Morehead Planetarium and Science Center

Carolina Skies
2024-02-17 16:30 - 17:30, 2024-02-16 16:30 - 17:30, 2024-02-09 16:30 - 17:30, 2024-02-03 16:30 - 17:30 (America/New_York)

The Longest Night: A Winter's Tale
2024-02-17 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-02-11 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-02-10 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-02-04 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-02-03 15:00 - 16:00

Forward! To the Moon
2024-02-17 13:30 - 14:30, 2024-02-10 13:30 - 14:30, 2024-02-03 13:30 - 14:30

Astronaut
2024-02-17 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-02-03 12:00 - 13:00

Magic Tree House Space Mission
2024-02-17 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-02-10 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-02-03 10:30 - 11:30

Teen Science Cafe | State of Our Climate
2024-02-16 17:30 - 19:00 | Morehead Planetarium and Science Center Science Stage, 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
Please join us at Morehead Planetarium on Friday, February 16th for a very exciting Teen Science Cafe! For this month we will be joined by North Carolina’s State Climatologist, Dr. Kathie Dello to hear about climate and weather trend in North Carolina.

The western doors up the big stairs will open at 5:30 for pizza and conversation. The cafe will start at 6:00 and wrap up around 7:00.

Join State Climatologist Kathie Dello for an overview of the past year in North Carolina’s weather and climate, including major events and impacts to agriculture and other sectors. This program webinar will include historical and future perspectives about our recent climate conditions and an opportunity for Q&A with the State Climate Office.

About Dr. Dello

Kathie Dello is the state climatologist of North Carolina and the director of the North Carolina State Climate Office. She is the 5th permanent director and first woman to hold this position at the NCSCO in the office’s history. Kathie also serves as the co-director of the NOAA Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessment (RISA) for the Carolinas, the Carolinas Collaborative on Climate, Health, and Equity (C3HE).

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: Pizza social. Pizza social will take place in our classrooms, located on the 2nd floor.

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Discussion & activities. Presentations will take place at the Science Stage located on the 1st floor.

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

Mars: The Ultimate Voyage
2024-02-16 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-02-09 15:00 - 16:00

Carolina Skies: Valentine Edition
2024-02-14 20:30 - 21:30, 2024-02-14 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-02-10 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-02-10 16:30 - 17:30

One Sky, Many Eyes
2024-02-11 16:30 - 17:30, 2024-02-04 16:30 - 17:30

We Are Stars
2024-02-11 13:30 - 14:30, 2024-02-04 13:30 - 14:30

Take Flight
2024-02-10 12:00 - 13:00

PFAS in North Carolina Drinking Water | Carolina Science Cafe
2024-02-06 18:00 - 19:00 | Haw River Tap & Table, 300 E Main St C, Carrboro, NC, 27510, United States
Community impacts and interventions to reduce human exposure.

Join us for our next instalment of the Carolina Science Cafe, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center’s free, current science awareness program. For February, we will be joined by Dr. Detlef Knappe from NC State to discuss Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in North Carolina drinking water.

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of synthetic organic chemicals that are widely used in industry and in consumer products. Many PFAS are persistent, bioaccumulative, mobile, and toxic, and PFAS occur widely in drinking water. The talk will include an overview of (1) PFAS occurrence in NC drinking water, (2) efforts to eliminate sources of PFAS pollution, and (3) interventions to reduce human exposure to PFAS.

Designed for adults, this program explores science topics making national and international headlines and offers the chance to meet the experts behind the headlines. The Carolina Science Café will be hosted at Haw River Tab & Table in Carrboro on Tuesday, February 6th, starting at 6:00 p.m. with light appetizers available for all attendees.

About Detlef

Detlef Knappe is the S. James Ellen Distinguished Professor of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at NC State University. In 1985, he moved from a small Black Forest town in Germany to a small prairie town in Illinois, where he began his undergraduate studies. In 1996, he received his PhD degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and joined the faculty at North Carolina State University. Detlef’s research interests broadly encompass drinking water quality and treatment with the goal of reducing human exposure to organic contaminants.

He is the Deputy Director of NC State’s Center for Environmental and Health Effects of PFAS, and he serves on the North Carolina Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board (jointly convened by the NC Departments of Environmental Quality and Health and Human Services). Apart from his passion for clean drinking water, Detlef enjoys kayaking, gardening, and brewing beer in his somewhat limited spare time.

Carolina Science Cafe is produced by Morehead Planetarium and Science Center and sponsored by the UNC Chapter of Sigma Xi.

You do not need to register…just show up!

Resource Links

CompTox Chemicals Dashboard (epa.gov)

Home – SixClasses.org

PFAS-Free Products – PFAS Central

Contact Email: knappe@ncsu.edu
