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Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council
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PhD PROPOSAL
1 DETAILS OF PROPOSAL
You should read the separate notes for guidance and the 'PPARC Fellowships Handbook’ and
any specific documentation on the PPARC Web site before completing any fellowship
proposal. Form Je-SFP1 (PPARC) must be accompanied by a case for support and a CV.
PPARC will reject incomplete fellowship proposals.
A. Organisation at which the PhD would be held
Organisation
University of Kent
Division or Department
School of Physical Sciences
Address Line 1
School of Physical Sciences, Ingram Building
Address Line 2
University of Kent
Town/City
Canterbury
Admin Area/County
Kent
Research Organisation
Reference:
Postal Code
CT2 7NR
B. Applicant: current details
Details
Title
Applicant
Mr
Forename(s)
Stephen Leslie
Surname
Hamer
Organisation
University of Kent
Division or Department
School of Physical Sciences
What percentage of your time will be spent on the PHD?
100%
1.C. COMMITMENTS (PPARC SENIOR ONLY) Please detail your current and possible future academic commitments
Commitment Type
Hours per Week
Start Date
End Date
D. (a) Years of Post-Doctoral Experience (Post Doctoral and Advanced only)
Please state the number of years of postdoctoral experience at the time of taking up a fellowship award.
(b) Higher Degree Registration (Post Doctoral only)
Please specify the expected submission date of your higher degree:
E. Title of Proposed Work [up to 150 chars]
Identification of Star forming regions in the Galactic plane
F. Start Date and Duration
a. Proposed start date
September 2007b. Duration of the PHD (months)
36
2.G. TYPE OF PHD
Scheme
Full time
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H. Summary of PPARC Resources Required for Project
a. Financial resources required
Travel and Subsistence
Travel to conferences
Equipment
High Specification computer and relevant software
Salary
Year 1 - £12,600 Net
Year 2 - £12,900 Net
Year 3 - £13 200 Net
Tuition Fees - £3,200 per year
Skills training - £4,500
Sub-total
Tax

Income tax – 22%

VAT – 17.5%
Total
Total £
£4,260
£3,000
£52,800
£60,060
£9,039
£69,099
I. Objectives
List main objectives of the proposed research in order of priority [up to 4000 chars]
I hope to extend my previous investigation into classifying Young stellar
objects (YSO’s) in a particular region of the Galactic plane. This project
will further that work by:
1.Developing new models of YSO’s which will enable their class to be identified
from readings at fewer Wavelengths (normally requiring four specific
wavelengths)
2.Use the new models to perform a detailed analysis of one region of the
galactic plane to obtain an accurate reading of the ratio of T Tauri’s to
protostars.
3. Identify the class of YSO’s throughout the galactic plane and identify
clusters as potential star forming regions (SFR’s).
4.Identify similarities between SFR’s through existing observations (from all
sky surveys) at various wavelengths.
5.Identify known object situated in or near SFR’s and compare to other SFR’s.
This will enable conditions at SFR’s to be identified which may be necessary
for star formation, further more it will give possible candidates for the
believe driving mechanism behind turbulence necessary for rapid star formation.
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J. Summary
Describe the proposed research in a style that would be accessible to an interested 14 year old [up to 4000 chars]
Young stars are hidden from sight at optical wavelengths by the gas and dust from which they form which makes
them very difficult to observe at optical wavelengths. However we want to study these young stars to gain an
insight into the origins and early life of Stars. The IRAC camera on the SPITZER space telescope can observe
these objects in the Infrared wavelength range. It is this data I wish to use to identify the types of Young
stellar objects in the galactic plane and use these identified objects to calculate the relative abundance of
each (Ratio between them). I propose to extend the previous work on this by developing new methods with which
to identify an objects type and to identify the position of clusters of young stars throughout the galactic
plane. I will then use these identified positions to investigate what in necessary for star formation and to
identify the potential trigger of rapid star formation.
K. Choice of Host Institution (Post Doctoral and Advanced only)
Please explain your choice of host institution (300 characters)
For this project I will be working under the CAPS group at the university of Kent. This choice was determined by the fact that this is where the PhD is
being conducted.
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L. Head of Department/ Institutional Statement
Statement of support to be completed by the Head of Department or member of the Host Institution, as applicable.
Details
Statement From:
Title
Forename(s)
Surname
Organisation
Division or Department
Post Held
Statement [1200 chars]
M. Other Support
Give details of any support being sought or received for the period of the PHD.
Awarding
Awarding
Title of project
Organisation
Organisation’s
Reference
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Decision
Made (Y/N)
Award
Made
(Y/N)
Start Date End Date
Amount
Sought/
Awarded
(£)
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N. Classification of PhD Proposal Classify your proposal under each of the following four headings.
(a) Peer Review Preference Tick one of the following boxes to indicate the PPARC peer review panel you consider most appropriate to assess this
proposal.
