Maria Charisi (Μαρία Χαρίση)

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● Public Outreach
A Ticket to Explore JPL, JPL/Caltech (2019)
Volunteer for Gravitational Waves booth
FUTURE of Physics 2018, Department of Physics, Caltech (2018)
Invited Talk: Low-frequency Gravitational Waves
Stargazing and Public Lecture Series, Caltech Astronomy (2018 - present)
Telescope and lecture volunteer for bi-weekly events
PAThs to Research,2nd Undergraduate Research Conference, Aristotle University (2018)
Research careers in physics, alumni panel
Science for March,Caltech Graduate Student Council and Postdoc Association (2018)
Volunteer for campus-wide science fair (infrared camera IPAC demonstration)
Public Lectures and Stargazing Nights,Columbia Astronomy Public Outreach (2011 – 2017)
Telescope and lecture volunteer for bi-weekly events
Talk: “Black hole duet: Hearing the universe for the first time” (2016)
Talk: “Explosive Lighthouses: Gamma Ray Bursts from the Distant Universe” (2014)
World Science Festival (2014, 2016, 2017)
Telescope volunteer, Stargazing party, Brooklyn Bridge Park, New York
Volunteer, LIGO exhibit, Science street fair, Washington Square, New York
School Visits
Invited Talk: “NANOGrav: Tuning in to Einstein’s Universe”, Hamilton Elementary School (2019)
Guest Astronomer, The School at Columbia University (2017)
Invited talk: “Neutron stars, black holes and gamma-ray bursts”, Tenafly High School (2014)
Girls Science Day , Women in Science @ Columbia Outreach Program (2015, 2016)
Hands-on science experiments for middle school girls
GOALS for Girls, Intrepid Summer Science Camp (2015)
“How to become an astronomer” Q & A
Science Saturday Starters, Women in Science @ Columbia Outreach Program (2014)
Astronomy-related demonstrations for middle school students
Explorations of Science, Double Discovery Center, Columbia University
Invited Talk: “Electromagnetic Spectrum”, Optics experiments & Career in astronomy Q &; A (2014)
Invited Talk: “Gamma-ray Bursts”, Solar observing & Career in astronomy Q &; A (2014)
*Program for low-income and first-generation college-bound high-school students
Sidewalk Astronomy, Columbia Astronomy Public Outreach
Telescope volunteer, Stargazing at Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, New York (2016) Telescope volunteer, Lunar Eclipse observing event, Columbia Univ. campus, New York (2015) Telescope volunteer, Stargazing nights, Harlem, New York (2015) Telescope volunteer, Venus Transit observing event, Union Square, New York (2012)