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Outreach

Science communication and public engagement

Star Tres

I co-founded the outreach initiative Star Tres with Dr. Javiera Rey and Dr. Carolina Agurto. Since 2013 we create reliable astronomy content, explaining the latest discoveries in simple words and showing the human side of scientific life. We are the first Chilean, Spanish-speaking initiative of this kind led by women, and we promote the visibility of women in science.

Our community has grown to 33,000+ subscribers on YouTube, which has opened many opportunities.

AVERO asteroid workshop
2020

Asteroid Workshop: A Rocky Adventure (AVERO)

With a €5,874 grant from the IAU-OAD we delivered astronomy material (900 kits) to students and trained teachers from less-favoured Chilean public schools to run an asteroid workshop themselves.

  • Kits built with OAD funding plus material from ALMA and ESO.
  • Handbook, workshop video and all materials published online for other teachers.
Divulgacon event
2020

Divulgacon

Divulgacon, organised by the Museo Interactivo Mirador (MIM), brought together edutubers and scientists. Star Tres talked about women in science; more than 11,000 people have watched the YouTube broadcast.

Astrocalendario 2020
2020

Astrocalendario

An illustrated astronomy calendar for 2020, published by Editorial USACH and available at Buscalibre.

2019 – 2020

#FebreroDeCientificas

Throughout February we shared short biographies of Latin American women scientists on social media (#FebreroDeCientificas) to make women in science more visible.

2019

#YoutubersenALBA

The ALBA synchrotron in Barcelona invited Star Tres among 14 YouTubers to visit its facilities and learn about its science. See the Instagram stories and the photo gallery.

100 Líderes Jóvenes 2018
2018

100 Líderes Jóvenes

El Mercurio and Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez selected us among the “100 Líderes Jóvenes 2018” for our work in astronomy outreach.

Mujeres Bacanas
2018

Mujeres Bacanas

“Mujeres Bacanas”, which makes visible the legacy of women through their lives and work, featured our trajectory as Star Tres on their website.

2016

Mujeres Chilenas en Ciencia

Took part in the video “Granito de Arena” for the “Mujeres Chilenas en Ciencias” contest, where the team received an honourable mention.

Karina Rojas at Paranal Observatory
2016

#MeetESO

As part of the #MeetESO social media contest we visited Paranal and ALMA with seven other social media personalities from around the world, and shared the visit in three videos.

Public talks at Universidad de Valparaíso

As a student at Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile, I took part in many outreach projects: astronomy talks in schools and for the general public, workshops for the “Día Nacional de la Astronomía”, and talks about women and girls in science such as “¿Qué significa ser científica hoy?”. I also collaborated with EXPLORA Valparaíso as a scientific assistant at public astronomy events.

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