This two-session workshop will engage participants with the pivotal, and related, roles of collaborative networks and undergraduate research in maximizing LSST science.  Collaborative scientific networks and undergraduate research are mutually beneficial activities that foster innovation, inclusive opportunities for discovery, and increased creativity through broader knowledge bases and shared resources. Talks, panels, and group discussions will focus on topics such as partnerships, cohort building, and student initiatives. Participants will be treated to a networking lunch between the sessions. This session is supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation.

Session 2 – Cohort Building for Students and Early Career Researchers

Talks – 45 minutes

1. Introduction to the session [5 minutes]
2. Cohort Building through Rubin Delegates program [Melissa Graham, 9+3 minutes]
3. Graduate Student Cohort Building through the Data Science Fellowship Program, Bryan Scott [9+3 minutes]
4. Postdoc Cohort Building through the Catalyst Fellowship, Jeno Sokoloski [9+3 minutes]
5. Student Cohort Building through the Summer Student Program and DE School, Pat Burchat, [9+3 minutes]

Discussion in Breakout Groups – 20 minutes
What is the relationship between building cohorts of early career scientists and scientific discovery? What do programs like the ones presented in this session get right? What cohort building opportunities remain unfilled in the LSST community? What resources are needed?

Report-Outs – 20 minutes

This is the second half of a two-part session.

Go to Expanding Rubin Science: Collaborative Networking and Undergraduate Research I.