The Pulsar Search Collaboratory-A Comprehensive Project for Students and Teachers

脉冲星搜索合作实验室项目（PSC）将通过分析使用罗伯特C。伯德绿色银行望远镜（GBT）。利用网格计算的力量和互联网的互联性，高中生将帮助天文学家分析专门为发现新的恒星而收集的大型数据集。学生不仅将参与信息技术及其在天文数据还原中的作用，他们还将积极参与尖端科学研究，为科学进步做出贡献。 60名高中教师和90名学生的专业发展和培训将在赠款的三年期内进行。教师将沉浸在绿色银行，西弗吉尼亚州的国家射电天文台（NRAO）的研究环境中，与研究科学家和NRAO的工程和计算机科学工作人员互动，因为他们了解脉冲星天文学，以及如何收集，分析和报告数据。他们将参与脉冲星研究的各个方面，从与天文学家一起使用GBT进行观察，到在为期17天的住宿研究所进行数据简化和分析。NRAO和西弗吉尼亚大学（WVU）的教师将协助参与者将这些活动转化为学生友好的模块。由参与教师选择的学生将与NRAO的教师和PSC工作人员一起参加该研究所的最后一周的详细培训。

The Pulsar Search Collaboratory project (PSC) will engage West Virginia teachers and students in world class research in radio astronomy through the analysis of data collected using the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT). Using the power of grid computing and the interconnectivity of the internet, high school students will assist astronomers in analyzing large data sets collected specifically for the purpose of discovering new pulsars. Not only will students engage with information technology and its role in astronomical data reduction, they will also actively participate in cutting-edge scientific research and contribute to the advancement of science. Professional development and training for 60 high school teachers and 90 students will take place over the 3-year life of the grant. Teachers will be immersed in the research environment of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) in Green Bank, WV, interacting with research scientists and the engineering and computer science staff of the NRAO as they learn about pulsar astronomy, and how data are collected, analyzed, and reported. They will participate in all facets of pulsar research from observing alongside astronomers using the GBT to conducting data reduction and analysis during a 17-day residential institute. NRAO and West Virginia University (WVU) faculty will assist participants in translating these activities into student-friendly modules. Students selected by participating teachers will join the teachers and PSC staff at NRAO for the final week of the institute to participate in detailed training.