Astrobites as a Community-led Model for Education, Science Communication, and Accessibility in Astrophysics

Gourav Khullar; Susanna Kohler; Tarini Konchady; Mike Foley; Amber L. Hornsby; Mithi A. de los Reyes; Nora Elisa Chisari; V. Ashley Villar; Kaitlyn Shin; Caitlin Doughty; Nora Shipp; Joanna Ramasawmy; Zephyr Penoyre; Tim Lichtenberg; Kate Storey-Fisher; Oliver Hall; Briley Lewis; Aaron B. Pearlman; Alejandro Cárdenas-Avendaño; Joanna S. Bridge; Elena González-Egea; Vatsal Panwar; Zachary Slepian; Mara Zimmerman

doi:10.48550/arXiv.1907.09496

Astrobites as a Community-led Model for Education, Science Communication, and Accessibility in Astrophysics

Gourav Khullar, Susanna Kohler, Tarini Konchady, Mike Foley, Amber L. Hornsby, Mithi A. de los Reyes, Nora Elisa Chisari, V. Ashley Villar, Kaitlyn Shin, Caitlin Doughty, Nora Shipp, Joanna Ramasawmy, Zephyr Penoyre, Tim Lichtenberg, Kate Storey-Fisher, Oliver Hall, Briley Lewis, Aaron B. Pearlman, Alejandro Cárdenas-Avendaño, Joanna S. BridgeElena González-Egea, Vatsal Panwar, Zachary Slepian, Mara Zimmerman

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Support for early career astronomers who are just beginning to explore astronomy research is imperative to increase retention of diverse practitioners in the field. Since 2010, Astrobites has played an instrumental role in engaging members of the community -- particularly undergraduate and graduate students -- in research. In this white paper, the Astrobites collaboration outlines our multi-faceted online education platform that both eases the transition into astronomy research and promotes inclusive professional development opportunities. We additionally offer recommendations for how the astronomy community can reduce barriers to entry to astronomy research in the coming decade.

Original language	English
Publisher	arXiv
Pages	1-14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.1907.09496
Publication status	Published - 22 Jul 2019

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14 pages, 5 figures (including cover page and list of endorsers); Submitted as an Astro2020 Decadal Survey State of the Profession White Paper. Access the Astrobites in the Classroom lesson plans here: https://tinyurl.com/y6kfszbn

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astro-ph.IM
physics.ed-ph

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Khullar, G., Kohler, S., Konchady, T., Foley, M., Hornsby, A. L., Reyes, M. A. D. L., Chisari, N. E., Villar, V. A., Shin, K., Doughty, C., Shipp, N., Ramasawmy, J., Penoyre, Z., Lichtenberg, T., Storey-Fisher, K., Hall, O., Lewis, B., Pearlman, A. B., Cárdenas-Avendaño, A., ... Zimmerman, M. (2019). Astrobites as a Community-led Model for Education, Science Communication, and Accessibility in Astrophysics. (pp. 1-14). arXiv. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.1907.09496

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