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5 Integrating Astronomy with the Other Disciplines of Astrobiology
5 Integrating Astronomy with the Other Disciplines of Astrobiology
Pages 52-56
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COMMON GOALS AND INTERESTS In a highly interdisciplinary enterprise such as astrobiology, a common background must be established at some level before common goals can be set. Physics may be the lowest common denominator in all the fields surrounding astrobiology, and more emphasis on the fundamental physical processes involved in the chemistry, geology, biology, and astronomy of life may be warranted.
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The committee advocates four educational approaches to integrating astrophysics with astrobiology and increasing intellectual exchange and collaboration across all disciplines of astrobiology: student research training, a graduate student exchange program, postdoctoral fellowships, and faculty enrichment. Student Research Training Preparing scientists to attack interdisciplinary research problems is best accomplished as early in their career as possible.
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The problem of scientific entrenchment grows more pronounced with time, as scientists become increasingly invested in the theoretical paradigms, experimental approaches, analytical methods, and publication venues in which they have been successful. The committee therefore endorses the idea that the next call for proposals for NAI nodes should encourage academic institutions to develop astrobiological curricula at both the graduate and undergraduate levels that would augment studies in established disciplines.
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NASA should encourage the NAI nodes and the NASA Specialized Centers for Research and Training nodes to engage in a self-study as part of their reporting processes to assess the progress of graduate training and postdoctoral programs in training truly interdisciplinary scientists who actively engage in interdisciplinary research. The NAI should sponsor a distinguished speaker series in astrobiology.
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