Links

Press: Pre-MAP in the News!

  • Cohort 1 students Harkirat Sohi and James Bushong contributed to a project on mapping the metals of stars in the Milky Way.
  • Pre-MAP is profiled in the UW Transfer e-newsletter.
  • Reaching for the stars, The Daily (UW Student Newspaper). Reprinted in SPECTRUM, the newsletter of the Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy.
  • Joel Leigh, a member of Pre-MAP Cohort 3, shares his knowledge of astrophotography with the general public.
  • Pre-MAP students discover 1,300 asteroids! See articles at UW News and MSNBC, and watch a video interview.
  • Astronomy program seeks to increase diversity, The Daily (UW Student Newspaper).
  • A Jump Start for Science Students, UW College of Arts & Sciences newsletter.

    • Presentations and Reports

  • Pre-MAP: A Case Study in Evaluating Astronomy Diversity Efforts, in SPECTRUM, the newsletter of the Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy
  • Seminar Instructor Daryl Haggard gave a talk on Pre-MAP at the January 2007 meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers in Seattle. Available in ppt or pdf.
  • Report on the first two years of Pre-MAP to the Office of Minority Affairs.
  • Presentation for prospective students.
  • Pre-MAP brochure: (outside) (inside).
  • Program Proposal - this document thoroughly outlines the goals of Pre-MAP and how we hope to accomplish them.

    • Diversity in Science

  • National Society of Black Physicists
  • Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
  • Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy
  • Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy

    • Resources for UW Astronomy Majors

  • Undergraduate Astronomy Majors page - information about how to major in astronomy, course requirements, and useful links for majors.
  • "Page O'Announcements" from our Program Coordinator. Also contains the time schedule for the current academic year, hints on getting into grad school, and helpful links.
  • Undergraduate Astronomical Institute (UAI) - a group for undergraduates pursuing research in astronomy at UW.
  • Manastash Ridge Observatory - the UW Astronomy Department's nearest telescope, for use exclusively for UW undergraduate and graduate students.
  • Radio Astronomy Group - a great group of undergraduates building their own radio telescope.
  • Theodore Jacobsen Observatory - located at the north end of campus, the observatory houses an antique refracting telescope used primarily for public outreach. It is staffed almost entirely by undergraduates who give talks and operate telescopes.
  • Society of Physics Students at UW - a student organization for physics and astronomy majors.

    • University Resources

  • UW Freshman Interest Groups - a program at the UW for incoming freshman to take classes of common interest with a group of peers; great for helping people adjust to the large university setting.
  • UW Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity - offering programs and support for minorities at the UW.

    • Other Resources for Undergraduate Astronomers

  • What is an REU? - REUs (Research Experience for Undergraduates) are paid summer research opportunities available for interested undergraduates as early as the summer after their freshman year. This site gives some background as to what REUs are.
  • The AAS bulletin board for astronomy REU programs - - a listing of summer astronomy research opportunities available through the NSF's REU program.
  • National Science Foundation's REU Directory - a listing of ALL summer research opportunities available through the NSF's REU program.
  • NASA 2006 Undergraduate Student Research Program (USRP) - these are either ten-week Summer or 15-week Fall research experiences at a NASA center. The USRP provides students with a technical mentor and excellent hands-on experience. Students must be rising juniors or seniors the spring before they participate.

    • Interesting Astronomy Sites

  • Astronomy Picture of the Day - each day a new astronomy picture and caption by a professional.
  • Hubble Heritage Project - a gallery of the finest the Hubble Space Telescope has to offer.
  • The Sun, right now - frequently updated images of the sun from the SOHO satellite.
  • Nick Strobel's Astronomy Notes - a complete Astro 101 textbook online.
  • HyperPhysics Concepts - a detailed concept map of all major concepts in physics and astronomy.

    •      University of Washington Department of Astronomy