Outreach

 

I enjoy sharing my knowledge and love of Astronomy with the public. I feel tremendous joy when people’s eyes sparkle with curiosity and wonder when I tell them about the history of our Universe or the galaxies that I study, whose light was emitted more than 12 billion years ago.

I am interested in public education and outreach activities especially for young women and minorities. Astronomy may not be directly connected to immediate benefits for human kind. However, it could ultimately answer the fundamental question that we have had since the beginning of civilization: “Where did we come from and where will we go?” I also believe that understanding the laws of nature (e.g., “How does this work?”) is essential to making this world a better place.

  1. I.Public Outreach Specialist at the Subaru telescope (Sep 2013 - present)

  I arrange public outreach events for the local (Hawaii) and the international communities,
   including Japanese audiences. I also conduct on-site as well as remote presentations on
   astronomy, in particular (but not limited to) discoveries made by the Subaru telescope and
   advanced technology used in the telescope.

   For more information on the lectures and public talks conducted at Subaru, see this website.























II. Volunteer Scientist at the Adler Planetarium, Chicago (2012-2013, Aug)


 
  I frequently gave presentations about my research

  and astronomy in general at

  SVL (Space Visual Lab) at the Adler Planetarium.










III. Other Outreach activities

 

  1. Bullet  Public Lectures
           I have given talks in Japan for the public and to junior high and high school students.


  1. Bullet Newspaper article contributor (Japanese), 2011
               Here is my article for a Japanese newspaper (Ryukyu Shimpo) in which I wrote about
           my life journey, encouraging young people to not give up on their dreams.


  1. Bullet  Advisor for college students in Japan, 2012-present
            I have been advising a group of female college students in Japan who want to study
            in the U.S.

  2. Bullet  Astronomy/Science Blog (Japanese), 2012-present
            Articles about astronomy, science and life outside Japan.
                http://yukogalaxy.blogspot.com/

Mauna Kea
(telescopes from left: Subaru, twin Keck, NASA/IRTF)

Subaru telescope & star trails(photo credit: NAOJ)

Adler Planetarium in Chicago, IL is the first planetarium in the U.S.

Giving a remote lecture from Subaru’s base facility in Hilo, Hawaii. I’m showing how to make and use a Galileoscope.