Brian M. Patten
AST Division of Astronomical Sciences
MPS Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Start Date:
March 15, 2007
Expires:
February 28, 2009 (Estimated)
Awarded Amount to Date:
$250990
Investigator(s):
William Herbst wherbst@wesleyan.edu (Principal Investigator)
Sponsor:
Wesleyan University
237 HIGH ST
MIDDLETOWN, CT 06459 860/685-3683
NSF Program(s):
SPECIAL PROGRAMS IN ASTRONOMY
Field Application(s):
Program Reference Code(s):
OTHR, 9250, 0000
Program Element Code(s):
T787, T370, 1219
ABSTRACT
REU SITE: The Keck Northeast Astronomy Consortium
ABSTRACT
AST 0647325
The PI will head the Research Experience for Undergraduates site conducted by the Keck Northeast Astronomy Consortium (KNAC). The site has three main components: (1) A 10-week summer research opportunity for 12 students per year to work at a KNAC institution, (2) A fall Student Symposium attended by KNAC faculty and about 80 students, where each KNAC supported student gives a 10-minute research talk, as well as other students from their institutions, and guests. There is also a poster paper session for students who cannot give talks due to time constraints, (3) Publication of the Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium, for which each presenting student will contribute a four-page research paper.
To date, approximately half of KNAC students go on to graduate school and most are pursuing science-oriented careers. KNAC serves as a model for other small college astronomy departments of how a regional consortium can successfully address issues of size.
The site is co-funded by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program.
PUBLICATIONS PRODUCED AS A RESULT OF THIS RESEARCH
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Boughn, SP; Pober, JC.
"Evidence for inverted-spectrum 20 GHz emission in the Galactic plane,"
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL,
v.661,
2007,
p. 938
- 943.
Elmegreen, DM; Elmegreen, BG; Ferguson, T; Mullan, B.
"Smooth and starburst tidal tails in the gems and goods fields,"
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL,
v.663,
2007,
p. 734
- 751.
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