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Archive Research Program

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I've been involved in many professional development activities and this is by far the best one I've ever done

Chelen Johnson

IMPULS/Rebull

IMPULS/Rebull

Investigtating Moving-group Photometry and Understanding Lightcurve Structures (IMPULS) will be studying rotation rates of stars in the young nearby Beta Pic Moving Group.

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Our Participants Talk About NITARP

  • Sanchez

    Watching the students present the research we had been working on the last year was absolutely the best part of the experience for me. They made me so proud

  • Sartore

    In its current form, anyone with moderate computer skills and high school physics can download, explore, and begin to understand available data.

  • Johnson

    Of all the professional development programs in which I have been involved, NITARP continues to rank among the top few. The opportunity to work with a world-class astronomer and alongside teachers and students across the country on a real research project is amazing!