Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE200100803

Research Grant

Researchers: Frederic Vogt (Discovery Early Career Researcher Award) ,  The Australian National University (Managed by)

Brief description Slicing dead stars to reveal the origin of heavy elements in the Universe. This project aims to improve our understanding of how massive stars forge heavy elements like oxygen, that are key to life. It will use state-of-the-art spectrographs on Australian and Chilean telescopes to observe the ashes of dead stars, and test recent theoretical models. Expected outcomes include spectral maps of young supernova remnants, new observational constraints for theoretical models of massive stars and core-collapse supernovae, and innovative visualization solutions for complex 3D datasets. This project is expected to largely refine our grasp of the formation of heavy elements in the Universe, and thus provide significant cultural benefit in enhancing our understanding of mankind's cosmic origin in the heart of massive stars.

Funding Amount $405,763

Funding Scheme Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

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