CAREER:Steps Toward a Physical Understanding of the Star Formation Law

职业生涯：对恒星形成定律的物理理解的步骤

• 批准号: 0955836
• 负责人: Alberto Bolatto
• 金额: $ 61.78万
• 依托单位: University of Maryland, College Park
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-10-01 至 2016-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0955836&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CAREER; Steps; Toward; Physical; Understanding; CAREER; Steps; Toward; Physical; Understanding

The funding of this proposal, titled "CAREER: Steps Toward a Physical Understanding of the Star Formation Law", will allow Dr. Bolato to study the relation between star formation and gas over a range of galactic environments with the ultimate goal of determining the physical mechanisms that drive star formation. The combination of new facilities like Spitzer, EVLA, ALMA, and JWST and the recent advances in modeling techniques make it possible for the first time to make detailed comparisons between observations and model predictions. From low-mass galaxies and the outer disks of spirals to the environs of starburst galaxies, this proposal will study the atomic and molecular gas involved with the process of star formation in a wide range of environments. The broader impacts of the proposal range from the mentoring of undergrad students to the creation of a public lecture series in Spanish for the U. Maryland observatory program. One graduate will be supported for the duration of the grant. Dr. Bolato will give a series of public lectures in both English and Spanish as part of the University of Maryland observatory program. In addition to the education related broader impacts the PI will also develop an "Astronomy Workshop Toolbox" in English and Spanish for use in high-school astronomy classes.

该提案的资金为“职业：对恒星形成法的物理理解”的资金将使博拉托博士能够在一系列银河环境中研究星形和气体之间的关系，其最终目标是确定驱动恒星形成的物理机制。 Spitzer，Evla，Alma和JWST等新设施的结合以及建模技术的最新进展使得首次有可能在观测和模型预测之间进行详细的比较。从低质量星系和螺旋的外盘到星爆星系的周围，该提案将研究与恒星形成过程中广泛环境中与恒星形成过程有关的原子和分子气体。该提案的更广泛影响范围从学业学生的指导到为美国马里兰州天文台的西班牙语创建公开演讲系列。一名毕业生将在赠款期间得到支持。博拉托博士将在马里兰州天文台计划的一部分中进行一系列英语和西班牙语的公开演讲。除了与教育有关的更广泛的影响外，PI还将在英语和西班牙语中开发一个“天文学研讨会工具箱”，用于高中天文学课程。