Presidential Young Investigator Award - Theoretical Astrophysics

切尔诺夫博士将利用总统青年研究员奖进行一项研究计划，该计划将主要涵盖理论天体物理学的两个领域：星际介质和球状星团演化。星际介质的工作将致力于了解磁场如何影响在震荡区观察到的发射。将对球状星团的结构进行建模，以更好地了解此类星团的形成和演化。我们对星际介质的大部分知识来自对高能气流与静止的分子材料相互作用时所发射的辐射的观察。切尔诺夫博士致力于研究磁场对观测到的辐射的影响和重要性的问题。在过去的二十年里，球状星系团的主要理论研究一直是将星系团从其周围分离出来，并专注于其内部过程。切尔诺夫博士感兴趣的是建立星系团的内部结构和演化与外部因素之间的联系。

Dr. Chernoff will conduct a research program with this Presidential Young Investigator award which will primarily cover two areas in theoretical astrophysics: the interstellar medium and globular cluster evolution. The interstellar medium work will be directed toward understanding how magnetic fields affect the emission which is observed in shocked regions. Modelling of the structure of globular clusters will be done to better understand the formation and evolution of such star agglomerations. Much of our knowledge of the interstellar medium comes from observations of the radiation emitted by energetic gas flows as they interact with quiescent molecular material. Dr. Chernoff concentrates his research on the question of the influence and importance of magnetic fields on the emission which is observed. The predominant thrust of theoretical research on globular clusters in the past two decades has been to isolate the clusters from their surroundings and focus on their internal processes. Dr. Chernoff is interested in establishing the connection between internal structure and evolution of clusters with external factors.