Collaborative Research: Undergraduate Research Experiences in Extragalactic Radio Astronomy

合作研究：河外射电天文学本科生研究经验

• 批准号: 2045372
• 负责人: Parker Troischt
• 金额: $ 1.26万
• 依托单位: Hartwick College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-08-01 至 2024-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2045372&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Undergraduate; Experiences; Extragalactic

Undergraduate Research Experiences in Extragalactic Radio Astronomy by the Undergraduate ALFALFA Team (UAT) is a collaborative, multi-faceted program of faculty and undergraduate research at a consortium of 21 diverse U.S. institutions. Through this program, faculty and undergraduates collaborate to pursue frontier astronomy research projects related to the atomic gas content of the universe as detected at radio wavelengths. The primary UAT program components are an annual UAT Workshop and an extended summer research program. In these programs they communicate project science, observing, and data analysis techniques to undergraduate researchers via lectures, observing sessions, and group work. The next three-year phase of the UAT will capitalize on the robust infrastructure and faculty skill set across the 21 institutions to perform radio spectral line observations to trace the atomic gas content of the local universe. Utilizing new collaborations with wide field optical surveys and accumulated radio experience with the ALFALFA (Arecibo Legacy Fast ALFA) survey and follow-up, the UAT empowers faculty and students to be contributors to cutting-edge science and the broader astronomical community. The participating UAT faculty have a shared dedication to involving undergraduate students in research. Faculty and students collaborate across a wide range of public and private colleges, primarily undergraduate institutions.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

本科生ALFALFA团队（UAT）的本科生星系外射电天文学研究经验是一个由21个不同的美国机构组成的联盟的教师和本科生研究的合作，多方面的项目。通过这个项目，教师和本科生合作进行与宇宙的原子气体含量有关的前沿天文学研究项目，以无线电波长检测。UAT计划的主要组成部分是每年的UAT研讨会和一个扩展的夏季研究计划。在这些项目中，他们通过讲座、观察会议和小组工作向本科生研究人员传授项目科学、观察和数据分析技术。UAT的下一个三年阶段将利用21个机构的强大基础设施和教师技能，进行无线电谱线观测，以追踪当地宇宙的原子气体含量。利用与广域光学调查的新合作以及ALFALFA（阿雷西博遗产快速ALFA）调查和后续积累的无线电经验，UAT使教师和学生能够为前沿科学和更广泛的天文社区做出贡献。参与的UAT教师共同致力于让本科生参与研究。教师和学生在广泛的公立和私立学院，主要是本科院校合作。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。