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Dr. Jacquelynne Milingo Dr. Andrea Lommen Dr. Lauren Jones Dr. Dana Backman Dr. Laurence Marshall

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”

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Dr. Jacquelynne Milingo Dr. Andrea Lommen Dr. Lauren Jones Dr. Dana Backman Dr. Laurence Marshall

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

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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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 …

  6. NURO Alumwww.delspace.org/highered.htm • 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.

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

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