Dublin City University Space and Robotics Club (SPARC) are one of Irelands most active science societies, each year the club grows and they are always plan ahead with a view on how engage, excite and inspire new members.

In the past they have built drones, robotic rovers, 3D printers, and even rockets. They organise astrophotography hikes for students, rocket launches,  visits to far off places like Iceland, to see the northern lights and stargazing from Mount Teide in Tenerife. SPARC cater for all levels of expertise levels; it doesn’t matter students have never done astrophotography or used a telescope before – their aim is to show you!

Each year the club grows and we always have big plans to engage and excite our members – DCU SPARC has rocket launches, exciting trips, advanced robotics projects, along with more of everything we’ve done in the past planned for what promises to be an amazing year ahead!

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They have two exciting talks for Irish Astronomy Week

Dr David Long, DCU School of Physical Sciences – Solar Physics

Dr. David Long is an Assistant Professor in Solar Physics in the School of Physical Sciences at Dublin City University. He was the UK Principle Investigator for the Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI) onboard the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter mission from 2020 until 2022. He moved to Queens University Belfast in 2023 as an STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellow before starting at DCU in 2024. Dr. Long’s research focusses primarily on the initiation and early evolution of solar eruptive events, primarily using observations in the optical, ultraviolet, X-ray, and radio wavelength bands

Dr Affelia Wibisono, DIAS School of Cosmic Physics – Astronomy and Astrophysics

Dr Affelia Wibisono is a Research Fellow at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, where they study the X-ray emissions from the outer planets in our Solar System using data from space telescopes and spacecraft such as XMM-Newton and Juno. They completed their PhD at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory, UCL, in 2023, focusing on Jupiter’s disk and auroral X-ray emissions. With nearly 15 years of experience in science communication, they have worked with institutions such as the Science Museum, London, the Royal Institution, the Royal Observatory Greenwich, and the BBC.

These talks will take place on the DCU Glasnevin Campus in the Stokes Building from 6pm to 8pm on Thursday the 6th of March. See MAP & MAP