The TMT team and booth at John Muir High School for the Pasadena Unified School District Science Fest on Saturday 16 March 2024. The team, consisting of Ben Irarrazaval, Mabel Wong, John Miles, Alastair Heptonstall, Pratheep Eamranond, and Christina Wong (not pictured) presented the TMT Observatory and inspired students about exciting career opportunities related to STEM.
The TMT team attended the Pasadena City College STEM Gala, on Friday 8 March 2024. The event was a success and aimed to promote connections and opportunities within the STEM community in Pasadena and southern California.
ʻAle Lau Loa students' welcome party hosted by Kumejima Town in Okinawa, Japan, on 12 October 2023.
Students from the ʻAle Lau Loa Global Youth Ambassador Program visited Omiya Junior High School in Okinawa, Japan, on 8 October 2023.
The ʻAle Lau Loa navigation workshop was led by Hawaiʻi County Recreation Specialist Kalani Kahalioumi and wayfinding experts on 30 September 2023.
ʻAle Lau Loa students learned hula, oli, and Polynesian star compass during a pre-travel workshop guided by Kumu Keala Ching on 16 September 2023.
Key numbers of the US-ELTP partnership showcased on exhibit backdrop.
TMT participated in the U.S. Extremely Large Telescope Program exhibit at the 2023 NSBP (National Society of Black Physicists) annual conference in Knoxville, Tennessee on 9–12 November 2023.
TIO joined US-ELTP partners NOIRLab and the Giant Magellan Telescope to participate in SHPE. SHPE is the nation's largest association dedicated to fostering Hispanic leadership in STEM fields.
Staff from TMT International Observatory, the Giant Magellan Telescope, and NOIRLab attended the SHPE (Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers) conference that is the country’s largest annual gathering of Hispanic STEM students and professionals.
TMT partnered with NOIRLab and the Giant Magellan Telescope to participate in the U.S. Extremely Large Telescope Program exhibit at the 2023 SACNAS (Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science) Conference in October 2023.
TMT Project Manager Fengchuan Liu and Education, Outreach, and Broader Impacts Manager Yuko Kakazu gave presentations at the International Astronomical Union Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting (APRIM 2023) held from 7–11 August, in Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
