The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded a $633,401 Project Grant titled "ALL-SKY PRECISE STELLAR AGES FOR GALACTIC AND STELLAR ARCHAEOLOGY" to The Johns Hopkins University. The 3-year grant, which runs from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2026, will enable the research team to calculate precise ages and compositions for hundreds of thousands of "subgiant" stars. This large catalog of high-precision stellar ages and other key parameters like metallicity and galactic orbits will enable new insights into the formation and evolution of the Milky Way galaxy. The research will involve students from Johns Hopkins and the National Society of Black Physicists, and will include efforts to develop public planetarium shows through partnerships with local Boys & Girls Clubs. This grant is supported under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, which aims to strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise and increase scientific knowledge.
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