Chelen Johnson
This virtual team collects all independent research presented in 2017, and done by NITARP or Spitzer alumni with (or without) students outside of a formal NITARP team.
It was very satisfying to be able to converse with the grad students about their science and actually understand what they were talking about.
My robotics students are very wowed by the fact that I met a flight director for the Mars Curiosity Rover.
Using this research in my classes has provided my students with a glimpse of what professional astronomers are tasked with in describing the workings of the universe.
