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	Lesa's lecturing background includes university lecturing in physics, astronomy and scientific modelling. Other educational work includes development of educational materials, introductory astronomy courses and enrichment lectures. Some individual lecture details appear on the Presentations page. Use these links to jump down to her affiliations with these major institutions: Macquarie University Australian Catholic University Sydney Observatory Astronomical Society of NSW Princess Cruises	Lesa lecturing on the Diamond Princess

	Macquarie University 2001-2004: Lectures on The Heat Equation, Random Walk, Chaos & Complexity (including the Logistic Map and the Game of Life) for PHYS220 Scientific Modelling. 2002, 2005-2007: Teaching Assistant, GEOS309 Astrobiology (now GEOS204 Life, the Universe and Everything). 2006-2008: Manager/administrator and contributor of teaching resources for the Australian Schools Innovation in Science, Technology and Mathematics (ASISTM) Project - Bringing Deep Space into the Classroom. Information about a continuation of this project is now here: Space to Grow	The logistic map in Excel
	Australian Catholic University: North Sydney 2006: Lecturer in Charge, PHYS504: The Earth in Space. 2007-2011: Lectures on Heat, Measurement, Biomechanics (Physics of the Human Body), Thermodynamics and Fluid Flow & Respiration for BIOL117: Applied Science for Practice 1 and BIOL119: Foundation Biological Science 1. 2008 to 2010: Lecture on Radiation for BIOL118: Applied Science for Practice 2. 2007 to 2011: Lecturer in Charge, PHYS105: Environmental Physics. Back to top Sydney Observatory 2008 to present: Tour guide and developer of curriculum support materials for NSW school students, to be offered in conjunction with observatory visits. Astronomical Society of NSW 2010 to the present: Introduction to Astronomy (I2A) courses covering fundamentals of the Solar System, stars, galaxies, the universe and cosmology, telescopes and observing, geometric optics, space travel, special relativity and astrobiology. Princess Cruises 2011 to the present: Enrichment lectures on diverse topics aboard "Princess" ships (Diamond Princess and Sun Princess). Topics include: Ebbs, Flows and Standing in Moonshadows Light, more than meets the eye Voyage to the Planets Sound, Light and Tsunamis - What makes a wave? Hello - is there anybody out there? Global Warming - Fact or Fiction? Big Island - Big Telescope From the beginning till Tuesday - a short history of the Universe Galileo - astronomer and father of modern science Back to top
Last Updated: 22 January 2012