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

AST-0607618机构：伦斯勒理工学院PI：海蒂·纽伯格合作PI：马利克·马格登-伊斯梅尔标题：通过统计分析揭示银河系晕的结构-中学教师培训摘要博士。伦斯勒理工学院的Heidi Newberg和Malik Magdon-Ismail博士将开展一项计划，从星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）。 将使用斯隆数字巡天（SDSS）及其扩展（SDSS II）。 该研究小组将通过分析更多的SDSS数据来扩展他们正在进行的项目，并通过开发新的算法来更好地利用所有可用的光度和光谱数据。科隆尼（郊区）和科霍斯（小城市）学区。特别是奥尔巴尼学区有非常高的少数民族人口。这些讲习班是与首都地区合作教育服务计划委员会合作举办的，其结构与纽约州的学习标准有关。 该研究项目还资助一名博士该研究所为大约15名本科研究生创建了研究基础设施，并支持研究人员致力于公共宣传。

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.