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The Berkeley Center for Cosmological Physics recognizes the integral relationship between research and knowledge of the universe and making that knowledge publicly accessible. Research and education are viewed as equal responsibilities, and every member of the Center and its partner academy will have multiple avenues to participate in outreach. Education and outreach will span a wide range of activities including support for K-12 teaching and learning; public appreciation of science; international research and education partnerships; and post graduate, graduate, and undergraduate training.
Establishing and advancing a Minimum Straightforward Standard Model (MSSM) of Cosmology contributes to understanding our place in the universe. It also taps a universal human interest and curiosity that begins when we look at stars in the night sky. The Berkeley Center for Cosmological Physics, with its focus on this model of cosmology, will utilize its resources to:
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College, Graduate, Career opportunities
Access to the intellectual resources of the Center for Cosmological Physics: Speakers: utilizing communication technologies, the web, pod casts:
One Minute How-to Berkeley Lab physicist Hitoshi Murayama is among those providing audio explanations on how to do something in 60 seconds. Murayama gives his abbreviated take on "How to Understand the Standard Model," which is the current theory of particle physics.
Open access courses Materials: available on the web and through publishers The Center is engaged in the development of educational material about cosmology and astrophysics. We also run a training and guest program for students, teachers, and researchers. Our primary web offering is
Post graduate, graduate, and undergraduate research opportunities Opportunities for K-12 students, teachers, and schools - Learning opportunities through the Berkeley Lab Academy for Science Teaching and Learning and the Lawrence Hall of Science International Research and Education Partnerships Hands-On-Universe Holds Teachers’ Workshop in Kenya
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Teachers and students explored topics in modern cosmology including the history and structure of the universe, the Standard Model of particles and interactions, and the evolution of matter and energy. Here students get a demonstration in making ice cream with liquid nitrogen. ____________________________________________________________
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Imagine that the expanding Universe is a loaf of raisin bread. When baked in the oven, the bread expands, but the raisins do not. The bread represents the space in the Universe, and the raisins represent galaxies and other astronomical objects. While the bread itself undergoes a large change in structure, the raisins themselves stay the same.
Education Topics Formation of the Elements
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History and Fate of the Universe poster
Everyday parabolas