Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER

Amount

$289,134.00

Award Date

8/11/2009

Administering Agency

National Science Foundation

CDFA Number

47.082

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NSF Recovery Act Reasearch Support

Description

Dr. Alice Quillen (University of Rochester) will lead a theoretical study of the orbital dynamics of the early phases of planet formation. She will focus on the gravitational interactions of protoplanets and small bodies, and will relate dust production a