Chandra Astrophyics Institute
Program effectiveness
CAI June 2005 - May 2006
Funded by the NASA Chandra Education and Public Outreach program for Cycle 6 Chandra observations
* Evaluation Report, October 2005
* Executive Summary of Evaluation Report, October 2005
CAI June 2006 - May 2007
Funded by the NASA Chandra Education and Public Outreach program for Cycle 7 Chandra observations
* Summary of Summer Session, August 2006
* Preliminary Evaluation Report, October 2006
CAI June 2007 - May 2008
Funded by the NASA Chandra Education and Public Outreach program for Cycle 8 Chandra observations
* Summer Session Evaluation Report, September 2007
* "What can science do for me?: Engaging urban teens in the Chandra Astrophysics Institute", A poster presented at Astronomical Society of the Pacific annual conference, September 2007
Work by previous CAI participants
CAI 2005-2006:
What is the size of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy?
* Authors: Shakib Ahmed and Vania Ibacache (Lynn English High School)
* Mentor: Dr. Fred Baganoff, MKI
* Galactic Center Presentation, May 2006
CAI 2006-2007:
Does the x-ray binary system 4U2129 contain a black hole or neutron star?
* Andrew Caide and Aisling Hunt (Cambridge Rindge and Latin HS)
* Mentor: Dr. Mike Nowak (MIT)
* XRB Paper, May 2007
* XRB Presentation, May 2007
CAI 2007-2008:
How can we classify a particular high energy object near the center of the Milky Way galaxy?
* Nafiun Awal (Boston Latin School)
* Mentor: Dr. Fred Baganoff
* Wiki paper, May 2008 - log in as "guest" to access
* PowerPoint presentation, May 2008
CAI partner scientists
Dr. Sebastian Heinz
Dr. Andy Young
Dr. Fred Baganoff
Dr. Mike Nowak
Dr. Albert Kong
Dr. Paola Testa
Dr. Tracey DeLaney
Dr. Catherine Grant
Dr. Glenn Allen
Prof. Deepto Chakrabarty
Prof. Saul Rappaport
Prof. Walter Lewin