PSL University, partner of the event, will be present throughout the festival to share the research conducted in its laboratories. With the participation of researchers, students, and engineers from Chimie Paris-PSL, ESPCI-PSL, ENS-PSL, EPHE-PSL, Dauphine-PSL, the Collège de France, and of course the Paris-PSL Observatory.
Daniel Reese is an astronomer at LIRA, Observatoire de Paris-PSL. He will lead the workshop “The melody of the stars : How do stars oscillate ?”
He will explain asteroseismology, i.e., the study of star pulsations, which provides information about their internal structure, in very simple terms. The workshop will use sound transpositions of stellar oscillations interfaced with a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, a diagram that all stellar physicists are familiar with and prefer to call the HR diagram.
Ludovic Petitdemange is a CNRS researcher at LUX, Observatoire de Paris-PSL. He will lead the workshop “Touching space : a new sensory experience to discover the solar system.” Initially designed for the visually impaired, this workshop approaches the solar system through touch and manipulation, whereas the rest of the public only uses their eyesight. It’s a whole new way to discover the planets...
Join us on June 14 and 15 at Ground Control in Paris to discover the PSL University program :
Saturday, June 15
Spectacle
13h - 14h30 | STRESS !
Open not only your ears but also your eyes for the very first live and public TANGRAM ! The PSL University podcast is putting on a show and will address the issue of stress through the prism of physiology, cognition, work, and religious practices. Alongside Yann Plantier, who will present the episode, Arnaud Mias, from Paris Dauphine-PSL, will be on stage to talk about his research on stress in the workplace.
Workshops
12pm - 3pm | Vortexes, tornadoes, and turbulence : fluid mechanics on Earth and in the universe
12pm - 3pm | Screws and nails : how to make a nail
12pm - 3pm | Sun observation (weather permitting)
3pm - 7pm | The melody of the stars : How do stars oscillate ?
3pm - 7pm | Plastic in the Saône : investigation into plastic
Sunday, June 15
Workshops
12pm - 2:30pm | The chemistry of everyday objects : What resources ?
12pm - 5pm | Minis’Ingés : a game to discover great figures in scientific engineering and reproduce related scientific experiments
12pm - 5pm | Touching space : a new sensory experience to discover the solar system
12pm - 5pm | A journey into the world of medieval manuscripts and alphabets in today’s Europe
2:30pm - 5pm | Through the eye of the telescope
And the full program is available on the website. Festival Double Science.