Accepted Education and Public Outreach Proposals For Cycle 1

1. Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
   PI: Nick White
   white@adhic.gsfc.nasa.gov
   
   To be applied to support of on-going projects including:
   
   • Teacher intern program
   • Printing/dissemination web-based material
   • Developing web-based science inquiry segments
   • Attending/hosting informal education meetings
   • Evaluation/assessment
   
   
   AXAF-related:
   • Placing results of GSFC AXAF investigations on web



2. University of Pittsburgh
   PI: Daniel Turnshek
   turnshek@vms.cis.pitt.edu
   
   Develop space science outreach web site with emphasis on local activities:
   
   • Links to other local/national sites
   • Showcase resources from NASA Regional Teacher Resource Center
   • Schedules for regional planetarium and observatory programs
   • Q&A page
   • Teacher developed pages
   • Personalized student pages
   • Science chat room



3. University of Wisconsin
   PI Wilton Sanders
   sanders@dxs.ssec.wisc.edu
   
   Develop CDROM and learning modules for Gr. 7-12 "The Milky Way and Beyond: Exploring the nearby universe" based on science in AXAF proposal to study diffuse emission from nearby spiral galxies.



4. University of New Hampshire (UNH)
   PI: Thomas Vestrand
   tom.vestrand@unh.edu
   
   Support continued development of "Exciting News from Space" initially funded through IDEA grant. Student/teacher/scientist teams develop 5-10 min. multimedia presentation in news format on hot topics in X-ray astronomy for presentation at local planetarium.



5. Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)
   PI: Crystal Martin & Chip Kobulnicky (UCSC/Lick Obs))
   cmartin@stsci.edu
   
   Multimedia web-based pictoral atlas of the elements and self-guided lesson for ages 12+ showing connection between naturally occurring elements, their astrophysical origins, astrophysical measurements, and the elements' everyday usage.



6. Pennsylvania State University (PSU)
   PI: George Pavlov
   pavlov@astro.psu.edu
   
   Create interactive web site of X-ray images and complementary images of same object from other wavelengths, Q&A/volunteer page.



7. Pennsylvania State University (PSU)
   PI: Neil Brandt
   niel@astro.psu.edu
   
   Contribute to expansion of current PSU ed/outreach efforts:
   
   • Provide scholarships to teachers to attend PSU teacher workships.
   • Provide support to develop workshop presentation
   • Support purchase of education materials for workshops
   • Support creation of color AXAF slides and photos
   
   
   
   • Eureka Scientific
     PI: Joseph Pesce
     pesce@astro.psu.edu
     
     Contribute to expansion of current PSU ed/outreach efforts:
     
     • Provide Scholarships for underpriviledged rural PA children to attend PSU astronomy camp.
   
   
   
   • Pennsylvania State University (PSU)
     PI: Eric Feigelson
     edf@astro.psu.edu
     
     Contribute to expansion of current PSU ed/outreach efforts:
     
     • Contribute to support Director of Inservice Workshops
       & Astronomy camps (Gr. 8-10)
     • Cover travel to national science education meeting.