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Annual Report (pdf file)
7th Annual Report (covering May 11, 2006 through May 10, 2007) (4Mb PDF file)
6th Annual Report (covering May 11, 2005 through May 10, 2006) (6Mb PDF file)
5th Annual Report (covering May 11, 2004 through May 10, 2005) (11Mb PDF file)
4th Annual Report (covering May 11, 2003 through May 10, 2004) (9.3Mb PDF file)
GEST Newsletter (pdf file)
Please email information for the Newsletter to Glen Engel-Cox.
Fall 2007 (227 kb)
Spring 2007 (200 kb)
Fall 2006 (2.3 Mb)
Winter 2006 (1.2 Mb)
August 2004 (322 kb)
June 2004 (265 kb)
May 2004 (366 kb)
April 2004 (390 kb)
March 2004 (639 kb)
February 2004 (398 kb)
January 2004 (563 kb)
May-June 2003 (340 kb)
January-February 2003 (420 kb)
September-October 2002 (520 kb)
July-August 2002 (484 kb)
April-June 2002 (363 kb)
January-March 2002 (439 kb)
August-October 2001 (267 kb)
June-July 2001 (207 kb)
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Fundamentals of Lunar Exploration K12 Classroom Lessons
Teacher Lessons (2.9 Mb MS Word file)
Teacher Lessons (8.8 Mb PDF file)
Mentions in the News
Dr. David Lary receives recognition from the UMBC Office of Technology Development for his Neurological Algorithm Wrapper (OTD Winter 2005 newsletter [35k PDF])
Award Announcement
Award:
Second place for paper presentation in the field of
Technology at the 26th Annual UMB/UMBC Graduate
Research Conference (http://www.umbc.edu/gsa/grc/) on
April 23, 2004.
Recipient:
Somesh Kumar, a graduate student in Computer Science
at UMBC. He works as a research assistant in the Virtual Telescopes in
Education project (http://vtie.umbc.edu) under the
supervision of Susan Hoban.
Project Name:
Virtual Telescopes in Education
Abstract:
Virtual Telescopes in Education (VTIE) aims to be a
complete portal for teachers and students interested in astronomy. To
achieve this end, we are developing and adding services for teachers as
well as students. The portal aims to inspire among young astronomy
students by allowing them to observe celestial objects as if they were
professional astronomers. VTIE guides them through writing proposals,
collecting data and ultimately reporting their results. Students can
use archived data, or, in some cases, make their own observations by
remotely controlling a telescope. In order for students to be able to
control telescopes, teachers had to schedule appointments on telescopes
through Telescopes in Education (TiE). We are, hence, developing a
telescope scheduling interface that chooses the best telescope for the
teacher based on the object that the student wants to observe. We are
also developing a telescope operator interface to allow telescope
operators to easily handle their telescope schedule. The operators will
be able to register their telescope and provide information about the
different instruments on the telescope. This will enable VTIE to choose
the best telescope for observing a particular celestial object. The
operator will be able to re-allot time slots in case of bad weather or
other reasons. Additional portal functionality will be discussed.
Video: "A Marriage Made in Heaven"
Producer:
Maryland State of Mind
Date:
June 25, 2001
Description:
Overview of the GEST partnership between NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center and UMBC and samples of the research
conducted in the Center.
Duration:
8 min
URL:
http://www.umbc.edu/oit/newmedia/real/mind.ram
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