CAREER: Characterizing the Process of Planet Formation around Low-Mass Stars and Brown Dwarfs

职业生涯：描述围绕低质量恒星和棕矮星的行星形成过程。0544588凯文·卢曼博士宾夕法尼亚州立大学大学公园分校的凯文·卢曼将从事以下研究：1)搜索低质量恒星和棕矮星，以确定这些恒星周围恒星周围的行星盘有多常见；2)测量在低质量恒星和棕矮星周围发现的原行星盘的物理性质；以及3)在低质量恒星和棕矮星周围的盘中搜索正在形成的巨行星的证据。拟议的活动旨在包括迄今为止对低质量恒星和棕矮星周围的原行星盘进行的最全面的研究，并帮助确定宇宙中行星系统的丰富性和多样性。Luhman博士将从事的教育活动包括：1)开发一门新的关于太阳系外行星和行星形成的研究生课程；2)让本科生和研究生参与研究和教育活动；3)在宾夕法尼亚初级科学院的研究竞赛中指导初中生和高中生的天文学项目；4)通过宾夕法尼亚州立大学天文学在职讲习班参加对初中和高中教育工作者的天文培训；5)在宾夕法尼亚州立大学开办一个新的天文学宿舍；以及6)通过新闻稿和公开讲座向公众传播他的研究活动中的发现。

CAREER: Characterizing the Process of Planet Formation around Low-Mass Stars and Brown DwarfsABSTRACTAST 0544588 Kevin LuhmanDr. Kevin Luhman, at Pennsylvania State University, University Park, will undertake research to: 1) search for low-mass stars and brown dwarfs to determine how common circumstellar disks are around these stars; 2) measure the physical properties of the protoplanetary disks found around low-mass stars and brown dwarfs; and 3) search for evidence of ongoing giant planet formation in the disks found around low-mass stars and brown dwarfs. The proposed activities are intended to comprise the most comprehensive study to date of protoplanetary disks around low-mass stars and brown dwarfs, and to help determine the abundance and diversity of planetary systems in the universe. Dr. Luhman will undertake educational activities that consist of: 1) developing a new graduate course on extrasolar planets and planet formation; 2) involving undergraduate and graduate students in both research and educational activities; 3) guiding projects in astronomy by middle- and high-school students in the research competitions of the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science; 4) participating in the astronomy training of middle- and high-school educators through the Penn State Inservice Workshops in Astronomy; 5) initiating a new elderhostel on astronomy at Penn State University; and 6) disseminating to the general public the discoveries from his research activities through press releases and public lectures.