The teaching radio interferometer project was presented at the Botswana International University of Science and Technology and the project leader contributed to erect one at the University. A lot of students and staff, were all very keen to help and participate to the project. A long list of contacts were collected that will contribute as […]
The Sky on Bike is an astronomy outreach programme which aims to introduce the wonders of the night sky to identified groups of economically disadvantaged and uneducated population in Indian villages with the aim to create a scientific temper. We envision telescopes being carried on bicycles, and we’ve zealously named this arrangement as “Sky Bike”. […]
We are happy to report that in general the project has been going quite well and that we were able to implement the project within the proposed time frame and budget. Our partner, the Indonesian Institute for Energy Economics (IIEE) is wonderfully supportive in various sectors of the work. Our home institution, Institut Teknologi Bandung, […]
The EU Space Awareness project together with the European Space Agency (ESA) and Galileo Teacher Training Program (GTTP) organised a training workshop for teachers in space and education. The event was held in Leiden, Netherlands, from 18 to 22 October 2016. As a partner in the Space Awareness project, the OAD participated in the workshop. Sara […]
OAD post-doctoral researcher, Dr Wanda Diaz, was invited to the White House Frontiers Conference hosted by US President Obama in Pittsburg, USA. Co-hosted with the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University, the conference explored the future of innovation in the US and around the world. Wanda’s speech on “Making Space Exploration Accessible to All” talked […]
