NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellows Symposium

Ted von Hippel博士（得克萨斯大学-奥斯汀分校），沿着与合作者Peter Frinchaboy（威斯康星州-麦迪逊大学）和Kurtis威廉姆斯（得克萨斯大学-奥斯汀分校）被授予资金，组织和进行国家科学基金会天文学和天体物理学博士后奖学金（AAPF）计划的第六届年度研讨会。该研讨会将于2008年1月6日至7日在德克萨斯州奥斯汀举行，将汇集AAPF研究员，教师导师，未来AAPF申请人和天文学界感兴趣的成员。这将使研究员能够介绍他们的研究和教育活动，并更好地确定如何丰富研究金本身的经验。此外，研究员将有机会在专题讨论会期间与同事建立跨学科项目。将教育活动纳入研究员的研究工作，使研究金方案产生了广泛的影响。许多研究员参加K-12/公众外联活动，从而提高了公众对科学的兴趣。研讨会将使研究员不仅在他们自己之间，而且还与教师导师和其他与会者分享他们的想法和经验。

Dr. Ted von Hippel (University of Texas - Austin), along with collaborators Peter Frinchaboy (University of Wisconsin - Madison) and Kurtis Williams (University of Texas - Austin) are awarded funds to organize and conduct the sixth annual symposium of the National Science Foundation Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship (AAPF) program. The symposium, to be held January 6-7, 2008 in Austin, Texas, will bring together the AAPF fellows, faculty mentors, prospective AAPF applicants, and interested members of the astronomical community. This will allow the fellows to present their research and educational activities, and better establish ways to enrich the fellowship experience itself. Additionally, fellows will obtain opportunities to establish interdisciplinary projects with colleagues during the symposium. The integration of educational activities into the research efforts of the fellows provides for a broad impact of the fellowship program. Many fellows participate in K-12/public outreach activities, leading to enhancement of the public's interest in science. The symposium will allow the fellows to share their ideas and experiences, not only among themselves, but also with faculty mentors and with others in attendance.