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Learn technical details of RamSat in Zoom session

Posted at 8:34 am November 17, 2021
By David E. Fields Leave a Comment

RamSat, just prior to handoff to NASA

You can learn more this evening about the technical details of the cube satellite built by students at Robertsville Middle School with help from mentors.

The Zoom session is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, November 17, during an ORION community meeting.

The title of the talk is “RamSat Technical Details.” The talk will be given by a panel of three technical experts from Oak Ridge—Peter Thornton, David Andrews, and Ian Goethert—and moderated by Rob Scott and David Fields, a press release said. The talk is open to the public. If you are interested in joining this talk, follow this link: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Federal, Government, K-12, Top Stories Tagged With: Cube Sat Launch Initiative, cube satellite, CubeSat, David Andrews, David Fields, Ian Goethert, NASA, ORION, Peter Thornton, RamSat, Robertsville, Robertsville Middle School

RMS RamSat team to discuss cube satellite

Posted at 7:53 am October 20, 2021
By David E Fields Leave a Comment

Robertsville Middle School students and mentors assembling the RamSat cube satellite. (Submitted photo)

ORION will welcome the Robertsville Middle School RamSat cube satellite team to a Zoom session on Wednesday evening, October 20.

The Robertsville Middle School CubeSat began its construction in the 2015-2016 school year after Robertsville became the first middle school selected by NASA’s Cube Sat Launch Initiative program. RamSat is a two-unit cube satellite, with dimensions of 20 centimeters by 10 centimeters by 10 centimeters. Its mission is to take pictures of the forests around Gatlinburg, which were destroyed by wildfire in 2016.

RamSat has an educational co-mission to develop a middle school STEM curriculum, a press release said. The mission has been designed and carried out by students, teachers, and mentors. The cube satellite has been dubbed RamSat for the school’s mascot.

The Wednesday Zoom session will start at 7 p.m. It is open to the public. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Community, Education, Front Page News, K-12, Top Stories Tagged With: Cube Sat, cube satellite, David Fields, NASA, ORION, RamSat, Robertsville Middle School

Lecture to discuss ORNL work for NASA’s space nuclear thermal propulsion program

Posted at 5:02 am August 18, 2021
By David E. Fields Leave a Comment

Thomas Harrison

Thomas Harrison, a group leader at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will give an overview this evening of the work that ORNL performs for NASA’s space nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) program, a press release said.

ORNL performs research on materials, fuels, instrumentation and control components and techniques, and systems analysis, all of which are vital to the successful deployment of NTP, the press release said. Harrison will also describe some of the challenges facing the technology and the methods that ORNL researchers are using to overcome them.

Harrison is currently the Advanced Nuclear System Safety and Licensing Group Leader at ORNL, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Science, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: David Fields, education, NASA, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORION, Roane State Community College, Space Nuclear Thermal, space nuclear thermal propulsion program, Tamke-Allan Observatory, Thomas Harrison

New telescope offers peeks into universe’s distant reaches

Posted at 11:18 pm November 4, 2019
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

John Jaruzel, who donated the powerful telescope shown above to Roane State Community College’s Tamke-Allan Observatory, helps a young visitor get acquainted with the device. (Photo courtesy RSCC)

By Bob Fowler, Roane State staff writer

An eight-foot-tall telescope with an 18-inch diameter lens has been donated for use at Roane State Community College’s Tamke-Allan Observatory, and it offers the clearest views yet of the universe’s distant reaches.

Like the two powerful telescopes already in place at the observatory, the latest telescope is a donation, this time from former long-time Alaska resident and avid amateur astronomer John Jaruzel, who now calls Oak Ridge home.

“It is by far the most powerful telescope (at Tamke-Allan) in terms of collecting light,” said David Fields, director of the observatory. “This scope will enable the viewer to see extremely dim stars and objects,” he said.

“This is a wonderful thing to be able to offer the students views of such distant celestial objects,” Fields said of the gift. “It’s inspiring.”

[Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, Front Page News, Top Stories Tagged With: David Fields, John Jaruzel, ORION, Roane State Community College, Tamke-Allan Observatory, telescope

Children’s Museum Gala will be a celestial celebration on Friday, Dec. 1

Posted at 12:05 pm November 29, 2017
By Kay Brookshire Leave a Comment

Children's Museum of Oak Ridge Starry CMOR Night Dec 1 2017

Guests will experience a “Starry CMOR Night” at the 16th annual Gala benefitting the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge. The celestial celebration of children, the arts, and science will be from 6-10 p.m. Friday, December 1, at the Museum, which is at 461 West Outer Drive in Oak Ridge.

