Graduate Opportunities at Fisk in Astronomy and Astrophysics Research (GO-FAAR)

FISK在天文学和天体物理研究方面的毕业生机会(GO-FAAR)项目建立在FISK大学和范德比尔特大学之间成功的合作伙伴关系的基础上，其核心是FISK-Vanderbilt硕士到博士桥项目。布里奇项目是一个物理学和天文学的研究生项目，到目前为止，已经吸引了29名未被充分代表的少数族裔学生，保留率为97%，使该项目成为美国天文学和天体物理学少数族裔博士的领先生产者。Go-Faar将为扩大Bridge计划的规模提供稳定的支持基础，使FISK天文学和天体物理研究的强大基础设施制度化，巩固研究合作，并为FISK本科生启动一个平行计划。Go-Faar伙伴关系的教职员工和学生将执行一项广泛的、多方面的、多机构的研究计划，涉及天文仪器、计算天体物理学和观测天文学方面的合作项目。Go-Faar合作伙伴包括范德比尔特大学、波士顿大学(BU)、国家光学天文天文台(NOAO)、国家太阳天文台(NSO)、东南大学研究协会(SURA)、夏威夷大学希洛分校(UHH)和开普敦大学(UCT)。总的来说，该计划的目标是将美国获得天文学和天体物理学博士学位的少数族裔人数增加75%，并稳定保持这一水平。此外，Go-Faar将支持和指导FISK的一批本科生，他们将(A)完成FISK大学天体物理学新辅修的一系列课程，并(B)通过FISK、Vanderbilt、BU、NOAO和NSO的NSF本科生研究体验项目参与天文学和天体物理研究。最后，成功的菲斯克-范德比尔特天文学路演推广计划将被修改和扩大，将天文学的兴奋带给纳什维尔公立学校中未被充分代表的少数族裔学生，并作为Go-Faar参与者的领导力发展计划。

The Graduate Opportunities at Fisk in Astronomy and Astrophysics Research (GO-FAAR) program builds on a successful partnership between Fisk University and Vanderbilt University, the centerpiece of which is the Fisk-Vanderbilt Masters-to-PhD Bridge program. The Bridge program is a graduate program in physics and astronomy that has, to date, attracted 29 underrepresented minority students, with a retention rate of 97%, positioning the program to become a leading producer of minority PhDs in astronomy and astrophysics in the United States. GO-FAAR will enable a stable foundation of support for the purposes of scaling up the Bridge program, institutionalizing a strong infrastructure for astronomy and astrophysics research at Fisk, solidifying research collaborations, and launching a parallel program for Fisk undergraduates. Faculty and students in the GO-FAAR Partnership will execute a broad, multi-faceted, multi-institution research plan, involving collaborative projects in astronomical instrumentation, computational astrophysics, and observational astronomy. The GO-FAAR Partnership includes Vanderbilt University, Boston University (BU), the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), the National Solar Observatory (NSO), the Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA), the University of Hawaii at Hilo (UHH), and the University of Cape Town (UCT).Overall, the program has a goal increasing by 75% the annual number of underrepresented minorities earning the PhD in astronomy and astrophysics in the United States, and sustaining this level in steady state. In addition GO-FAAR will support and mentor a cadre of undergraduates at Fisk who will (a) complete a sequence of courses leading to a new Minor in Astrophysics at Fisk University, and (b) participate in astronomy and astrophysics research through the NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates programs at Fisk, Vanderbilt, BU, NOAO, and NSO. Finally, the successful Fisk-Vanderbilt Astronomy Roadshow outreach program will be adapted and expanded to bring the excitement of astronomy to underrepresented minority students in the Nashville public schools and to act as a program of leadership development for GO-FAAR participants.