Education & Outreach
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The Tsunami Research Facility hosts a number of education and outreach activities throughout the year. These include programs for graduate students, undergraduates, and K-12 students and teachers. |
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- Public open houses at the Tsunami Research Facility occur 2-3 times a year, during Oregon
State's
Dad's Weekend,
Mom's Weekend, and the
Corvallis da Vinci Days Festival.
- K-12 Activities - Teachers, bring your 5th grade or older class to visit the Tsunami
Research Facility. Tours can be tailored to fit your needs. To schedule a class tour
please fill out the
Tour Request Form.
- National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) - College
students spend the summer working directly with tsunami researchers.
Applications for the Summer 2012 REU program
are due Monday, March 5, 2012 at 8:00 AM PT.
- The Mini Tsunami Wave Flume traveling exhibit has been featured at National Engineers
Week in Washington DC in February 2009, 2010 and 2011. Over a thousand children and adults
constructed tsunami shelters out of Lego blocks and tested them in the mini-flume.
- Ambassadors - Undergraduate students are trained and serve as tour guides
for open houses and K-12 activities. They learn about tsunami research and gain
experience presenting and interacting with the public. Interested? Contact
Alicia Lyman-Holt.
- Portable hands-on activity - A new, portable tsunami activity was developed to illustrate engineering concepts for designing and protecting coastal infrastructure. It was pilot-tested at DaVinci Days in Corvallis.
