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SUMMARY:Reaching for the Sun - Dr Helen Mason OBE (Department of Applied M
 athematics and Theoretical Physics)
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CONTACT:Reem Alhassan
DESCRIPTION:You are cordially invited to the Kelvin Club’s second talk o
 f the term\, which will take place on Tuesday 7th November. Wine\, cheese\
 , and other refreshments will be served in the Lubbock Room at Peterhouse 
 from 8:30 pm for an 8:45 pm start. Dr Helen Mason will be speaking on the 
 subject of 'Reaching for the Sun'.\n\nThe Sun\, our star\, is just moving 
 towards the most active phase of its eleven year cycle. We’ve had severa
 l large solar flares recently. Many solar space observatories have been wa
 tching the Sun over the past few decades: SoHO (Solar and Heliospheric Obs
 ervatory)\, Hinode and the Solar Dynamics Observatory. NASA’s Parker Sol
 ar Probe was launched in 2018 and ESA’s Solar Orbiter was launched in Fe
 bruary 2020. These satellites have travelled closer to the Sun than ever b
 efore\, to study the solar wind and the source regions on the Sun\, produc
 ing some fascinating results. \n\nThis talk will review what we have learn
 t about our dynamic Sun\, in particular\, what we know about sunspots\, so
 lar active regions\, flares\, the solar wind and how the Sun affects the E
 arth's environment (space weather). SunSpaceArt\, led by Helen Mason\, is 
 a team of scientists and artists who have worked with thousands of childre
 n and teachers across the UK ‘Today\, I loved this lesson because the sc
 ience and art inspired me’ (child).\n\nSpeaker Biography:\nDr Helen Maso
 n is a solar scientist at the University of Cambridge. Her field of resear
 ch is solar physics\, in particular the ultraviolet and X-ray spectrum of 
 the Sun. She has worked on many joint UK\, NASA\, ESA and Japanese space p
 rojects including SoHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory)\, Hinode\, SDO
  (Solar Dynamics Observatory) and IRIS. Recent solar space observations ha
 ve completely changed our view of the Sun. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe and
  ESA’s Solar Orbiter are travelling closer to the Sun than ever before t
 o improve our understanding of the Sun\, solar wind and its interaction wi
 th the Earth’s environment.\n\nHelen has always been keen to convey her 
 passion for solar physics to the public and to students. She has given man
 y public lectures and worked closely with schools. She has participated in
  several radio and TV programmes\, for example BBC4’s 'Seven Ages of Sta
 rlight' and BBC R4’s ‘In Our Time – Solar Wind’ (2020).\n\nHelen w
 orks closely with teachers and students throughout the UK\, most recently 
 leading the project SunSpaceArt.org\, funded by STFC\, which brings scient
 ists and artists together to run school STEAM (STEM + Arts) workshops. In 
 2014\, Helen was awarded an OBE for her services to Higher Education and t
 o Women in Science\, Engineering and Technology. In 2018\, she was awarded
  the Royal Astronomical Society’s Annie Maunder Medal for Outreach. In 2
 020\, the SunSpaceArt team won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Space Achiev
 ement in Education and Outreach.\n\n\nPlease ask for directions to the The
 atre at the Peterhouse Porters Lodge on Trumpington St. All are welcome.
LOCATION:Peterhouse Theatre
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