A consolidated grant for Sheffield Astrophysics 2018-2021
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Sheffield
Department Name: Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
The aim of this proposal is to support a programme of internationally excellent research in astrophysics at Sheffield, building on our recent research achievements, and tied to the exploitation of leading international facilities supported by STFC and UKSA.
Planned Impact
The main ways in which our research makes an impact outside the academic community is via our knowledge exchange and outreach activities. To summarise:
1. Knowledge exchange. This is primarily based on the building of the ULTRACAM and HiPERCAM instruments, which has lead to the development of new new CCD detector, data acquisition and cooling systems, as well as stimulating a project to develop new techniques to use 3D printing build rigid, lightweight support structure for astronomical instruments.
2. Outreach. Over the last 5 years members of the Sheffield astrophsyics group have delivered 126 talks to schools and astronomical societies, have held 70 in-house workshops for school students, and been involved in 15 press releases, all based on their research activities.
Details are given in our Impact Plan that is included as an attachment.
1. Knowledge exchange. This is primarily based on the building of the ULTRACAM and HiPERCAM instruments, which has lead to the development of new new CCD detector, data acquisition and cooling systems, as well as stimulating a project to develop new techniques to use 3D printing build rigid, lightweight support structure for astronomical instruments.
2. Outreach. Over the last 5 years members of the Sheffield astrophsyics group have delivered 126 talks to schools and astronomical societies, have held 70 in-house workshops for school students, and been involved in 15 press releases, all based on their research activities.
Details are given in our Impact Plan that is included as an attachment.
Organisations
Publications
Dufton P
(2018)
The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey XXVIII. Nitrogen abundances for apparently single dwarf and giant B-type stars with small projected rotational velocities
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Yang Y
(2020)
The Young and Nearby Normal Type Ia Supernova 2018gv: UV-optical Observations and the Earliest Spectropolarimetry
in The Astrophysical Journal
Callingham J
(2020)
Two Wolf-Rayet stars at the heart of colliding-wind binary Apep
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Rate G
(2020)
Unlocking Galactic Wolf-Rayet stars with Gaia DR2 - II. Cluster and association membership
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Casewell S
(2020)
WD1032 + 011, an inflated brown dwarf in an old eclipsing binary with a white dwarf
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Tehrani K
(2019)
Weighing Melnick 34: the most massive binary system known
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kocevski D
(2018)
X-UDS: The Chandra Legacy Survey of the UKIDSS Ultra Deep Survey Field
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Description | The findings have been used to inform a variety of outreach activities, including talks to schools and amateur astronomy societies socities, as well as public lectures. |
First Year Of Impact | 2018 |
Sector | Other |
Impact Types | Cultural,Societal |