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Round 1 Programs - Overview
Round 1 was conducted when this program was still called the Spitzer
Space Telescope Research Program for Teachers and Students. We
advertised Round 1 of the Spitzer teacher's program to teachers on a
national level in September 2004 and at the end of October we selected
the teachers for the program. Of the 37 applications received, we
chose 12 teachers. The selection was made with special attention to
the teacher's education background and experience. We had a group of
strong candidates. Their background varied from physics, astronomy,
and engineering to biochemistry and neurobiology.
We divided the twelve teachers into subgroups to work on Spitzer
observing projects. Each subgroup was paired with a scientist from the
SSC community with help and collaboration from NOAO scientists. The
scientist was the mentor and technical contact for the individual
subgroup and respective observing project. Six teacher proposals were
accepted and submitted for observations.
The participating teachers attended a Fall 2004 workshop to become
familiar with the Spitzer Space Telescope archives, and to receive
training in infrared astronomy and observational techniques. The
teachers also attended a January 2005 workshop to learn about the
observation planning process, and telescope and instrument
capabilities. The teachers and their students had successful visits to
the SSC to reduce and analyze their Spitzer data and were able to
present their findings at the January 2006 meeting of the AAS in
Washington, D.C.
The teachers participating in Round 1 were: Jeff Adkins, Howard T.
Chun, Lauren K. Chapple, Harlan V. Devore, Anthony R. Maranto, Steve
Rapp, Theresa Roelofsen, Babs Sepulveda, Linda Stefaniak, Timothy S.
Spuck, Beth Thomas, and Cynthia Weehler. Support scientists included:
Ranga-Ram Chary, John Feldmeier, Varoujan Gorjian, Don Hoard, Steve
Howell, Mark Lacy, and Luisa Rebull.
Round 1 Programs - Team Pages
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