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

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.

这项名为“职业：对恒星形成定律的物理理解的步骤”的提案的资助将使博拉托博士能够研究一系列星系环境中恒星形成和气体之间的关系，最终目标是确定物理驱动恒星形成的机制。 Spitzer、EVLA、ALMA 和 JWST 等新设施与建模技术的最新进展相结合，首次使观测结果与模型预测之间进行详细比较成为可能。从低质量星系和螺旋外盘到星暴星系的周围，该提案将研究在各种环境中参与恒星形成过程的原子和分子气体。该提案的更广泛影响包括从指导本科生到为马里兰州天文台项目创建西班牙语公开讲座系列。一名毕业生将在补助金期间获得支持。作为马里兰大学天文台项目的一部分，博拉托博士将用英语和西班牙语进行一系列公开讲座。除了与教育相关的更广泛影响外，PI 还将开发英语和西班牙语的“天文学研讨会工具箱”，供高中天文学课程使用。