Center for Adaptive Optics Inquiry Workshop
Wailea Renaissance • February 6 - 10, 2006
This workshop is a unique five-day experience that is offered each year to CfAO graduate students, postdocs and others involved in CfAO educational activities. The workshop consists of a set of integrated components: 1) training in inquiry-based learning; 2) visits to technical facilities; 3) partnership building; and 4) design of instructional material. An extension of this workshop is the CfAO Akamai Observatory Short Course held each summer.
Monster foam stack of unsupported soap bubbles measured twenty inches tall Some of the workshop attendees making a touristy diversion to Haleakala Crater The group poses for a portrait outside of the Air Force AEOS telescope facility
Investigating patterns created from various shapes of pinholes cut through paper Its all done with mirrors: projected shapes cast by mirrors and the light of the sun Exploring the interesting properties of light and shadows created by various objects
Maui Science and Technology Education Exchange - Tuesday evening, Feb 7
Lisa Hunter, Workshop Director addressing Hawaii community representatives Breakout groups discussed internship programs for 2006 2006 Internship poster presentations to over 60 Maui and Hawaii Island representatives.
Poster presentations of each group's focused investigation on properties of light Cathy leads the Akamai Observatory Short Course (AOSC) Hawaii development team Working on the last details of the AOSC program with our development team
Celebration Dinner - Friday evening, Feb 10
Gracious Master and Mistress of Ceremonies Jerome and Malika Competition for a new reigning CfAO King and Queen of hula New hula King Jason gets cupped by outgoing King Oscar; Queen Tamara looks on
CfAO Workshop Director Lisa Hunter being carried to a hula lesson Whoa, are we having fun yet? Lisa Hunter shaking it up And the judges are mesmorized by Lisa's stunning hula performance
Francis Takahashi, Electronics Instructor at Kauai Community College indulging! A very spirited round of Musical Chairs with CfAO grad students and postdocs Finishing off what little gray matter wasn't spun after the workshop and a few beverages
Fearless CfAO staff and inquiry facilitators
Workshop attendees pose