Operations in Aspen
In education, our goal is to bridge the gap between research, education, and passion for sound science. This understanding will enhance every aspect of our lives.
In Outreach, our goal is to provide innovative, immersive experiences that enhance the community's understanding of, and appreciation for, good science.
Our goal is to develop programs that provide real solutions to challenges based on sound science (ie the need for science literacy for the US) by convening, organizing and committing key leaders to pursuing plans that will produce real on-the-ground results to better humankind.
The Aspen Science Center is a 501 (c)(3) organization founded to bring science into our lives in a compelling way and use the power of good science to create a better future for all of us.
The Aspen Science Center will enter partnerships with universities, government and other educational agencies, NGOs and industry, collaborating with them to pursue our goals throughout the United States and beyond.
Education Projects
June 20, 2012 PHYSICS BBQs begin.
(see Physics BBQ in Education Programs)
Understanding that good science education is a key element in training tomorrow's thought leaders, ASC has developed several programs with schools in and around Aspen. With frequent Science Cafés and Science BBQs ASC affords area students the opportunity to learn from, and mingle with, pre-eminent physicists and other scientists from around the world..
Using the latest in technology and instructional techniques, ASC combines traditional education with more innovative methods. In addition to student services, we focus on teacher education, curriculum development, and research.
Aspen Science Festival
Aspen Science Festival – Street Fair
In celebration of the Aspen Center for Physics 50th anniversary the Aspen Science Center in conjunction the the Aspen Center for Physics will hold a street fair in Paepcke Park on Sunday August 12, 2012 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. The event will featured a non-stop program of interactive exhibits, experiments, games, and shows designed to entertain and inspire.
Latest News and Events
Star Gazer Event June 20, 2012
Posted on April 25, 2012
A Star Gazer, Ice Cream Social
The Kick-off event of the 2012 Kids BBQ season
This first event of the Kids BBQ season will begin at 8:00 pm at the Aspen Center for Physics, 700 West Gillespie Street on the dead-end corner of 6th and Gillespie. The evening starts with an ice cream social with ice cream prepared by physicist and their assistants using liquid nitrogen. Everyone will then be able to sample this culinary delight. This will be followed by stories of the heaven told by “Spellbinder” story tellers. The evening will conclude with a talk by Dr. Daryl Haggard from Northwestern University and some of her friend. Bring a blanket to sit on and some binoculars.
Physics-Is-For-Kids BBQ takes a dive into—the Brain!
Posted on August 27, 2011
Vijay Balasubramanian
July 12 2011
Have you ever thought about the massive computing power of the brain? Or its ability to comprehend and use concepts that are counterintuitive (like Heisenberg's uncertainty Principle)? Or using "fuzzy logic" (the ability to see connections between completely unrelated concepts--something that even the most powerful computers have trouble with)? Or the savant who memorized pi to 22,514 decimals?
Conciousness has perplexed philosophers and scientists for millenia, and we aren't going to tackle that (although we could!). We are examining, in depth, the amazing neurological machine that is the human brain---a wondrously powerful machine that can construct theories that accurately describe the universe, or be focused entirely on playing "Angry Birds". (The purpose of our BBQs are to ensure that your kid's brains are focused on the former, not the latter!)
HS2 Students visit the University of CO in Boulder
Posted on June 2, 2011
High School High Scholar program, a five-week intensive workshop sponsored by the Aspen Science Center. On Tuesday, the group made a pit stop at the University of Colorado in Boulder. CU physics professor Kevin Stenson led the students on a tour of the physics labs and performed a few special demonstrations to help pique the students' interest.