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Visualization Friday Forum Fall 2013 Welcome! Announcements: � DiVE Archeology Open House this afternoon, 4-6pm � Data & GIS fall workshops � Data & GIS student job opening � D3 monthly study group

Visualization for Teaching and Research Reporting on the 2013 Gordon Research Conference on Visualization in Science & Education Angela Zoss Data Visualization Coordinator Data & GIS Services, Perkins Library Visualization Friday Forum September 6, 2013

Gordon Research Conferences “ Welcome to the Gordon Research Conferences (GRC), a non-profit organization managed by and for the benefit of the scientific community. The Gordon Research Conferences provide an international forum for the presentation and discussion of frontier research in the biological , chemical , and physical sciences , and their related technologies.” http://www.grc.org/home.aspx, Accessed 9/5/13

“...a uniquely informal, interactive format…” � Full week � Single track � Isolated location, food and housing included � “Off the record”

Example Venue: Bryant University Talks Housing 2 Food Housing 1/ Posters

History of GRC on Visualization � Held 9 times since 1994, currently held biennially � Focus is on visualization for scientific disciplines, for novice and expert audiences (and creators) � Encourages multidisciplinary participation, esp. scientists, designers, and cognitive scientists http://www.grc.org/conferences.aspx?id=0000385

Encouraging Collaboration � Pre-conference workshops one on evaluation/assessment, one on HTML5/ChemDoodle � NASA Visionary Grant Program up to $5k for exploratory research, travel � Discussion time after talks 40 minute talk, 5+ minute neighbor chat, 10+ minute Q&A � Open poster sessions 2 hours every afternoon, informally again in evening � Evening social hour 5 free drink tickets per person

2013 GRC on Visualization: Topics 1. Groundbreaking research using visualizations 2. Educational applications of visualizations 3. Creating visualizations 4. Engaging the public with visualizations http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2013&program=visualiz

TOPICS: G ROUNDBREAKING R ESEARCH

Simulating and Visualizing Astrophysics Dr. Ralf Kähler, SLAC-Stanford http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~kaehler/homepage/visualizations/visualizations.html

Multi-isotope Imaging Mass Spectrometry Dr. Claude Lechene, Harvard University doi:10.1038/nature10734

Incorporation of 15 N into adult mouse hair cells. D-S Zhang et al . Nature 481 , 520-524 (2012) doi:10.1038/nature10745

TOPICS: E DUCATIONAL A PPLICATIONS

Gesturing to Learn Dr. Susan Goldin-Meadow, University of Chicago � Gesture/speech mismatch can signal an opportunity for learning � Even an induced mismatch improves learning http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPPaJrhluS4

Scaffolding and Adaptive Systems Leonardo and PhET http://www.intellimedia.ncsu.edu/?p=55 http://phet.colorado.edu/

Digital Textbooks Gaël McGill, Digizyme E. O. Wilson’s Life on Earth , using iBooks Author http://eowilsonfoundation.org/introduction-of-e-o-wilsons-life-on-earth-at-apples-launch-of-the-ibook-from-the-guggenheim/

TOPICS: C REATING V ISUALIZATIONS

Interactive Data Analysis Tools Dr. Jeff Heer, University of Washington Query using Facebook API � Node-link diagram � Matrix display with clustering � Matrix display, API return order 5000-item result limit Silent failure http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1473871611415994

Data Wrangling http://vis.stanford.edu/wrangler/

Easy Chemistry Visualizations Jmol, ChemDoodle, Molecular Materials Informatics http://www.chemdoodle.com/ http://jmol.sourceforge.net/ http://molmatinf.com/

Design, Data, Decisions Dr. John Maeda, Rhode Island School of Design art and science design and engineering making questions making solutions Do you really think art is worthwhile for scientists? Art is safe; you won’t kill anyone by creating art. It allows you to hone your ability to fail, which you can then take with you to your work. http://stemtosteam.org/

TOPICS: E NGAGING THE P UBLIC WITH V ISUALIZATION

NOVA’s Education and Outreach Efforts Rachel Connolly, NOVA From public understanding of science to public engagement with science http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/earth-from-space.html

Science Video Journals Dr. Kira Henderson, Journal of Visualized Experiments Using peer-reviewed video journals to improve replicability and accessibility of scientific research http://www.jove.com/video/1993/human-fear-conditioning-conducted-full-immersion-3-dimensional

Visualizing the Earth Systems Dr. Ned Gardiner, NOAA Using visualizations to help people experience the Earth as a system and make well-informed policy decisions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oudgYtNtg1E

V ISUALIZATION FOR THE M ASSES A personal research journey

Inspiration Decidedly n not for the masses.

Network Literacy � What skills do people need to be able to read network visualizations? þ Dissertation � What do we want people to get out of these visualizations? þ Dissertation � What will motivate them to care? ☐ Dissertation

Teaching Science Through Visualization � Used NASA Visionary Grant Program to develop a proposal for a video podcast � “Visions of Science” ( http://visionsofscience.tv/ ) � Very rough demo ( http://bit.ly/VoSdemo )

Goals � Disseminate powerful scientific visualizations to wider audiences � Promote the public’s understanding of scientific representations � Provide existing research projects a venue for engaging broadly with the public � Showcase positive, diverse role models for people considering careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) fields

Intended Format � 5-10 minute episodes � 2-3 episodes per month � 2 hosts, 1 expert � Expert brings and explains a visualization that can be used to engage with an interesting scientific development

Timeline � Thanks to a starter grant, currently setting up web presence and equipment � Recording host introductions soon � Conducting more practice interviews over the next month or two � Approaching and scheduling experts starting October/November

Suggestions for… � Format changes? � Topics? � Funding sources? � Logo ideas? � Advertising or collaboration opportunities?

T HANKS ! angela.zoss@duke.edu