Astronomy at the National Undergraduate Research Observatory Gettysburg College and Franklin & Marshall College Dr. Jacquelynne Milingo Dr. Andrea Lommen.

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Astronomy at the National Undergraduate Research Observatory Gettysburg College and Franklin & Marshall College Dr. Jacquelynne Milingo Dr. Andrea Lommen Dr. Lauren Jones Dr. Dana Backman Dr. Laurence Marshall

NURO  ~15 consortium members  Primarily UG  Lowell 31”  60% observing time  Support by NAU

NURO Mission & Projects  hands-on research experience  member school collaboration  encouraging scientific careers, creating literacy  projects include: Asteroid photometry & astrometry Supernovae photometry Light curves eclipsing binary stars Activity cycles chromospherically active stars

Our Students  ~100 over the past 10 yrs  wide range - physics, astronomy, CS, Bio, classics, history, management, music, religion, theater …  from survey & intermediate level courses

Their Contributions  data for long and short-term analysis  coursework, senior thesis projects  collaborations on peer-reviewed papers  poster and oral presentations (regional and national)  public ed & outreach  steps to CTIO, Aricebo, Keck, CfA …

NURO Alum  Candace Grand Pre (F&M ‘03) - climatology at Eastern Carolina U.  Julia Lynch (GB/Columbia ‘03) - environmental engineer.  Holly Sheets (GB ‘03) - astrophysics at Dartmouth.  Jennifer Donovan (F&M ‘03) - astrophysics at Columbia.

Our Thanks Dedicated support from:  F&M COG  Gettysburg R&PD grants  DESGC - also tuition scholarships & summer research