Hanna Sathiapal

Job title/activity of the person
Space Sciences Education and Public Engagement

Contact

Phone: +41 56 202 77 23 (Direct)
E-Mail: hanna.sathiapal@fhnw.ch

Address

FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts
School of Computer Science
Bahnhofstrasse 6
5210 Windisch

Room

5.2A07

Activities at FHNW

Space Sciences Education and Public Engagement at the FHNW Institute for Data Science

Project communication
Development of new communication formats
Public workshops, citizen science
Promoting public access to open data/open science

Profile

Biography

Work experience

Science communication
Exhibit development/experience design for museums, schools, universities, shopping centres, community centres, art galleries
Teaching in formal and informal learning environments
I also learned a lot as a gas station attendant, janitor, assistant in a supermarket, workshop employee, homeworker

Education

MA (SocSci) Cultural and Media Studies/Education
Teaching diploma
Professional development: science communication, informal/non-formal learning, scenography, arts and design

Projects

SySTEM2020 (EU HORIZON2020, 2018-2021), research in promoting scientific literacy through STEAM education outside of the classroom
X-ray telescope STIX (ESA, since 2010), public engagement
FLARECAST (EU HORIZON2020, 2015-2018), public engagement
HESPE (EU FP7, 2010-2013), public engagement
HELIO (EU FP7, 2009-2012), public engagement
Raumschiff – the Maker -Space for Astronomy (since 2016) foundation and management
At the FHNW Spin-Off we develop, test and implement new public engagement concepts, including those for the space-projects at the FHNW Institute for Data Science.