Aaron Webster

Aaron Webster

Jan 20, 2015

Group 6 Copy 69
1
Please wait...

About This Project

We derive the ages and other properties of stars by combining theoretical astrophysics, data from the best telescopes, Bayesian statistical analyses, and advanced computational techniques. We have developed an algorithm that allows us to combine the age information from multiple white dwarf stars to derive the age of our Galaxy. We request funds to support converting our algorithm to high-performance software code. From this we will both derive the age of the Galaxy as well as make our code publicly available for other research groups.

Blast off!

Browse Other Projects on Experiment

Related Projects

Seasonal patterns in Indiana plants

Indiana Phenology is on a mission to document seasonal changes in plants and animals in every county in...

Through the Farm, Our Future: sustainability assessment of wheat producing farms in the Midwest USA

Wheat is a staple food and the world's 3rd largest crop. In USA, it is mostly grown in the Midwest. Here...

Can gelatine lifters collect human DNA off trafficked animal specimens?

We hypothesize that human DNA can be collected off of animal specimens using forensic gelatin lifters. We...

Campaign Ended

A project funded by 28 people