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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

  • It was very rewarding seeing and experiencing how astronomers use archived data. This whole week gave true insight into the nature of science and being able to apply it to something.
  • [student:] It’s interesting that sometimes when you ask a question the answer might be that in the field of astronomy, we just don't know. That’s an answer you won't find in school or anywhere else. That’s cool.
  • 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.
  • Shared, in-person, experiences lead to strong groups and strong groups lead to great results. I feel connected to my group on such a higher level now.
  • Learning at a high level! It was so empowering not to have things watered down!! Having the freedom to ask questions about anything and have those questions be considered valuable, even when they were outside the bounds of our project, was very confidence inducing. I also liked how my student and I became “peers” in this project.

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Summer Visit - 2025 - HIPS-AGaiN