Chelen Johnson
Hungry Giants- WISE Excesses and Lithium Study (HG-WELS) - studying giants which may or may not be eating planets, and may or may not be ejecting enough dust as a result so as to be bright in the infrared.
I discovered that meaningful astronomical research does not require access to meter-class observatories or a Beowulf cluster. Given the right professional to collaborate with, it is something that I'm able to do while still working at the planetarium.
How cool for the kids see a poster right next to theirs being presented by three university professors on one side and a graduate student on the other.
It was amazing being, not just an attendee of the conference, but a real part of it through the poster presentations.
