Primary Recipient

NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY

Amount

$429,834.00

Award Date

8/28/2009

Administering Agency

National Science Foundation

CDFA Number

47.082

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NSF Recovery Act Reasearch Support

Description

Despite the important role which massive stars play in essentially all research areas of Astronomy, their formation and early evolution is still poorly understood. Preliminary observational studies indicate that mass loss phenomena are present throughout