TY - JOUR
T1 - Research Science and Education: The NSF’s Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship
AU - Norman, Dara
AU - Agueros, Marcel
AU - Brown, Timothy M.
AU - Browning, Matthew
AU - Chakrabarti, Sukanya
AU - Cobb, Bethany
AU - Coble, Kim
AU - Conselice, Christopher
AU - Cruz, Kelle
AU - Danly, Laura
AU - Frinchaboy, Peter M.
AU - Gawiser, Eric
AU - Gelfand, Joseph
AU - Gonzalez, Anthony
AU - Hoffman, Jennifer L.
AU - Huterer, Dragan
AU - Johnson, John
AU - Johnson, Roberta M.
AU - Kannappan, Sheila
AU - Kuzio de Naray, Rachel
AU - Lai, David
AU - Leonard, Douglas C.
AU - Lystrup, Makenzi
AU - Markoff, Sera
AU - Menendez-Delmestre, Karin
AU - Muchovej, Stephan
AU - McSwain, M. Virginia
AU - Rhode, Katherine
AU - Smecker-Hane, Tammy
AU - Smith, Malcolm
AU - Sokoloski, Jennifer
AU - Tran, Kim-Vy
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - The NSF's Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship (AAPF) is
exceptional among the available postdoctoral awards in Astronomy and
Astrophysics. The fellowship is one of the few that allows postdoctoral
researchers to pursue an original research program, of their own design,
at the U.S. institution of their choice. However, what makes this
fellowship truly unique is the ability of Fellows to lead an equally
challenging, original educational program simultaneously. The legacy of
this singular fellowship has been to encourage and advance leaders in
the field who are equally as passionate about their own research as they
are about sharing that research and their passion for astronomy with
students and the public. In this positional paper we address the
importance of fellowships like the AAPF to the astronomical profession
by identifying the science and educational contributions that Fellows
have made to the community. Further, we recommend that fellowships that
encourage leading postdoctoral researchers to also become leaders in
Astronomy education be continued and expanded.
AB - The NSF's Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship (AAPF) is
exceptional among the available postdoctoral awards in Astronomy and
Astrophysics. The fellowship is one of the few that allows postdoctoral
researchers to pursue an original research program, of their own design,
at the U.S. institution of their choice. However, what makes this
fellowship truly unique is the ability of Fellows to lead an equally
challenging, original educational program simultaneously. The legacy of
this singular fellowship has been to encourage and advance leaders in
the field who are equally as passionate about their own research as they
are about sharing that research and their passion for astronomy with
students and the public. In this positional paper we address the
importance of fellowships like the AAPF to the astronomical profession
by identifying the science and educational contributions that Fellows
have made to the community. Further, we recommend that fellowships that
encourage leading postdoctoral researchers to also become leaders in
Astronomy education be continued and expanded.
M3 - Article
VL - 2010
JO - Astro2010: The Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey, Position Papers, no. 41
JF - Astro2010: The Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey, Position Papers, no. 41
ER -