This award, made under th Small Grants for Exploratory Research program, will fund observations and data analysis to test the possibility of obtaining reliable redshifts by photometric methods. This technique, largely developed by Dr. Loh, remains controversial, and this research should clearly demonstrate its reliability, or lack thereof.

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Astronomical Sciences (AST)
Type
Standard Grant (Standard)
Application #
9115945
Program Officer
Morris L. Aizenman
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
1991-12-01
Budget End
1993-05-31
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1991
Total Cost
$48,938
Indirect Cost
Name
Michigan State University
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
East Lansing
State
MI
Country
United States
Zip Code
48824