Research Ideas is a space where AAVSO staff and forum moderators share potential research topics, intriguing findings, and emerging questions in variable star science. These posts are intended to serve as starting points for self-organizing collaborations—community members can express interest, form groups, and take ownership of developing the idea into a full research project. If you’d like to participate, reply to a post to join the discussion or contribute your expertise. When a project is complete, the initiating staff member or moderator will post or link the final product (e.g., paper, poster, presentation) and close the thread to record the outcome.