Revealing the Structure of the Galactic Halo through Statistical Analysis - Middle School Teacher Training

介绍：伦斯勒理工学院PI：Heidi Newberg合伙：Malik Magdon-IsmailTitle：通过统计分析揭示银晕的结构-中学教师培训。伦斯勒理工学院的Heidi Newberg和Malik Magdon-Ismail博士将开展一个项目，从恒星计数中提取与银河系晕有关的参数(包括与晕“流”有关的参数)。将使用斯隆数字天空测量(SDSS)及其扩展(SDSS II)。研究小组将通过分析更多的SDSS数据，部分通过开发新的算法，以更好地利用所有可用的光度和光谱数据，来扩展他们正在进行的计划。这一努力将资助三个教师培训讲习班，目标是奥尔巴尼(城市)、S.科隆尼(郊区)和科霍斯(小城市)学区的8年级科学教师。特别是奥尔巴尼学区的少数民族人口非常多。这些研讨会是与首都地区合作教育服务委员会计划合作的，其结构与纽约州的学习标准有关。该研究计划还资助一名博士生，为大约15名本科生创建研究基础设施，并支持致力于公共宣传的研究人员。

AST-0607618INSTITUTION: Rensselaer Polytechnic InstitutePI: Heidi NewbergCo-PI: Malik Magdon-IsmailTITLE: Revealing the Structure of the Galactic Halo through StatisticalAnalysis - Middle School Teacher TrainingABSTRACTDr. Heidi Newberg and Dr. Malik Magdon-Ismail, at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, will undertake a program to extract parameters pertaining to the halo of the Milky Way galaxy (including parameters relating to halo "streams") from star counts. The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), and its extension (SDSS II), will be used. The research group will extend their ongoing program in part by analyzing additional SDSS data, and in part by developing new algorithms to better make use of all available photometric and spectroscopic data.This effort will fund three teacher-training workshops aimed at 8th grade science teachers in the Albany (urban), S. Colonie (suburban), and Cohoes (small city) school districts. The Albany school district in particular has a very high minority population. The workshops are cooperative with the Capital Region Board of Cooperative Educational Services program, and are structured to relate to New York State learning standards. The research program also funds one Ph.D. student, creates research infrastructure for approximately 15 undergraduate research students, and supports researchers with a commitment to public outreach.