Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEM

Amount

$280,630.00

Award Date

9/15/2009

Administering Agency

National Science Foundation

CDFA Number

47.082

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NSF Recovery Act Reasearch Support

Description

Intellectual Merit: Silicate dust plays an essential role in many astrophysical environments. The 'amorphous' silicate spectral features have been observed in our solar system, young stellar objects, star formation regions, novae, and the diffuse and dens