From meteorites to planets - evolution of volatiles in the inner solar system (summary to follow)
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Manchester
Department Name: Earth Atmospheric and Env Sciences
Abstract
From meteorites to planets - evolution of volatiles in the inner solar system
Organisations
Studentship Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST/N504166/1 | 01/10/2015 | 31/03/2021 | |||
| 1789738 | Studentship | ST/N504166/1 | 01/10/2016 | 08/12/2020 | Benjamin Farrant |
| Description | Bluedot Festival Outreach Activities |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Helped attend and run a stall at the Bluedot Festival where festival goers were encouraged to learn about and engage with meteorites, space science and geology. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017,2019 |
| Description | Bradford Media and Science Museum Outreach Event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Gave short talks and demonstrations to school students over a full day at the Bradford Media and Science Museum. The event was aimed to give the students a taste of space and meteorite science and then engage with them on whether they would like to continue with their education at University. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Discover Space Outreach Event at G-Mex |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | At G-Mex the public were taught about space science, shown meteorite samples and encouraged to engage in a meteorite hunt activity while involving themselves in discussions with the attending researchers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Manchester Schools Visit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Pupils in either lower or upper 6th from 4 schools from the Greater Manchester region visited my institution and were taught about meteorites, general geology and given an experience of what coming to University to study would be like. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Manchester Science Festival at MAnchester Museum |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | School students and the general public attended the Manchester Science Festival over a few days at the Manchester Museum. I helped run a stall where visitors where introduced to meteorite samples and space science and were encouraged to engage in a meteorite hunt activity and get involved in discussions with the researchers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017,2018 |
| Description | Outreach Event at the Manchester Museum |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Helped run a meteorite workshop and meteorite hunt activity for an evening of science engagement with the visitors of the Manchester museum. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Royal Society Summer Exhibotion - Living on the Moon |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Helped out at a public engagement stall organised with numerous other UK Universities. Communicated Science with regards to technology that could help us live on the moon in the future. The event was attended by hundreds of people over several days ranging from school groups to interested memebers of the public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2019/summer-science-exhibition/ |
| Description | Science X Outreach Event at the Trafford Centre |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Engaged with the shoppers visiting the Trafford Centre in Manchester and showed them meteorite samples, taught them about space science and got them to engage in a meteorite hunt activity. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017,2018 |
| Description | University Community Festival at the Manchester Museum |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Visitors to the Manchester Museum were encouraged to engage with meteorite samples, space science and a meteorite hunt activity as part of the University Community Festival to encourage a wider audience to get engaged with science. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017,2018 |