The League of Astronomers (LoA)

Astronomy Department, University of Washington

Nancy H. Thomas
nancyth@uw.edu

Andrew Brandel, Anthony Paat, Denise Schmitz,
Ramon Sharma, Juan Trujillo, Chris Laws
AAS Jan. 6, 2014
About Us
Undergraduate registered student
organization re-founded in 2012
70 members and growing
Astronomy Undergraduates, Fall 2012
Goals
Engage the University of Washington
(UW) and the greater Seattle communities
through outreach, research, and events

Provide a clear connection between
undergraduate students and the rest of the
UW Astronomy Department
Mentoring
Teatime
seminars

Advising
panels

Tutoring

Mentoring
Teatime
seminars

Advising
panels

Tutoring

Mentoring
Teatime
seminars

Advising
panels

Tutoring

Mentoring
Support for presenting at the UW
Undergraduate Research Symposium

Research
Student Radio
Telescope (SRT)
Undergrad operated

Supported by the UW
Student Technology Fee

Example project:
mapping galactic H

Manastash Ridge
Observatory (MRO)
Student operated with
student built
instruments

Focused on undergrad
education

Supported by the
Astronomy Dept. and
Chris Laws (LoA
advisor)

Research
Dominion Astrophysical
Observatory (DAO)
Successful observing
proposal submitted by group
of 10 LoA undergrads and
faculty advisor, Ana Larson

Researching the metallicity
of a group of open clusters

Financial support from the
Astronomy Dept.
Research
Collaboration
Pre-Major in Astronomy Program
(Pre-MAP): community social events,
mentoring, and research support

Seattle Astronomical Society (SAS):
star parties, volunteering at elementary
school science nights this winter
Outreach
Presentation by
Anthony Paat today

Visit Poster 160.07
from 3:30-6:30 PM

Topics: Planetarium,
Theodore Jacobsen
Observatory, and Star
Parties
Contact
Ocers:
Nancy Thomas, President
nancyth@uw.edu
Denise Schmitz, Treasurer
denschm@uw.edu
Juan Trujillo, Secretary
trujjd@uw.edu
Anthony Paat, Outreach
anthop3@uw.edu
Ramon Sharma, Events
lambdacd@uw.edu
Advisor: Chris Laws
laws@astro.washington.edu