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Graduate Training in the Planetary Sciences
Pages 64-68

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... Today, the opportunity to explore components of the solar system directly, with space probes or with improved indirect methods, has again opened the field to new interest, causing scientists trained in other disciplines to turn their talents to planetary research. The increased efforts promise to lead to a far better understanding of the more recent history of the solar system.
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From page 65...
... On the other hand, a number of peripheral fields were excluded in order not to obscure the truly planetary-oriented works. Specifically excluded were: the low-density interplanetary medium, the field of "space physics," the Sun and its immediate environment, Earth-like models of planetary interiors, and dynamics of artificial Earth satellites.
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From page 66...
... However, a dominant reason for this may well be the fact that very few academic institutions have departments or other units committed to planetary science. Figure 9 shows that awards of PhD degrees in planetary science are not weighted heavily toward any single field, university, or department; and planetary science in three out of four cases
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From page 68...
... It is not of great concern which department is responsible for granting the degree, but it is important that work in several departments be not only permitted but actively encouraged. This is borne out by the finding that six of the ten graduate schools most productive of planetary-science PhD awards have some form of interdisciplinary research, or an academic structure that has played a major role in providing a "home" for such students.
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