Research Science and Education: The NSF's Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship
Abstract
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.
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@article{arxiv.0903.4509,
title = {Research Science and Education: The NSF's Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship},
author = {Dara Norman and Marcel Agueros and Timothy M. Brown and Matthew Browning and Sukanya Chakrabarti and Bethany Cobb and Kim Coble and Christopher Conselice and Kelle Cruz and Laura Danly and Peter M. Frinchaboy and Eric Gawiser and Joseph Gelfand and Anthony Gonzalez and Jennifer L. Hoffman and Dragan Huterer and John Johnson and Roberta M. Johnson and Sheila Kannappan and Rachel Kuzio de Naray and David Lai and Douglas C. Leonard and Makenzie Lystrup and Sera Markoff and Karin Menendez-Delmestre and Stephan Muchovej and M. Virginia McSwain and Katherine Rhode and Tammy Smecker-Hane and Malcolm Smith and Jennifer Sokoloski and Kim-Vy Tran},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0903.4509},
year = {2009}
}
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cover page +10 pages, Astro2010 Decadal Survey State of the Profession Position Paper