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

菲斯克天文学和天体物理学研究研究生机会（GO-FAAR）项目建立在菲斯克大学和范德比尔特大学之间成功的合作伙伴关系基础上，其核心是菲斯克-范德比尔特硕士到博士的桥梁项目。桥梁项目是一个物理学和天文学的研究生项目，迄今为止已经吸引了29名未被充分代表的少数民族学生，保留率为97%，使该项目成为美国天文学和天体物理学少数民族博士的主要生产者。GO-FAAR将为扩大桥梁项目提供稳定的支持基础，使菲斯克大学天文学和天体物理学研究的强大基础设施制度化，巩固研究合作，并为菲斯克大学本科生启动一个平行项目。GO-FAAR伙伴关系的教师和学生将执行一个广泛的、多方面的、多机构的研究计划，包括天文学仪器、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）、美国国家光学天文台（NOAO）、美国国家太阳天文台（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，该项目的目标是使美国每年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%，并将这一水平保持在稳定状态。此外，GO-FAAR将支持和指导菲斯克大学的一批本科生，他们将(a)完成一系列课程，从而在菲斯克大学修辅修天体物理学，(b)通过NSF在菲斯克、范德比尔特、BU、NOAO和NSO的本科生研究经验项目参与天文学和天体物理学研究。最后，成功的菲斯克-范德比尔特天文学路演外展计划将被调整和扩展，为纳什维尔公立学校中代表性不足的少数民族学生带来天文学的兴奋，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.