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.
The best thing [of the Caltech trip] was working with the other participants and making progress as a team. My students were engaged and willing to be challenged.
I was nearly moved to tears watching the students share our research at the poster session.
For me, [this project] was a real partnership between scientists and educators. All questions and suggestion were taken seriously and with respect.