The Gala evening will feature entertainment by local youth, fine dining, and auctions, a press release said. With science and the arts among the themes of exhibits and classes at the Children’s Museum, as well as the Gala theme, those attending are invited to dress as their favorite scientist or artist, or to come in semi-formal attire.

David Fields, director of the Tamke-Allan Observatory at Roane State Community College, will present a “Starry Nights” chat that evening, the press release said.

Entertainers will include the Oak Ridge High School String Quartet, the Oak Ridge Academy of Dance, and harpist Amy Carty. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Nonprofits Tagged With: "Starry CMOR Night, Amy Carty, Bear Stephenson, Beth Shea, Children's Museum Gala, Children's Museum of Oak Ridge, David Fields, fundraiser, Gale Hinton, Gene Patterson, Mary Knight, Oak Ridge High School String Quartet, Take Out Thyme Catering, the Oak Ridge Academy of Dance

Dick Smyser Lecture on Thursday features science educator discussing total solar eclipse

Posted at 1:31 am May 16, 2017
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Chap Percival (Submitted photo)

Chap Percival (Submitted photo)

The 20th Annual Dick Smyser Community Lecture Series opens on Thursday, May 18, and it will feature Chap Percival, a science educator from Sarasota, Florida.

Percival will talk about the total solar eclipse that will occur on August 21. The title of his presentation is “Go See the Eclipse.”

This event is co-sponsored by the Oak Ridge Isochronous Observation Network (ORION), the National Park Sevice (NPS), and Friends of ORNL (FORNL), a press release said.

It’s free of charge, and it will be held at the American Museum of Science and Energy, which is at 300 South Tulane Avenue in Oak Ridge. A reception will be held in the museum lobby starting at 5:30 p.m. (snacks will be served), and the lecture will start at 6 p.m. in the museum auditorium.

“This talk should be of interest to students and the general public,” the press release said.

Percival is a lifelong educator. He lives in Sarasota, Florida. He has a BA in mathematics and physics from Taylor University, an MAT in planetarium education from Michigan State University, and an MEd in instructional technology from the University of Virginia, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Education, Front Page News, Top Stories Tagged With: American Museum of Science and Energy, astronomy, astronomy education, Chap Percival, David Fields, Dick Smyser Community Lecture Series, Dick Smyser Lecture, FORNL, Friends of ORNL, National Park Service, NPS, Oak Ridge Isochronous Observation Network, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORION, Roane State, Robbie Meyer, Tamke-Allen Observatory, total solar eclipse

Learn more about total solar eclipse during Dick Smyser Community Lecture in May

Posted at 1:14 am April 25, 2017
By Oak Ridge Today Staff 1 Comment

Photo courtesy National Weather Service

Photo courtesy National Park Service

 

Educator Chap Percival will discuss the upcoming August 21 solar eclipse during a May 18 lecture in Oak Ridge.

Percival will be the featured speaker at this year’s Annual Dick Smyser Community Lecture Series.

The free lecture is scheduled for Thursday, May 18, at the American Museum of Science and Energy, which is at 300 South Tulane Avenue in Oak Ridge. A reception will be held in the museum lobby starting at 5:30 p.m., and the lecture will start at 6 p.m. in the museum auditorium.

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between Earth and the sun, blocking at least part of the sun as viewed from some areas of Earth. During a total solar eclipse, the moon completely obscures the sun so that only the sun’s corona is visible for a moment in time.  On August 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse will be visible along a roughly 67-mile-wide path across the United States, from Oregon to South Carolina, a press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Education, Federal, Front Page News, Government Tagged With: American Museum of Science and Energy, Annual Dick Smyser Community Lecture Series, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Chap Percival, David Fields, Dick Smyser Community Lecture, Friends of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Manhattan Project National Historical Park, National Park Service, NPS, Oak Ridge Isochronous Observation Network, Obed Wild and Scenic River, ORION, Roane State Community College, solar eclipse, Tamke-Allen Observatory, total solar eclipse

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