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
- Space Exchange Switzerland SXS (Swiss Space Office / SERI, 2022-2028), public engagement for SXSs national platform for the promotion of space in Switzerland: new communication formats, long-term engagement, coordination of the network of professionals in astronomy education outside school astroedu.ch
- Euclid (ESA, 2022-2023), coordination communication and public engagement activities in Switzerland
- 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.