The NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship (AAPF) program is designed to support promising young scientists who combine their research with education and/or outreach activities. During this two-day weekend session, the NSF fellows will discuss their research and education/outreach activities with invited faculty mentors and any AAS members who wish to attend. The goals are to learn from each other's experiences, to listen to suggestions from the audience, and to foster new collaborations. The session will also feature informal discussion panels on topics such as integrating research with teaching and outreach, balancing family life with a scientific career, and making the transition from postdoc to faculty. A tentative schedule is included below.
For more information on the NSF AAPF program (the full meeting schedule will also be posted on this site as soon as it is available), please see http://astro.uchicago.edu/~coble/nsf_fellows/
RSVP is requested for the purpose of estimating attendance. For questions and/or RSVP, please contact gawiser@astro.yale.edu
Tentative meeting schedule:
Saturday, 8 January 2005, afternoon:
- Keynote speech: Meg Urry
- AAPFs talks on integrated research and education or public outreach programs
- Discussion panel: The integration of research with teaching and/or public outreach
- Informal discussion
- Conference dinnerSunday, 9 January 2005, morning:
- AAPF talks on research topics
- Discussion panel: Balancing family life with career
- Informal discussion
- LunchSunday, 9 January 2005, afternoon:
- AAPF talks on education and/or public outreach programs
- Discussion panel: The transition from postdoc to faculty
- Informal discussion