Supernovae in 3-D: Bridging the Gap Between Observations and Theory

ast - 0302123 -霍夫曼,JenniferDr。霍夫曼获得了美国国家科学基金会天文学和天体物理学博士后奖学金，在加州大学伯克利分校开展研究和教育项目。她将开发一个三维蒙特卡罗辐射传输代码，该代码将预测最新超新星爆炸模型的可观测光谱偏振特征。计算能力的提高鼓励了在美国最大的超级计算机中心开发三维流体动力学超新星爆炸模型。然而，这些模型及其基本假设的有效性只能通过与观测结果的直接比较来检验。她的计算将有助于对这些模型进行测试，以对照最近在8米级望远镜上对超新星喷射物进行的光谱偏振观测。除了她的研究之外，霍夫曼博士还将推行一项三管齐下的计划，以促进在所有教育水平的物理科学领域为女性提供当地支持网络的发展。她将(a)为打算在加州大学伯克利分校主修物理科学的一年级女学生组织新生迎新活动，(b)通过为加州大学伯克利分校的女物理科学学生安排机会，参与现有的湾区女童科学教育和推广项目，从而建立大学与当地社区之间的伙伴关系。(c)赞助一个系列讨论会，邀请女科学家到加州大学伯克利分校校园谈论她们的研究，并与她们的女同事建立联系

AST-0302123Hoffman, JenniferDr. Hoffman is awarded an NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship to carry out a program of research and education at the University of California, Berkeley. She will develop a three-dimensional Monte Carlo radiative transfer code that will predict the observable spectro-polarimetric features of the newest supernova explosion models. Increases in computing capabilities have encouraged the development of three-dimensional hydrodynamical supernova explosion models at the nation's largest supercomputer centers. The validity of such models and their fundamental assumptions can only be tested, however, by direct comparison with observations. Her calculations will facilitate the testing of these models against the recently available spectro-polarimetric observations of supernova ejecta on 8-m class telescopes.In addition to her research, Dr. Hoffman will pursue a three-pronged plan to foster the development of a local support network for women in the physical sciences at all educational levels. She will (a) organize a new student orientation for first-year female students intending to major in physical sciences at UC Berkeley, (b) forge partnerships between the University and the local community by arranging opportunities for female physical science students at UC Berkeley to participate in existing Bay Area educational and outreach programs aimed at girls' science education, and (c) sponsor a colloquium series that will bring female scientists to the UC Berkeley campus to speak about their research and to network with their female colleagues.***