Project Grant 2206509
- This three-year, $236,990 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences will support the ALMA CMZ Exploration Survey (ACES) to map gas flows and star formation across the entire central region of the Milky Way galaxy. Led by researchers at the University of Florida, ACES will utilize the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to conduct the first comprehensive measurement of mass flows in a galactic nucleus. Products will include a catalog...
- This three-year, $106,400 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences will support the ALMA CMZ Exploration Survey (ACES) to map gas flows and star formation across the entire central region of the Milky Way galaxy. Led by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder, ACES will utilize the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to conduct the first comprehensive measurement of mass flows in a galactic nucleus. Products will include a...
- The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory will receive $190,606 under a Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences to conduct the ALMA CMZ Exploration Survey. The Observatory will lead critical components of the Survey to map gas flows and star formation across the entire central region of the Milky Way galaxy, known as the Central Molecular Zone. Products will include a catalog of extended and compact gas and protostellar mass components in the Zone, as...
- This $228,609 National Science Foundation Project Grant supports research into understanding high-mass star formation through observations of cold, dense gas cores using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope. Led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the research team will conduct a systematic survey of potential starless, high-mass gas clumps within 5 kiloparsecs of Earth to reveal any embedded high-mass cores. Detailed ALMA observations will deliver...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical Sciences (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences) will provide $562,366 to Stony Brook University to conduct research on the evolution of molecular gas and giant molecular clouds (GMCs) in nearby galaxies. The research program, titled "ALMA-FACTS: ALMA Fundamental CO 1-0 Transition Survey of Nearby Galaxies", will utilize the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to study...
- This $219,980 National Science Foundation award under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will fund the development and deployment of the Airborne Coronal Emission Surveyor (ACES) instrument. ACES, an imaging Fourier transform spectrometer, will observe the solar corona from the NSF/NCAR Gulfstream V aircraft during the 2024 total solar eclipse across North America. Led by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, the project team will use ACES to identify emission lines in the 1-4 micrometer...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences Project Grant for $631,159, awarded to the University of Toledo effective September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2028, will conduct research to directly test black hole accretion rate prescriptions used in computer simulations of galaxy formation and evolution. The project will leverage state-of-the-art near-infrared adaptive optics-assisted integral field spectroscopy and long-baseline interferometry using the NSF's...
- This three-year, $989,876 National Science Foundation project grant funds the development of an Airborne Coronal Emission Surveyor (ACES) by the Smithsonian Institution's Astrophysical Observatory. The grant is part of NSF's Geosciences program, which supports basic research in atmospheric, earth, and ocean sciences to expand understanding of the integrated Earth system. Through this award beginning September 2021, the Smithsonian will develop an airborne instrument to conduct coronal emission...
- This Project Grant award of $469,850 from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will support research to characterize gas flow pathways that sustain star formation in nearby galaxies. The investigators will analyze high-resolution astronomical data from telescopes like the Very Large Array and Atacama Large Millimeter Array to identify gas flows into, through, and out of galaxy disks. This work will help understand how galaxies continuously...
- This $357,765 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will support research to study the origin and evolution of magnetic fields in galaxies. The project will use data from the NSF-funded Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) observatory to observe star-forming galaxies at high redshift and combine these observations with numerical simulations. This will enable the research team to obtain analytical...
This three-year, $315,732 National Science Foundation project grant will support the ALMA CMZ Exploration Survey (ACES) to map gas flows and star formation across the entire central molecular zone of the Milky Way galaxy. Led by researchers at the University of Kansas, ACES will utilize the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array to conduct the first comprehensive measurement of mass flows in a galaxy nucleus. Products will include a catalog of extended and compact gas and protostellar masses across four orders of magnitude in size, as well as a complete kinematic model of gas motions through the central molecular zone. Ultimately, the project aims to definitively measure inflow, outflow, star formation and black hole accretion rates. This work aligns with the NSF Mathematical and Physical Sciences program's goals of advancing scientific knowledge and understanding of problems facing the nation.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $315.7k | 8/19/22 |