Increasing the Number of Underrepresented Minorities in Astronomy at the Undergraduate, Graduate, and Postdoctoral Levels (Paper I)

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dc.creatorNorman, Dara
dc.creatorCSMA
dc.creatorNSHP
dc.creatorAgueros, Marcel
dc.creatorAnderson, Scott F.
dc.creatorBaker, Andrew
dc.creatorBurgasser, Adam
dc.creatorCruz, Kelle
dc.creatorErnst, David J.
dc.creatorGawiser, Eric
dc.creatorKrishnamurthi, Anita
dc.creatorLee, Hyun-chul
dc.creatorMighell, Kenneth
dc.creatorMcGruder, Charles
dc.creatorSakimoto, Philip J.
dc.creatorSheth, Kartik
dc.creatorSoderblom, Dave
dc.creatorStrauss, Michael
dc.creatorWalter, Donald
dc.creatorWest, Andrew
dc.creatorAgol, UW Pre-Map staff - Eric
dc.creatorMurphy, Jeremiah
dc.creatorGarner, Sarah
dc.creatorBellovary, Jill
dc.creatorSchmidt, Sarah
dc.creatorCowan, Nick
dc.creatorGogarten, Stephanie
dc.creatorStilp, Adrienne
dc.creatorChristensen, Charlotte
dc.creatorHilton, Eric
dc.creatorHaggard, Daryl
dc.creatorRosenfield, Sarah Loebman Phil
dc.creatorMunshi, Ferah
dc.date2009-03-26
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:56:59Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:56:59Z
dc.descriptionIf the ethnic makeup of the astronomy profession is to achieve parity with the general population within one generation (~30 years), the number of underrepresented minorities earning graduate degrees in astronomy and astrophysics must increase in the coming decade by a factor of 5 to 10. To accomplish this, the profession must develop and invest in mechanisms to more effectively move individuals across critical educational junctures to the PhD and beyond. Early and continuous research engagement starting in the undergraduate years is critical to this vision, in which the federally funded research internship programs (e.g. NSF REU, NASA GSRP) and national centers/observatories play a vital role. Regionally based partnerships with minority-serving institutions (MSIs) are crucial for tapping extant pools of minority talent, as are post-baccalaurate and/or masters degree "bridging" programs that provide critical stepping stones to the PhD. Because of the strong undergraduate physics, engineering, and computer science backgrounds of many students from MSIs, we suggest that instrument development and large scale computing/data-mining are particularly promising avenues for engagement in the coming decade.
dc.descriptioncover page + 15 pages, An Astro2010 Decadal Survey State of the Profession Position Paper
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0903.4506
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0903.4506
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/224776
dc.subjectInstrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
dc.titleIncreasing the Number of Underrepresented Minorities in Astronomy at the Undergraduate, Graduate, and Postdoctoral Levels (Paper I)
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