Scientist Involvement in High Visibility Education and Public Outreach: Eclipse 2001, A View from Zambia

Our dynamic Sun offers exciting opportunities to share research discoveries of NASA's Sun-Earth Connection with the pre-college education and public outreach communities. NASA's Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum (SECEF), a partnership between UC Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory and NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, coordinates national programs for broad audiences that highlight solar and geospace missions and research programs. One of SECEF's primary goals is to facilitate scientist involvement in education and public outreach. We will show results of the high-visibility Eclipse 2001 event. This event involved more than 30 space scientists in schools, museums, and other venues in and out of this world, including members of minority professional societies, i.e. the National Society of Black Physicists and the International Space Station. We will discuss lessons learned and future opportunities for scientist participation.