Simulating Supernova Spectra & Teaching Astronomy

该奖项是在美国国家科学基金会教师早期职业发展（Career）计划的主持下颁发的。作为一名CAREER奖获得者，研究者除了他的科学研究项目外，还应该积极地进行教育计划。超新星是天体物理学中最大的（被充分观测到的）爆炸。它们是研究流体力学的实验室，是星系化学演化的主要驱动力，如果仔细校正，可以用作大尺度的宇宙距离指示器。平托将改进他的超新星大气计算机代码，该代码用于模拟从伽马射线到远红外的所有能量的超新星的光谱和光曲线。随着改进，模型代码将用于上述所有领域的研究。计划研究的教育部分包括教授几门本科和研究生课程，包括建立一个计算机实验室，配备专门的软件，供天文学本科生和非专业学生在天文学课程中使用。＊＊＊

Pinto 9501634 This award is made under the auspices of the NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program. As a CAREER awardee the investigator is expected to pursue an active education plan in addition to his scientific research project. Supernovae are the largest (well-observed) explosions in astrophysics. They act as laboratories for the study of hydrodynamics, are the dominant driver of galactic chemical evolution and, if used with careful corrections, may be used as large-scale cosmic distance indicators. Pinto will improve his supernova atmosphere computer code, which is used to model spectra and light curves of supernovae at all energies from gamma rays through the far infrared. With the improvements the model code will be used for studies in all of the areas mentioned above. The education component of the planned research includes teaching several undergraduate and graduate courses, including setting up a computer laboratory with specialized software for astronomy undergraduates and non-majors to use in conjunction with their astronomy classes. ***