The Molecularium Project is an informal science education project of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute . The project introduces young audiences to the world of atoms and molecules using character driven stories, animations, games and activities, and molecular visualizations. Rensselaer's three principal scientist and educators behind the project are Linda Schadler , Richard W. Siegel, and Shekhar Garde. The Molecularium Project began as an outreach project of Rensselaer's Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center. To realize the productions, the scientists collaborated with Nanotoon Entertainment, led by writer and director V. Owen Bush , and writer/producer Kurt Przybilla. The Molecularium Project is funded by Rensselaer, the National Science Foundation , and New York State .
21-696: [REDACTED] Look up oxy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Oxy or OXY may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media [ edit ] Oxy, a fictional character from the Molecularium Project Oxy, abbreviation for the Oxyrhynchus Papyri Brands and enterprises [ edit ] Oxy, a line of skin care products from Mentholatum OXY, Ticker symbol and nickname for Occidental Petroleum Oxy,
42-525: A 70-foot (21 m) diameter dome and features live weekly shows presented by a staff astronomer, also daily pre-recorded " fulldome " shows. The custom-built Zeiss Universarium Mark VIII fiber-optic star projector was recently refurbished. World-class optics create a precise, deep-field sky with up to 9,000 celestial objects. Cosmos 360 uses the planetarium's digital system to view the night sky. The guided tour includes in-depth views of planets, constellations and other current astronomical events. The show
63-468: A U.S. National Science Foundation grant to make a new Molecularium show exclusively for an immersive dome based video display environment, also known as a fulldome medium. They recruited filmmaker, and experience designer, V. Owen Bush to bring the idea to life. Bush founded the production company Nanotoon Entertainment with writer/producer Kurt Przybilla to realize the new project. Bush and Przybilla proposed an adventure story of personified atoms flying
84-604: A brand of cleaning products from Reckitt Benckiser Other uses [ edit ] Oxy or oxo, a ketone functional group Oxy, nickname for Occidental College Oxy, short for oxy-fuel welding and cutting Oxy, slang term for the drug oxycodone Oxy, nickname for the USATF Distance Classic OXY, the product code for the Game Boy Micro , a reference to its development codename of "Oxygen" See also [ edit ] Oxi ,
105-767: A gift from Curtis R. Priem , co-founder of Nvidia corporation. The digital version of the film premiered at EMPAC , in Troy, New York, on February 27, 2009. The IMAX version premiered at the Giant Screen Cinema Association International Conference and Trade Show in Indianapolis, Indiana, on September 22, 2009. The IMAX 3D Premiere was at the GSCA Film Expo in Los Angeles on February 24, 2010. It
126-839: A ship called the Molecularium through nanoscale materials including a snowflake, a penny, a stick of gum and the human body. In February 2005, the team debuted "Molecularium - Riding Snowflakes" a 23-minute digital planetarium show at the Children's Museum of Science and Technology . In 2005, "Molecularium - Riding Snowflakes" won the Domie award at Domefest, a festival for immersive dome films, in Albuquerque New Mexico. "Molecularium - Riding Snowflakes" has shown at Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland, California,
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168-499: Is a center for learning in Earth and space science, which features interactive exhibits, planetariums, a large screen theater, hands-on activities, and three powerful telescopes . The center is the continuation and expansion of a public observatory that has served San Francisco Bay Area schools and citizens with astronomy and science education programs since 1883. It is named after the father of hydraulic mining and benefactor of
189-931: Is available in 2D & 3D for 15/70 and 8/70 large format film and in digital 3D. The film has been composed with Omnimax / IMAX Domes in mind. Molecules to the MAX! was nominated for Best Film Produced for the Giant Screen, Best Film for Lifelong Learning and Best Sound Design at the 2010 GSCA’s Achievement Awards. Molecules to the MAX! has shown at the National Museum of Natural Science (Taichung, Taiwan) Maloka Interactive Museum (Bogota, Colombia), The Scientific Center (Salmiya, Kuwait), McWane Science Center (Birmingham, Alabama) Proctor's Theatre (Schenectady, New York) among others. It has been translated and versioned in Spanish , Chinese , Japanese and Arabic . It
210-553: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Molecularium Project In 2002, Schadler and Garde produced a seven-minute pilot show for the local planetarium called “Molecularium” for the Digistar II Planetarium system. It introduces children to the concepts of atoms and molecules from small molecules like water to larger molecules like polymers . In early 2004, Schadler, Garde, and Siegel were awarded
