Chelen Johnson
The goal of SHIPs (Searching Herschel Images for Protostars) is to find and identify stars in the earliest phases of formation in NGC 281, a.k.a. "the pac-man nebula". These stars will help us understand the history of the star formation process in that region.
Being a mentor teacher is easy because these teachers are fantastic. They're just off and running with the project.
The teachers who I have met through NITARP are just amazing. I am continually impressed by how hard they work and how enthusiastically they learn.
NITARP is the best professional development (PD) program I have participated in and I have participated in many PD programs.
