Chelen Johnson
This virtual team collects all independent research presented in 2015, and done by NITARP or Spitzer alumni with (or without) students outside of a formal NITARP team.
I did not anticipate how much the astronomers would trust us right away. I felt more like a colleague than a student, which was relieving (and maybe a bit stressful, because I probably would have found it easier to ask questions coming from a student role).
What an incredible feeling to be right there at the edge of discovery!
Standing by the poster nearly all day, my three girls described our [research]. To say that I was proud would be a gross understatement.
