Outreach

VLLT Joint Seminar Series on Physics and Astronomy

The idea started during the pandemic, when seminars moved online.

I put together a group of Vietnamese junior postdocs and graduate students in physics and astrophysics to organize this virtual seminar series in 2021 and 2022 for undergraduate and early graduate students in Vietnam. The goal was to expose students to state-of-the-art research in physics and astronomy, the kind of exposure I wish I had during my undergraduate days.

We have hosted many young international and Vietnamese researchers as speakers, and we plan to continue doing so.

Science Communication Fellows

As a Science Communication Fellow at the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History, I perform science demonstrations during their Scientist Spotlight and science presentations during their Science Forum events.

Cosmology from Home Ask-Me-Anything

I enjoy Cosmology from Home and especially its outreach component. At each conference, the organizers host an Ask-Me-Anything session on Reddit’s r/askscience.

Here is the Cosmology from Home 2023 session, including the Reddit thread and the YouTube recording.

Skype a Scientist

Skype a Scientist is a non-profit international program that connects science classrooms with active researchers. Through informal interviews and conversations, students learn more about science, scientific research, and what it is like to work as a scientist. If you are a scientist or a science teacher, I strongly encourage you to consider signing up.

Physicists To-Go

This is similar to Skype a Scientist, but managed by the American Physical Society. If you are in the United States, consider signing up here.