Public Information & Outreach

Greetings to all Trinity Section members and friends! As the new chair of the Public Information & Outreach Committee, I'd like to solicit your feedback on a few ideas for outreach in this challenging pandemic. More traditional in-person activities have had to be curtailed, but there are ways we can leverage opportunity in the near term to develop a more robust and creative online presence, and there is also no time like the present for planning ahead for when circumstances become more favorable. My suggestions are hardly exhaustive; please feel free to add your thoughts via email (Carl Willis), or give me a call (505-412-3277). Once I have an idea of where membership interest lies, I'll develop a more targeted agenda for outreach that will be appealing and help us build a robust and active committee. I look forward to working with you!

Current activities:

Nuclear NM summer book club: "Nuclear in New Mexico," exploring the impact of nuclear technology on our state. The summer 2024 book has been announced.
Boy Scouts (Nuclear Science Merit Badge) and Girl Scouts (Get to Know Nuclear)

Additional ideas: If you are interested in implementing any of these, please contact Carl Willis or any other member of the ExComm.

Nuclear science writing contest (NSWC)
Mentorship connections (via the website).
Science fair judging.
Public-facing Q&A online.
Teacher workshops.
Workshop kit assembly.
Virtual field trips.
Nuclear@Home.
Direct outreach to schools.
Environmental justice initiative.
Summer camp sponsorship.
Internships bulletin board.

ANS Trinity Section has a Public Information Committee, which supports outreach activities and the presentation of considered opinions on professional subjects of local interest. The current PI Committee chair is Carl Willis.

In 2009, 2010 and 2012, Trinity Section received the Best Public Information and Education award in the Small ANS Local Section category.

Join the Public Information Committee: ANS Trinity is expanding its educational outreach activities, and you are invited to be on the Public Information Committee e-mail list. Monthly e-mails will be sent to participants. When you receive the first e-mail, you will have the option to remove yourself from the list.

Members: thinking about running an outreach event? Click HERE.

Boy Scout Nuclear Science Merit Badge Workshops: details on the next workshop and homework requirements can be found HERE.