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Science and Technology Applied to Radio Signals (STARS)

Calling High School and College Instructors to Participate

Summer Workshop: “Science and Technology Applied to Radio Signals”

Summer Workshop week: July 14-18, 2025

Are you interested in building a radio horn telescope for you astronomy, physics, or engineering class?

Are you interested in having your students do hands-on astronomy with a radio telescope?

Are you interested in being able to detect HI signals for creating a map or a velocity curve of the Milky Way Galaxy?

The Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences at Concord University cordially invite you to join our newly developed summer workshop Science and Technology Applied to Radio Signals (STARS) for implementing radio astronomy into your physics, astronomy and engineering programs.

Through a one-week summer program participants will:

  • Build a fully functional neutral hydrogen (HI) small horn radio telescope system that they will be able to take with them;
  • Learn about radio signals and digital signal processing of radio signals;
  • Learn how to operate a spectrometer program for analyzing and displaying data;
  • Apply the developed tools to observing radio signals from the MWG;
  • Learn techniques for conducting observations with these horn telescopes;
  • Be invited to participate in the DSPIRA (Digital Signal Processing in Radio Astronomy) group meetings and collaborate with others interested in radio astronomy.

  • Science teachers of grades 9-14, which includes high school teachers and teachers at community colleges or PUI’s, are invited to apply.
  • Astronomy knowledge is not a prerequisite for participation, but a desire to involve yourself in research is.
  • Multiple teachers from the same school may apply.

  • This is a hands-on program where teachers must be committed to spending a week in an intensive learning experience.
  • Room and board will be provided.
  • Teachers will receive a stipend of $1,000.