Education and Outreach Activities of the Pierre Auger Observatory

THE PIERRE AUGER COLLABORATION (AUTOR 434 DE 474); M. TUEROS

Rio de Janeiro

Conferencia; 33rd International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2013); 2013

International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP)

The scale and scope of the physics studied at the Pierre Auger Observatory continue to offer significant opportunities for original outreach work. Education, outreach and public relations of the Auger Collaboration are coordinated in a separate task whose goals are to encourage and support a wide range of education and outreach efforts that link schools and the public with the Auger scientists and the science of cosmic rays, particle physics, and associated technologies. The presentation will focus on the impact of the collaboration in MendozaProvince, Argentina. The Auger Visitor Center in Malargue has hosted over 80,000 visitors since 2001, and a fourth collaboration-sponsored science fair was held on the Observatory campus in November 2012. The Rural Schools Program, which is run by Observatory staff and which brings cosmic-ray science and infrastructure improvements to remote schools, continues to broaden its reach. Numerous online resources, video documentaries, and animations of extensive air showers have been created for wide public release. Increasingly, collaborators draw on these resources to develop Auger related displays and outreach events at their institutions and in public settings to disseminate the science and successes of the Observatory worldwide.