1. THE ASTRONOMY RESEARCH SEMINAR
Objective : Students Publish a Scientific Paper in Their Name
Sponsored by InStAR and BRIEF for Mount Everest Academy
InStAR = Institute for Student Astronomical Research
Dr. Russ Genet, Creator of the Seminar and Text
University and College Accredited
Conducted at Over a Dozen Schools
Ten Years of Success in Publishing Student Research
Has Created an Extensive Community of Interest
BRIEF = Boyce Research Initiatives and Education Foundation
Provides the Robotic Telescopes
Provides the Software and On-Line Support
Provides Tailored Instructional Materials
Helps Teach the Class As Needed
Is Your San Diego Representative

2. Our Goal: Learn Science by Doing Science
… Doing Science Means Publishing Scientific Papers
ASTRONOMY RESEARCH SEMINAR – PRIMARY LEARNING OUTCOMES
LEARNING TOPICS
Stars, Light, Telescopes, Cameras
Astronomical Data, Sky Coordinates
Double Stars, Kepler’s Laws; Star Classes
Astronomical and MS Office Software;
Basic Statistics; a little Trigonometry
Cartesian & Polar Coordinates
SKILLS DEVELOPED
College Registration / College Self-Discipline
Scientific Method and Analysis
Teamwork / Leadership / Sharing the Load
Proposal Writing and Presentation
Project Planning and Management
Visualization of Data; Oral Presentations
Scientific Writing, Editing and Publication – A Published Paper Is Required

3. How It All Works – You’re in Control of iTelescope
Measure
Analyze
Request your observation
Receive your images and data
Write & publish
iTelescope World Wide Network

4. Student Benefits
They’re recognized for publishing a scientific paper – how many people can say that?
College graduates don’t even get this opportunity
They can go to the top of the list for College Admissions and Scholarships
They can be proud always of making your contribution and they’ll be in the permanent record
Initially it will be online
Later they’ll be in a published book available on Amazon
Once they have mastered the basics, we’ll help teams undertake other research as desired: asteroids, exoplanets, occulting binaries, cataclysmic binaries, …
And for High School students:
First college experience and credit
They can get an ”A” in their college transcript if they participate all the way to completing the paper
Nice way to start your college record

5. More Information Upcoming Events – all free:
May 14 - Instructors Workshop at High Tech High
June 12 – Opportunities for Student Astronomical Research In SoCal
Before the AAS meeting
Early August – Instructors Workshop
Other Handout Materials:
This presentation
Cuesta College Summer Astronomy Research Seminar flyer
Schedule / Syllabus – General outline for a structured high school seminar
Sign up for future information
Further Information:
Call Pat Boyce at BRIEF:
Pat Boyce at

6. BRIEF Vision – 2017/2018 SAN DIEGO AREA GRANTS HS B HS C HS A AREA 1
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