The cosmic distribution of metals

这个项目旨在了解恒星中形成的元素如何在太空中流动，并找到进入新恒星和行星的途径。这些元素的历史，以及它们是如何出现在我们这样的行星上的，是天体物理学中遗留下来的最基本的问题之一。预期的结果是提供一个元素历史模型，为解释未来五年来自澳大利亚和国际望远镜的大量数据提供理论基础和一套重要的统计工具。这些结果将极大地惠及从宇宙学到化学进化的天文领域，开发的机器学习方法的应用将远远超出天文学。最终结果将是对我们宇宙起源的新的、更深入的洞察。

This project aims to understand how the elements forged in stars flow through space and find their way into new stars and planets. The history of these elements, and how they came to be in planets like ours, is one of the most basic questions remaining in astrophysics. The expected outcome is to provide a model for the history of the elements that can provide a theoretical basis and a vital set of statistical tools to interpret the flood of data that will arrive from Australian and international telescopes over the next five years. The results will significantly benefit astronomical fields from cosmology to chemical evolution, and the machine learning methods developed will have applications well beyond astronomy. The end result will be a new and deeper insight into our cosmic origins.