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.
My robotics students are very wowed by the fact that I met a flight director for the Mars Curiosity Rover.
I did not anticipate being so challenged in the NITARP research. I have learned more in [my first] two weeks just getting ready to start working with the data.
NITARP has been the best experience I have ever had for my personal and professional development as an astronomy educator.
