Podcaster:Dr. Pamela Gay
Title: Leveraging the World to do Astronomy
Organization: Cosmoquest
Link: http://cosmoquest.org/
Description: The Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, brings you Dr. Pamela Gay (Live from Illinois), an American astronomer, educator, podcaster, and writer, best known for her work in astronomical podcasting and citizen science astronomy projects.
The session focuses on:
– Why do we need International Collaboration?
– Has work done by amateurs been of any value?
– How have technical and scientific improvements come from citizen scientists?
Bio: Dr. Pamela Gay is a professor at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. They team up to do Astronomy Cast, a weekly facts-based journey through the cosmo
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