CAREER:Steps Toward a Physical Understanding of the Star Formation Law

这项名为“职业：物理理解星星形成定律的步骤”的提案的资金将使Bolato博士能够研究一系列银河系环境中星星形成与气体之间的关系，最终目标是确定驱动星星形成的物理机制。像斯皮策、EVLA、阿尔马和JWST这样的新设施的结合，以及模拟技术的最新进展，使得第一次有可能在观测和模式预测之间进行详细的比较。从低质量星系和螺旋星系的外盘到星暴星系的周围，这一提议将研究在广泛的环境中参与星星形成过程的原子和分子气体。该提案的广泛影响包括指导本科生，为美国大学开设西班牙语系列公开讲座。马里兰州天文台计划。一名毕业生将在赠款期间获得资助。作为马里兰州大学天文台项目的一部分，Bolato博士将用英语和西班牙语进行一系列公开讲座。除了与教育有关的更广泛的影响外，PI还将开发英语和西班牙语的“天文学讲习班”，供高中天文学课程使用。

The funding of this proposal, titled "CAREER: Steps Toward a Physical Understanding of the Star Formation Law", will allow Dr. Bolato to study the relation between star formation and gas over a range of galactic environments with the ultimate goal of determining the physical mechanisms that drive star formation. The combination of new facilities like Spitzer, EVLA, ALMA, and JWST and the recent advances in modeling techniques make it possible for the first time to make detailed comparisons between observations and model predictions. From low-mass galaxies and the outer disks of spirals to the environs of starburst galaxies, this proposal will study the atomic and molecular gas involved with the process of star formation in a wide range of environments. The broader impacts of the proposal range from the mentoring of undergrad students to the creation of a public lecture series in Spanish for the U. Maryland observatory program. One graduate will be supported for the duration of the grant. Dr. Bolato will give a series of public lectures in both English and Spanish as part of the University of Maryland observatory program. In addition to the education related broader impacts the PI will also develop an "Astronomy Workshop Toolbox" in English and Spanish for use in high-school astronomy classes.