Educating the Next Generation of Leading Scientists: Turning Ideas into Action

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dc.creatorWood-Vasey, Michael
dc.creatorSchulte-Ladbeck, Regina
dc.creatorBlair, William
dc.creatorBorne, Kirk
dc.creatorClampin, Mark
dc.creatorGatley, Ian
dc.creatorGraf, Paul
dc.creatorIvezic, Zeljko
dc.creatorMagnier, Eugene
dc.creatorMather, John
dc.creatorStubbs, Christopher
dc.creatorSchweitzer, Andrea
dc.creatorSpadafora, Tony
dc.creatorStahl, Phil
dc.creatorTyson, Tony
dc.date2009-03-19
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:54:16Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:54:16Z
dc.descriptionThe core of scientific research is turning new ideas into reality. From the school science fair to the search for the secrets of dark energy, high-quality research consists of scientific investigation constrained within the scope of a well-defined project. Large or small, generously funded or just scraping by,scientific projects use time, money, and information to turn ideas into plans, plans into action, and action into results. While we, as a community, do much to educate students in the techniques of research, we do not systematically train students in the nature and organization of scientific projects or in the techniques of project management. We propose a two-pronged attack to address this issue in the next decade. First, to generate a broad base of future scientists who have a basic familiarity with the ideas of projects, we propose that the community develop standards for the content of a project design and management course in astronomy and astrophysics. Second, to train future scientists to assume leadership roles in new investigations in astronomy and astrophysics, we propose that the community develop standards for graduate programs in the area of research project leadership.
dc.descriptionState of the Profession Position Paper submitted to the Astro2010 Decadal Survey
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0903.3327
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0903.3327
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/223870
dc.subjectInstrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
dc.titleEducating the Next Generation of Leading Scientists: Turning Ideas into Action
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