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Summer Visit - 2025 - HIPS-AGaiN

The summer visit to Caltech is 4 days long and is the only time during the year of work when all the participants on the team come together in person to work intensively on the data. Generally, each educator may bring up to two students to the summer visit that are paid for by NITARP, and they may raise funds to bring two more. The teams work at Caltech; the summer visit typically includes a half-day tour of JPL, which is a favorite site for group photos. Reload to see a different set of quotes.

The HIPS-AGaiN team came to visit in July 2025. The 4 core team educators attended, plus 6 students.

Quotes

  • The most important/interesting thing was working on the project. I got to really test myself and see if I could do authentic research. I got the chance to see how science really works.
  • My favorite thing was diving deeper into our research topic, which led me to think deeply about the fate of our universe. I also felt like I got to learn more about how galaxies evolve and form as well as the significance of black holes as “seeds.” Conversations like these were equal parts fun and empowering!
  • [student:] NITARP is really different from our classes where we're trying to cover so much material in a short amount of time, so you can't go in depth, right? With NITARP, we're spending several days doing a deep, deep dive into really specific information.
  • I got to understand what it means to conduct astronomy research. It’s much more collaborative than I would have ever imagined.
  • [student:] I knew going into the project that it involved aspects of science that I intensely enjoyed, and it did not disappoint in the slightest.

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Summer Visit - 2025 - HIPS-AGaiN