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AAS - 2014

The Winter American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting is the largest meeting of professional astronomers in the world. NITARP educators attend an AAS first to meet their team, then they go home and work remotely for much of the year, and then attend an AAS to present their results.  At any given AAS, then, we could have two NITARP classes attending - those finishing up, and those getting started. Reload to see a different set of quotes.

The 2013 and 2014 NITARP teams attended the 2014 January AAS meeting in National Harbor, MD (outside of Washington, DC). The 2013 class was presenting results and the 2014 class was starting up. We had a lot of alumni raise their own money to come back as well. We sent about 75 people to the AAS and had a grand time. Please see the special article on NITARP at the AAS. One of our participants, Peggy Piper, participated in a Congressional briefing on Thursday! All the posters we presented are linked from the team's pages below, except for HG-WELS and SIRXS, because they are the two new teams.

Quotes

  • [student:] Overall this was an amazing experience. The astronomers we worked with were amazing and I was so excited. I wish it would never end.
  • [student:] NITARP definitely changed the way I thought about astronomy for the better. I thought before that it was more about literally looking through telescopes, so was often surprised when people thought it would be a field I should follow. I was pleased to learn throughout this experience that the field is in fact a very mathematical and calculating field with a fascinating theories being built on constantly. The field is a truly a community, strongly linked. The understanding of the field that I gained through this program has opened a new field of study to my eyes as a career path in my future.
  • [student:] I had not realized that there are numerous fields within astronomy pertaining not only to science and engineering, but history and art.
  • My students now see themselves as capable of more than they had before but more importantly see themselves has having a future in the world they saw through the program. Attending the AAS is an important culmination of the experience that ties the importance of science research together and offers an important glimpse into a world of possibilities for students.
  • My skills and knowledge as a science teacher have grown exponentially in the last year.

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AAS - 2014