231-897: Is distributed to Giant Screen theaters by SK Films. In the spring of 2012, the Molecularium Project launched NanoSpace, an online molecular theme park. Visitors to NanoSpace learn scientific concepts with games, activities and movies. Areas within Nanospace include the Hall of Atoms and Molecules, H2O park (the water cycle ), Sizes in the Universe ( scale and scientific notation ), Material Boulevard ( Materials Science ), and DNA Land ( Molecular Biology ). Chabot Space and Science Center Chabot Space and Science Center ( / ʃ ə ˈ b oʊ / ), located in Oakland, California ,
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#1732798209410252-478: Is updated to reflect seasonal night skies. A complete schedule and listing of daily shows as well as current show times can be found at the center's planetarium page . The Chabot Space and Science Center offers volunteer and educational opportunities to local teens, who work as explainers on the museum floor or on outreach trips. The program was initiated by a grant from YouthALIVE! (Youth Achievement through Learning Involvement, Volunteer and Employment!) through
273-777: The Newark Museum Planetarium in Newark, New Jersey, Dubai Children’s City, UAE, and Thinktank, Birmingham , UK, among other digital planetariums. It has been translated and versioned in Arabic , Korean and Turkish . It is Distributed by E&S , Spitz , Sky-Skan, and e-Planetarium. In 2010, the American Library Association (ALA) selected the Molecularium Kid's Site for inclusion to its Great Websites for Kids. "Molecules to
294-560: The MAX!" is a 41-minute fully animated 3D IMAX film for the Giant Screen . The film re-imagines the characters and story developed for "Molecularium- Riding Snowflakes" for an older audience and a different medium. The film's simulations and rendering were partially computed at the Computational Center for Nanotechnology Innovations . The film was produced by Nanotoon Entertainment and Developed at Rensselaer , with
315-502: The hills of Oakland, California. The museum was formerly an affiliate in the Smithsonian Affiliations program but is currently no longer an affiliate. Aside from its telescopes, it contains: Chabot Space and Science Center has three observatory telescopes, all of which are open to the public on weekends. Leah Meridian Transit Telescope Rachel Nellie The Planetarium seats 250 people under
336-444: The mid-1960s, the facility was expanded considerably. Throughout this time, Chabot Science Center, as it was renamed, was staffed mainly by Oakland Unified School District personnel and volunteers. In 1977, seismic safety concerns terminated public school students’ access to the original observatory facility. The observatory building remained open to the general public, but school activities were limited to outlying classroom buildings and
357-678: The original Oakland Observatory, Anthony Chabot . Since 2000, the center has been located on the western border of Redwoods Regional Park and has partnered with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration , hosting the NASA Ames Visitor Center. The institution began in 1883 as the Oakland Observatory, through a gift from Anthony Chabot to the City of Oakland. The original Oakland Observatory
378-681: The planetarium. Recognizing the need to restore full access to the facility, either by repair or relocation, in 1989 Chabot Observatory & Science Center was formed as a Joint Powers Agency with the City of Oakland, the Oakland Unified School District, and the East Bay Regional Park District, in collaboration with the Eastbay Astronomical Society , and in 1992 was recognized as a nonprofit organization. The project
399-485: Was chosen to better convey the organization's focus on astronomy and the space sciences , while communicating both the broad range and the technologically advanced nature of programs available in the new Science Center. Opened August 19, 2000, the Chabot Space & Science Center is an 86,000-square-foot (8,000 m ), state-of-the-art science and technology education facility on a 13-acre (53,000 m ) site in
420-524: Was led by Chabot's Executive Director and CEO, Dr. Michael D. Reynolds , breaking ground for the facility in October 1996 with construction of the new 88,000-square-foot (8,200 m ) Science Center beginning in May 1998. In January 2000, anticipating the opening of the new facility, the organization changed its name from Chabot Observatory & Science Center to Chabot Space & Science Center. The new name
441-606: Was located near downtown Oakland and provided public telescope viewing for the community. For decades, it also served as the official timekeeping station for the entire Bay Area, measuring time with its transit telescope . The observatory moved to its Mountain Boulevard location near the current State Route 13 ( 37°47′13″N 122°10′42″W / 37.78694°N 122.17833°W / 37.78694; -122.17833 - telescope domes visible in satellite view) in 1915 due to increasing light pollution and urban congestion. In
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