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Archive Research Program

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I've been involved in many professional development activities and this is by far the best one I've ever done

Chelen Johnson

Independent Research 2018

Independent Research 2018

These teams worked on their own and presented posters at the 2019 Winter AAS.

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Our Participants Talk About NITARP

  • Ivers

    I have found that “real astronomy” involves a lot of data processing. In addition, I have found that collaboration is a very important aspect of the process.

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    I was surprised and very encouraged to see a high proportion of people which are generally considered underrepresented in the sciences. That was a terrific take-home message for my students.

  • Melton

    [I did not anticipate] meeting a Nobel Prize Winner – Saul Perlmutter – and getting a picture with him.