrophysics Research Associate
Planetary Collisions and Materials______________
Erik Asphaug, Astrophysics Faculty
Jennifer Parker, DANM/Art Faculty
Naor Movshovitz, Astrophysics Graduate Student
Sudu Terwari, DANM/Music Graduate student
Kayla Vuong, TASC Undergraduate CS/Engineering
OpenLab Summer Objectives
– Explore the concept of learning by doing through material and visual explorations of data.
– Participate in visualization workshops for 3D Data Rendering /Animation and learning Creative Coding
– Explain concepts through visual and tangible tools, where people can actually touch, explore, watch and play with information.
– Build compelling experiences synthesizing scientific research with art and technology.
– Cultivate community participation and develop educational outreach opportunities.
– Support new areas of research and discovery by opening our minds, labs and studios to one another at UCSC.
– Create works for an OpenLab Art + Education Exhibition that will open in the Fall (9/12-10/17) in the DARC LightLab.