Research Grant
[Cite as http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FS110200035]Researchers: Daniel Zucker (Chief Investigator) , Dr Samuel Barden (Chief Investigator) , John Lattanzio (Chief Investigator) , Joss Bland-Hawthorn (Chief Investigator) , Kenneth Freeman (Chief Investigator)
Brief description Space Science and Astronomy: Dissecting the Galaxy with High Resolution Multi-Object Echelle Spectrograph (HERMES) II: Decisive Observations. Australia has long been a world leader in wide-field astronomical surveys, and the new High Resolution Multi-Object Echelle Spectrograph (HERMES) being built for the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) will enhance that leadership position. Through a combination of Australian technological and scientific advances, the surveys we conduct with HERMES will allow us to study galaxy formation and stellar astrophysics in unprecedented detail. There are powerful synergies between HERMES and Skymapper, another Australian astronomical survey, as well as with Gaia, the billion-dollar European space mission for studying the Galaxy; HERMES will thus promote both national and international research collaboration. In this proposal we lay the observational groundwork for maximising the scientific return from HERMES.
Funding Amount $835,200
Funding Scheme Super Science Fellowships
- ARC : FS110200035
- PURL : http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FS110200035
