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.
I actually felt like I was able to accomplish something that would have some meaning to the scientific community.
The experience has and will continue to help me develop more effective uses of NASA/JPL resources for me and to promote professional development.
Also revealed [at the 2012 AAS] was the fact that students rarely mention “creativity” and “imagination” when describing science. This tells me, as a planetarium educator, we must do a better job communicating on how discoveries are made in science.
