Top, Hendrik Jan van den (2025) Making Data-Intensive Science Sustainable — Towards Establishing Appropriate Incentives. Bachelor's Thesis, Computing Science.
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Abstract
Radio astronomy involves processing large amounts of data which is energy-intensive. Looking for ways to make radio astronomy more sustainable, ASTRON, the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy, asked us: “How could radio astronomers contribute to lowering the environmental impact of their research?” To answer this, we have interviewed a range of radio astronomers at ASTRON, from first-year PhD students to experienced staff members. In this exploratory case study, we have asked these radio astronomers how high a priority the environmental impact of their work is for them, how aware they are of their work’s environmental impact, and how effective they expect different incentive mechanisms would be at reducing the carbon emissions of their compute jobs. We will discuss, among other things, the disparity between professional and personal priorities, the positive aspects of radio astronomy’s environmental impact, the perception of where the carbon footprint actually is, and the perceived pain points of ASTRON’s policy. We will conclude by providing specific recommendations for future research and policy.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor's Thesis) |
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| Supervisor name: | Andrikopoulos, V. |
| Degree programme: | Computing Science |
| Thesis type: | Bachelor's Thesis |
| Language: | English |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Feb 2025 08:28 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Feb 2025 08:28 |
| URI: | https://fse.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/34631 |
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