Henry Trae Winter
Chief Scientist - Advanced Research in Inclusion and STEAM Accessibility (ARISA) Lab
Overton High School, Memphis, TN
University of Memphis
Psychology/Physics
Montana State University
Physics
I always loved science fiction as a kid, but I started learning about real science after finding Carl Sagan's “Cosmos” at my local library.
Eclipse Soundscapes: Citizen Science Project
The Eclipse Soundscapes: Citizen Science Project is studying how eclipses affect life on Earth. Eclipse Soundscapes citizen scientists will help collect and analyze sound data from the October 14, 2023 annular eclipse and the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse.
I develop the scientific programs for Advanced Research in Inclusion and STEAM Accessibility (ARISA) Lab's projects including the Eclipse Soundscapes: Citizen Science Project. I also design and build the software and technical elements necessary to enable citizen scientists to carry out their observations and analysis.
Always remember, the physical feeling of learning something new is not elation, but frustration. When you are working on a difficult problem and are frustrated, embrace the frustration because you are on the cusp of understanding something you did not understand before.
I love the images of the Sun from the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) on the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) satellite. The Helioviewer tool makes it easy to make your own visualization and movie based on AIA images.
