Shaw-IAU Workshops by the OAE

This project co-produces scientific knowledge with astronomers and artists/educators in PPG, targeting children, teenagers, and young adults. In partnership with ‘Ninho das Águias,’ we offer classes and night sky observations. Many PPG students face academic challenges and lack extracurricular opportunities, leading to disadvantages in higher education and employment. Our extracurricular courses aim to enrich their education and promote continued learning. By providing positive role models from Afrodescendant backgrounds and creating decolonial, context-based science materials, we support local culture and share resources as Open Educational Resources.

Biography:

Larissa Okiyama is an undergraduate student in astronomy, specializing in extragalactic astronomy at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. She is also deeply involved in cultural astronomy, working with Indigenous peoples and individuals in challenging situations. Her research focuses on using galaxy morphology to gather information about the formation and evolution of galaxies.