Amandeep Gill - Public Outreach InternMentors: James Roche and Rebecca Thompson

in Harmony from Research to Development

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Outline

➡ Motivation

➡ Learning Kivy

➡ App Content & Design

➡ Experience

➡ Acknowledgments

• Freedom to choose my own project• The relation between Physics and Engineering• Current APS outreach activities

Learning Kivy• Library for game

design• Python

- high-level language- lots of uses

• Flappy Bird game tutorial

Python Kivy

App Content & Design

Content:• Selected topics • Interviews with people

from both fields• Target audience

Design:• Several iterations• Adaptable• Difficulties

- text size- text location- button location

Experience • Living in DC• Touring labs• Interviews• Working at APS• Providing input for AIP

programs• Outreach at a national

level

Acknowledgments

American Physical SocietyJames Roche

Rebecca ThompsonAshley Mumford

NASA GoddardRichard BarryDiego JanchesGail Jackson

Society of Physics StudentsSean Bentley

Kendra RedmondCourtney LemonTracy Schwab

Daniel GolombekSacha PurnellLydia Quijada

Matthew Payne