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Katey Shirey

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Expeditions: IceCube In-ice Antarctic Telescope 2010
Occupation: Teacher
Organization: Washington-Lee High School

Katey Shirey grew up loving physics and art and, as an undergraduate at the University of Virginia, she continually combined her two passions. She attempted to explain physics and physical phenomenon through large-scale kinetic sculptures and installations. Today Miss Shirey continues to examine the relationship of Physics to various aspects of the world around her through teaching and facilitating student learning at Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, Virginia. She is excited to examine what scientists do and how science conducted far away impacts our understanding of the universe, and sees this as an ideal way to draw connections between physics to students' lives.

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Hello 6th Period, My name

Hello 6th Period,

 My name is Ms. Shirey and I teach Physics in Virginia.  I know Mr. Ohara and was at his South Pole training.  Although I'm not at the South Pole, maybe I can help answer some of your questions:

Chris Z.- At the pole the ice sheet is 2,700m thick,  that's 9,000 ft...{read more}

November 28, 2009 - 6:52am
QUESTIONS

Hello Fourth Period,

My name is Ms Shirey and I teach Physics in Arlington, VA.   I am not at the south pole right now but I've trained with Mr. Ohara to go next year.  Because Mr. Ohara is so busy at the pole I"m going to try to help answer some of your questions--Mr. Ohara can only...{read more}

November 27, 2009 - 1:23pm
Comments/Questions From 1st

Hi 1st Period Engineering,

I'm Ms Shirey a Physics teacher in Arlington, Virginia and I'm going to the South Pole next year.  Mr. Ohaea and I trained together this summer for our trips so while I'm not there right now, I think I can answer one of your questions from home.

 The...{read more}

November 27, 2009 - 1:40pm
Mr.OHARA! answer our

Hello EGT Team!

 My name is Ms. Shirey and I teach Physics in Virginia.  I know Mr. Ohara and was there for his South Pole training.  AlthoughI'm not at the South Pole, maybe I can help answer some of your questions:

 Ari, Tyler, Tal, Ryan:  There are no animals at the South Pole...{read more}

November 27, 2009 - 12:42pm
The instrument

The largest scientific instrument, The IceCube kilometer square photocollector array, is still being built! Looking at the data that's already been collected it's a fun mental jump to imagine the photocollectors in the ice, picking up the photons, imagining how a streak of light (visible or...{read more}

June 1, 2009 - 11:34am
why they went to antarctica

I decided to apply because I am interested in neutrinos, the subatomic particles that IceCube is studying.  I saw a special on them several years ago involving vats of water in mountains in Japan and was immediately interested in how this project was similar in intention (photocollectors in...{read more}

June 1, 2009 - 8:04am

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