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Ivie, Rachel; White, Susan; Chu, Raymond Y. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2016
The Longitudinal Study of Astronomy Graduate Students (LSAGS) arose from the 2003 Women in Astronomy Conference, where it was noted that a majority of young members of the American Astronomical Society were women. The astronomy community wishes to make every effort to retain young women in astronomy, so they commissioned a longitudinal study to be…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Astronomy, Physics, Gender Differences
Tesfaye, Casey Langer; Mulvey, Patrick J. – Statistical Research Center of the American Institute of Physics, 2007
This report describes the initial employment and educational paths pursued by physics and astronomy degree recipients at the bachelor's, master's, and PhD levels for the classes of 2002-03 and 2003-04. The report includes starting salaries, primary work activities, ratings of professional challenge and other aspects of initial employment. The…
Descriptors: Physics, Astronomy, Graduation Rate, Graduate Surveys