The University of Oklahoma, through its Office of Research Administration, has been awarded a $161,271 Project Grant by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083). This three-year grant will fund a comprehensive study of the optical variability of active galactic nuclei (AGN) across a wide range of timescales, from minutes to decades. The project will leverage data from the All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae (ASAS-SN) and the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) to analyze a sample of nearly 10,000 AGN, significantly larger than previous studies. The research team will also examine the correlated variability between optical and X-ray bands by combining the ASAS-SN and TESS data with observations from the Swift and RXTE satellites. In addition to the research activities, the grant will support the training of graduate and undergraduate students, as well as the enrichment of a portable planetarium program for K-12 schools in central Oklahoma, impacting an estimated 1,200 students annually.
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