In this AAS Education Committee Blog post, Mariah MacDonald discusses how she implements "ungrading," an alternative approach to student assessment, and summarizes its effect on student performance and motivation. https://ow.ly/f06s50TCvgh
American Astronomical Society (AAS)
Executive Offices
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Enhancing and sharing humanity’s scientific understanding of the universe since 1899.
About us
The American Astronomical Society (AAS), established in 1899, is a major international organization of professional astronomers, astronomy educators, and amateur astronomers. Its membership of approximately 8,000 also includes physicists, geologists, engineers, and others whose interests lie within the broad spectrum of subjects now comprising the astronomical sciences. The mission of the AAS is to enhance and share humanity’s scientific understanding of the universe as a diverse and inclusive astronomical community, which it achieves through publishing, meetings, science advocacy, education and outreach, and training and professional development.
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http://aas.org
External link for American Astronomical Society (AAS)
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- 11-50 employees
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- Washington, District of Columbia
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- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1899
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- scientific publishing, astronomy public policy, astronomy education and public outreach, and astronomy meeting organization
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Washington, District of Columbia 20006, US
Employees at American Astronomical Society (AAS)
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🆕 Karim Shariff (NASA Ames Research Center) chats about his article on a software instrument, and where we can go from here given the published article: https://lnkd.in/dC4zZm2h The goal of AAS Journal Author Series is to connect authors with their article, their human story & the larger #astronomy community. #ExploreAstronomy #TheGoodStuff
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Keivan Stassun Receives MacArthur "Genius Grant" The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has announced its 2024 class of MacArthur Fellows, and among the 22 recipients of the coveted "genius grants" is astronomer and AAS member Keivan Stassun (Vanderbilt University). The MacArthur Foundation cites Stassun for "expanding opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and careers for underrepresented populations" and further notes that "he has spearheaded two major initiatives that challenge the limitations of traditional educational and career pathways and improve demographic representation in STEM." Congratulations, Keivan! https://ow.ly/x95g50TAz0J
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#AAS245 🚨 Today is the last day to register at the early bird registration rate for the 245th AAS meeting (12-16 January 2025, National Harbor, Maryland)! Visit https://ow.ly/Xg3C50TAqcR to lock in the best rate available. 🐦
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#AAS245 Join the growing list of Grad Student/REU Fair participants and reserve your space today! This is a unique opportunity to highlight your graduate-school or REU program. Don't miss this -- last year’s event sold out before the deadline. https://lnkd.in/dgCTekgG
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🆕 Veronika Dornan and Bill Harris (McMaster University) chat with Frank Timmes about their article on radial density profiles: https://lnkd.in/dw7Qv-CR The goal of AAS Journal Author Series is to connect authors with their article, their human story & the larger #astronomy community. #ExploreAstronomy #TheGoodStuff
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Democratic Merit: What Separates Good from Great in Astronomy? In this Education Committee Blog post, Julie Posselt introduces democratic merit as an anchoring concept that can improve how we select and train the next generation in #astronomy and #astrophysics. https://ow.ly/FI5Z50TyQGe
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🆕 In this AAS Journal Author Series video, Lin Nie (Wuhan Institute of City) chats with Frank Timmes about his article on JWST: https://ow.ly/P8cB50TxnLF The goal of this series is to connect authors with their article, their human story, and the larger #astronomy community. #TheGoodStuff #ExploreAstronomy
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🚨 Deadline Day! 🚨 #AAS245 TODAY is the last day to submit an abstract for the 245th AAS meeting (12-16 January 2025, National Harbor, MD)! Don't delay -- the submission site will close at 11:59 pm ET. https://ow.ly/Vkft50TwqY2 📷 National Harbor image credit: National Harbor Owners Association
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The Laboratory Astrophysics Division (LAD) of the American Astronomical Society is presenting its 2025 Early Career Award to Dr. Chintan Shah of the Johns Hopkins University, working at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. The award recognizes Dr. Shah’s contributions in the field of modeling and X-ray/ultraviolet spectroscopy of atoms in astrophysical plasma environments. Dr. Shah’s work is instrumental in benchmarking of key electron-photon-ion processes for astrophysical plasma modeling, particularly in resolving the long-standing Fe XVII line emission problem. The LAD Early Career Award is given to an individual who has made significant contributions to the field within 10 years of receiving their PhD. https://ow.ly/P6Y550Tvpnr 🏆