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Bring an Undergraduate to Observe at Kitt Peak! (1Mar96)
(from KPNO, NOAO Newsletter No. 45, March 1996)

The National Science Foundation has provided funding to NOAO/KPNO to
support travel and room and board for undergraduate students to
participate on observing runs at Kitt Peak. Education, particularly
science education, is an important national priority, and astronomy is
of special interest in the context of science education because it
quickly captures the imagination of students and draws them in to the
study of science. Observing trips to Kitt Peak during the academic year
provide an exciting opportunity to involve students in research. There
is no better way than a visit to a working observatory to interest and
encourage undergraduate students to appreciate and to study science.
This opportunity is not limited to physics or astronomy students;
capable and interested students from all disciplines are welcome.

If you would like to bring an undergraduate student along on your
observing run to Kitt Peak, please send a letter to me when you submit
your Observing Run Preparation Form, or send e-mail to kpno@noao.edu.
The letter should describe the student and his or her involvement or
interest in astronomy, and should request travel support, if needed.
The NSF funds should be sufficient to support approximately 10 students
during the 1995-96 academic year.

Sidney Wolff

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