Chelen Johnson
Mining current optical and infrared databases to find variable active galactic nuclei.
[I have] an example of a student who, previous to the summer trip did not have a focused direction for his future after high school, but now does. [He wants to be a scientist.]
I kept wishing this program had been available when I was a kid. Wanting to be a scientist, I had no role model or support and never pursued it.
You and this program (NITARP) have been truly remarkable and has already changed my life forever. I'm just waiting to see what happens next.