Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: The procedure for allocating time on telescopes is horribly onerous for those unfortunate astronomers who serve on the committees that administer the process; it is also in danger of complete collapse as the number of applications steadily increases. Here an alternative is presented, whereby the task is distributed around the astronomical community in such a way as to steer the outcome towards awarding this precious resource to those projects where there is a community consensus that the science is most exciting and innovative.
Source: Astronomy & Geophysics
Authors: Michael R Merrifield, Donald G Saari
Institutions: University of Nottingham, University of California, Irvine
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems and Management
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2006437246