ASTRONOMY 8200
GALACTIC STRUCTURE
last updated 24 JAN 2024
SYLLABUS (updated 2024.0326)
ASTR 8200 SyllabusEQUATION SHEET (updated 2024.0122)
Equation SheetPROPOSAL LEVELS (updated 2024.0214)
Proposal Levels
USEFUL WEBSITES FOR PROPOSALS (updated 2024.0122)
AAG page at NSF --- the place to go for information about "regular" NSF Astronomy grants:
NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Grants
Truly Terrifying 203-page guide to submitting an NSF proposal:
Proposal Guide (.pdf)
TOPICS
HERE 01 Milky Way History I
HERE 02 Milky Way History II
HERE 03 Writing Proposals
HERE 04 Gaia
HERE 05 Proposal Brainstorm
HERE 06 Milky Way Overview
HERE 07 Variable Stars
HERE 08 Stellar Populations I
HERE 09 Stellar Populations II
HERE 10 Clusters I
HERE 11 Clusters II
HERE 12 Milky Way Neighborhood
HERE 13 Disk Overview
HERE 14 Disk Structure & Formation ... Ilija Medan
HERE 15 Disk Stellar Kinematics ... Ilija Medan
HERE 16 Disk Potpourri
HERE 17 Galactic Center
HERE 18 Bulge + Bar
HERE 19 Halo --- Globular Clusters I
HERE 20 Halo --- Globular Clusters II
HERE 21 Halo --- Stellar Streams
HERE 22 Milky Way Structure Wrapup
pending 23 Milky Way Among Galaxies ... Justin Robinson
READINGS
1. Gaia Mission (Prusti+ 2016)2. Gaia DR3 (Vallenari+ 2023)3. Gaia HR Diagrams (Babusiaux+ 2018)4. Gaia Galactic Disk (Katz+ 2018)X. Gaia Variables (Clementini+ 2019)X. Gaia EDR3 (Brown+ 2021)RESEARCH PROPOSAL TEMPLATES AND EXAMPLES --- 14 TOTAL PAGES
PART 1: Project Description (6 pages + 2 pages Tables/Figures + 1 page References) template.proposal.tex template.proposal.pdfPART 2: Biographical Sketch (2 pages) EXAMPLE template.biosketch.pdf (editable)PART 3: Budget Spreadsheet (1 page) and Justification (1 page) Spreadsheet Justification (LaTeX)PART 4: Facilities (0.5 page) + Mentoring (0.5 page) Template (LaTeX) Template (.pdf) EXAMPLE 1 (short version, mimic this one) EXAMPLE 2 (long version, Collaborative Proposal)EXAMPLE PROPOSALS
Successful RKSTAR (K-KIDS) Proposal (2018)Successful RECONS Proposal (2020)TALKS
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3. Budget (1 page) + Budget Justification (1 page) = 2 parts EXAMPLE Budget Justification (.pdf) Fringe Benefit Rates Agreement (.pdf)