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Outreach
I like to share my passion about science, by performing demonstrations, by conducting experimental workshops, or by writing.
Children book "Oscar & Rosalind"
"Oscar & Rosalind" is a book series aimed at children aged 4-6. The books consist of a story featuring Oscar the hedgehog. Oscar is curious and finds explanation with his friend Rosalind the giraffe who is a scientist.
- Scientific expertise for the children book "Oscar & Rosalind: The rainbow".
- Translation of the French-speaking book to Dutch and English.
- Presentation on the science of rainbows at the festival "I Love Science 2019" in Brussels.
Youtube channel "Ready Set Science"
Ready Set Science is a Dutch speaking YouTube channel about physics that began in july 2019 with a premiere at the Cinema Palace.
- Editorial team member.
- Subtitling in French for the pilot episode "Waarom je ouder bent dan de zon".
Demonstrations, experimental workshops, media
- Scientific experiments for a language camp (Roeland vzw) during the summer.
- Demonstrations at the "Dag van de wetenschap" (science themed day throughout Flanders), November 2017.
- Experimental workshop on pressure, primary school in Brussels, spring 2019.
- February 2020: participating scientist for the "Valentine Day's special event" of Pint of Science Belgium.
- February 2020: guest on radio show "La méthode scientifique" on france culture: "Entropie: la théorie du chaos"
- May 2022: speaker at the Pint of Science 2022 festival, at the Marcel Bike Café. Topic: Brownian motion and random walks.
- Fall 2022: Scientific expert for the page on entropy of the book "Phénomènes" published by Editions du Chêne in august 2023.
- March 2023: Presentation on "Earth Radiation Budget" for the students participating in the Asgard project