Curriculum, Infrastructure, and Research Partnership Supporting Pursuit of Graduate Study in Astronomy at Tennessee State University

Matthew Muterspaugh博士、Geoffrey Burks博士和来自田纳西州立大学（大津）的博士后学者与加州大学伯克利分校的Jerry埃德尔斯坦博士和大卫埃尔斯金博士合作，促进大津学生的研究生学习，并推进伯克利分校外部色散干涉测量（EDI）的天文应用。 三个方案支持这些目标。 首先，将通过课程开发工作建立吸引天文学学生的新项目。 这些工具是公开的，因此其他大学可以使用它们来鼓励学生。 其次，伯克利大学非常成功的本科研究学徒计划（URAP）团队将帮助大津实施一个集中的，校园范围的系统，将学生与当地的校园研究团队联系起来，通过现实世界的研究经验提高学生获得沉浸式学习的机会。 第三，大津大学和伯克利分校将共同努力，以“EDI测试床”的形式建立先进的天文仪器。 这种精密仪器基于伯克利专利技术，将通过非常成功的恒星径向速度测量来探测新的行星系统。 它将在大津的2米自动光谱望远镜上运行，每晚都有节奏，这一独特的能力将为系外行星研究带来新的发现。这三个项目将改善大津的天文学教学，并继续推动伯克利成为创新和革命性技术发明的领导者。 新的集中式校园范围的知识库为大津大学本科生的研究机会将改善所有大津学生的教育经验，而不仅仅是那些在天文学。 它将简化他们寻找参与研究项目的过程。 EDI试验台技术的发展将对其他伯克利EDI仪器的成功产生直接影响，包括近红外TEDI仪器。 TEDI将能够在低温恒星的可居住区探测类地行星。 类地行星的发现可能会影响基本的哲学问题，包括生命的起源和在宇宙中的作用。

Dr. Matthew Muterspaugh, Dr. Geoffrey Burks, and a postdoctoral scholar from Tennessee State University (TSU) are partnering with Dr. Jerry Edelstein and Dr. David Erskine from University of California, Berkeley to promote the pursuit of graduate studies for TSU students and to advance the astronomical application of Externally Dispersed Interferometry (EDI) at Berkeley. Three programs support these goals. First, new programs for engaging astronomy students will be built through curriculum development efforts. These tools are publicly available so other universities can use them to encourage students. Second, Berkeley's highly successful Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program (URAP) team will help TSU to implement a centralized, campus-wide system for connecting students with local, on-campus research teams, improving student access to immersive learning through real-world research experiences. Third, TSU and Berkeley will work together to build advanced astronomy instrumentation in the form of the "EDI-Testbed". This precision instrument, based on Berkeley-patented technology, will allow detection of new planetary systems via the highly successful radial-velocity measurement of stars. It will operate at TSU's 2-meter Automatic Spectroscopic Telescope with nightly cadence, a unique capability that will bring new discoveries to exoplanet research.These three programs will improve astronomy instruction at TSU and continue to promote Berkeley as a leader in innovative and revolutionary technological invention. The new centralized campus-wide repository for TSU undergraduate research opportunities will improve the educational experiences for all TSU students, not just those in astronomy. It will streamline the process for them to find research programs in which to become involved. The EDI-Testbed technology development will have a direct impact on the success of other Berkeley EDI instruments, including the near-infrared TEDI instrument. TEDI will be capable of detecting earthlike planets in the habitable zones of low temperature stars. The detection of habitable earthlike planets can impact basic philosophical questions including that of life's origins and roles in the universe.