Morehead Planetarium and Science Center

Carolina Skies
2024-03-09 16:30 - 17:30, 2024-03-15 16:30 - 17:30, 2024-03-16 16:30 - 17:30, 2024-03-22 16:30 - 17:30, 2024-03-23 16:30 - 17:30 (America/New_York)

The Sun: Our Living Star
2024-03-10 13:30 - 14:30, 2024-03-17 13:30 - 14:30, 2024-03-24 13:30 - 14:30

Mars: The Ultimate Voyage
2024-03-10 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-03-17 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-03-24 15:00 - 16:00

One Sky, Many Eyes
2024-03-10 16:30 - 17:30, 2024-03-17 16:30 - 17:30, 2024-03-24 16:30 - 17:30

Forward! To the Moon
2024-03-15 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-03-22 15:00 - 16:00

Teen Science Cafe | Next-generation Leaders in Science and Technology
2024-03-15 17:30 - 19:00 | Morehead Planetarium Fulldome Theater, 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
Please join us at Morehead Planetarium on Friday, March 15th for a very exciting and very special Teen Science Cafe! For this month we will be joined by a delegation of high school students from Japan as a part of Nagoya University MIRAI Global Science Campus program. This program is designed to develop students into truly creative researchers who will be future leaders in science and technology. Under this program, the University will recruit students with creativity and imagination who dream of winning a Nobel Prize (in Physics, Chemistry or Physiology/Medicine), and students who are highly willing and motivated to become future leaders on the world stage.

We will have an exciting poster session for many of the students during the pizza social session from 5:30 – 6:00 and several more will be giving short presentations on their research projects as a part of the normal presentation time from 6:00 – 7:00. No registration required to attend but expect a higher attendance than usual.

Below is the list of research projects that will be shared by the visiting students:

Effect of Ag addition on the hydrogen permeation through Pd-based membranes: An experimental and computational study

Fabrication of Silicon-Germanium (SiGe) graded layer for ultra high efficient multi-junction solar cells

Thermomagnetic Effects in Co/CoGe Multilayers for Novel Thermoelectric Conversion Device Applications

Proposal for Improving Public Transportation in Rural Areas Using Person Trajectory Data and Questionnaire Survey

X-ray Observation Data Reveals Mysteries of Stars and Clusters of Galaxies

The research on the influence of polyphenols in the fibril growth of Amyloid Beta

An attempt to elucidate and predict the onset of solar flares based on three-dimensional analyses of solar magnetic field

Production of oils from various sugars using budding yeast

Differential damage response using nerve injury-induced gene-deficient mice

Exploring Bystander Effect in Pancreatic Cancer: Development of a Novel Treatment Strategy

Global Science Campus is a program organized by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) to develop next-generation leaders in science and technology. Under this program, for developing outstanding human resources who will be able to play active roles in the world, universities recruit and screen local high school students with excellent motivation and capabilities, as well as develop and implement sophisticated science programs, which include international activities, for the students.

Program Schedule

5:30 pm – Arrive and check in. We will gather inside the west, main entrance of Morehead.

5:30 pm – 6:00 pm: Poster Session & Pizza Social. Pizza social will take place in our classrooms, located on the 2nd floor.

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Presentation & Discussion. Presentations will take place at the Full Dome Theater located in the Breakthrough Hub.

*Please Note: Depending on scheduled activities, the program may end between 7:00 p.m. and 7:15 p.m.

Magic Tree House Space Mission
2024-03-16 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-03-23 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-03-30 10:30 - 11:30

Star Families: The Moon
2024-03-16 12:00 - 13:00

Earth, Moon and Sun
2024-03-16 13:30 - 14:30, 2024-03-23 13:30 - 14:30, 2024-03-30 13:30 - 14:30

Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis
2024-03-16 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-03-23 15:00 - 16:00

Starry Nights: Spring Skies
2024-03-19 19:00 - 20:30

Cosmic Colors
2024-03-23 12:00 - 13:00

Total Eclipse: An Astronomer’s Call to Worship
2024-03-23 15:30 - 17:00 | Chapel Hill Public Library, 100 Library Drive, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
After April 8, 2024, the next total solar eclipse visible to most of the U.S. will be in two decades. Want to prepare ahead of time?

At 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 23, join Dr. Sheila Kannappan for the “Total Eclipse: An Astronomer’s Call to Worship” session. Attendees will explore the many layers of meaning behind an eclipse, both scientific and divine.

Spots are available with registration in Meeting Room B of Chapel Hill Public Library or via Zoom. Register online and get ready for the Solar Eclipse Party at Morehead!

Register

Astronaut
2024-03-30 12:00 - 13:00
