AAS - 2013

The Winter American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting is the largest meeting of professional astronomers in the world. NITARP educators attend an AAS first to meet their team, then they go home and work remotely for much of the year, and then attend an AAS to present their results. At any given AAS, then, we could have two NITARP classes attending - those finishing up, and those getting started. Reload to see a different set of quotes.

We were out in force at the AAS 2013 meeting in Long Beach, CA! A record number of NITARP-affiliated people attended, including the 2012 class finishing up and the 2013 class getting going. The 80 or so NITARP-affiliated folks made up about 3% of the AAS attendees.

Special article on AAS attendees! And don't miss Danielle Miller's blog!

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[student:] I am extremely glad I participated in this project. The thing that I am most glad that I learned was how we sense objects using telescopes and cameras. This project also solidified my understanding of the electromagnetic spectrum. I had been taught about both of these topics on a few occasions in the past, but I never understood how it all fits together prior to this project.
I LOVED the chance to talk with some of the students that have been involved in the NITARP program. It was really good to hear of their insight and thoughts about the program, the process, and how it influenced their year and future plans. All information I need to help me get my little world ready for this adventure and into the hands and minds of my students
The experience made me want to take up astronomy when I get older.
[In the classroom, I am planning to] increase my emphasis that what is written in a textbook is not the final word on a subject. Science is an ever-evolving mechanism of discovery and nothing remains fixed in perspective or proof.
I am always impressed and appreciative of the willingness of astronomers to share their knowledge and their time, with each other and with me.

AAS - 2013

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