Astronomy Grants Panel: Astro Theory Sub Panel
Particle Physics (Experiment)
Astronomy Grants Panel: Astro Observation Sub Panel
X Particle Physics (Theory)
Astronomy Grants Panel: Solar System Sub Panel
Particle Physics (HPC)
Astronomy Grants Panel (High Performance Computing)
PPARC Industrial Programme Support Scheme (PIPSS)
Space Missions/Ground Based Facilities
Faraday Partnership
Panel for the Allocation of Telescope Time
E-Science and the Grid
Particle Astrophysics
Other
(b) Scientific Areas Assign % relevance (in multiples of 5) to any areas that are relevant, totalling 100%
Scientific Area
Astronomy, celestial mechanics,
databases and survey astronomy
Solar and solar-terrestrial physics
Planetary science
Broad Indication of Category
eg. Catalogues, star atlases, stellar dynamics
%
10%
the Sun, ionospheric physics, magnetosphere, solar wind, solar terrestrial relations
planets and other Solar System bodies (other than the Sun) and extra-Solar System
planetary systems
Stars
including pulsars, supernovae, nucleosynthesis, protostars and young stellar objects, star
formation, brown dwarfs
Galactic and inter-stellar astronomy
eg. Galactic centre, star clusters, Galactic structure, formation and evolution of the Galaxy,
kinematics and dynamics of the Galaxy, inter-stellar medium, molecular clouds, planetary
nebulae, supernovae remnants, dust inter-stellar chemistry
Extra-galactic astronomy and cosmology eg. Galaxy formation and evolution, active galactic nuclei, jets, quasars, large scale
structure, clustering, early Universe, Hubble constant, cosmic microwave background,
inflation
Physics and physical processes not
eg. Accretion, black hole physics, gravity, magnetic fields, atomic and molecular processes,
specifically astronomy, planetary
relativity
science or particle physics
Particle cosmology
Beyond the Standard Model
The Standard Model
80%
10%
eg. Dark matter, supersymmetry, neutrinos, cosmic strings
eg. Origin of mass
eg. Quarks, leptons, cp-violation, matter-antimatter asymmetry, QCD, electroweak
interactions, supersymmetry (SUSY)
Total = 100%
(c) Types of Activity Assign % relevance (in multiples of 5) to the activities listed, totalling 100%.
Type of Activity
Operation & maintenance of facilities
Broad Indication of Category
The recurrent cost of providing facilities
%
Investment in new instrumentation,
facilities or techniques
For example, design and construction of new facilities and instruments, instruments and
technique development and research on underpinning technology
Exploitation and experiment
Theory
Data collection, data analysis, experimental research
Theoretical research including modelling
100%
Total = 100%
(c) Facilities or Wavelengths If the programme is associated with a particular wavelength range, assign % relevance (in multiples of 5) to each
relevant wavelength. If applicable, please also assign % relevance (in multiples of 5) to ground or space-based activities. For particle physics, please
indicate the facility. The allocations need not sum to 100%.
Facility/Wavelength
Gamma-ray
%
X-ray
mm/sub-mm
%
LHC
UV
Optical/IR
Wavelength (continued)
Radio
Ground or Space
Ground-based
%
Space-based
80%
LEP
80%
HERA
Other particle physics facilities
Total <= 100%
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80%
Total <= 100%
80%
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OTHER INFORMATION
A. Nominated Referees
Please give details of two referees who have been approached to provide an assessment of this PHD proposal.
Details
Referee 1
Referee 2
Title
Professor
Professor
Forename(s)
Charles J.
Tom
Surname
Lada
Hartquist
Organisation
Smithsonian Institution
University of Leeds
Division or Department
Center for Astrophysics
School of Physics and Astronomy
Address Line 1
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
E.C. Stoner Building
Address Line 2
Mail stop 72
The University of Leeds
Address Line 3
60 Garden Street
Town/City
Cambridge
Administrative Area
MA
Postal Code
02138
LS2 9J
Country
USA
UK
Telephone
(617) 495 7017
+44 (0)113 34 33885
Fax
(617) 496 7507
+44 (0)113 34 33900
E-mail
clada@cfa.harvard.edu
twh@ast.leeds.ac.uk
Leeds
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B. Declaration
In submitting this PhD proposal, I confirm on behalf of the Administrative Authority of ……………………………………………………………………..
[Name of Submitting Organisation] that:
a.we have read and understood the requirements in the PPARC Fellowships Handbook and have checked that the proposal complies with these
b.if a grant is offered we will accept the terms and conditions applied by PPARC
c.we have not entered into any obligations which may conflict with the PPARC terms and conditions
d.we have verified the identity of the applicant
Name in BLOCK CAPITALS:
Position:
STEPHEN HAMER
Signature:
CURRENT UNDERGRADUATE
Date:
24/03/2007
Name in BLOCK CAPITALS
Signature
Date
Applicant
STEPHEN HAMER
24/03/2007
Head of Proposed
Department
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3.PERSONAL INFORMATION
Information in this section will be used for administrative and statistical purposes and will NOT be circulated to referees or panels.
B. Applicant Please give details below.
Details
PID
Applicant
Suffix (eg FRS)
Preferred form of name
STEPHEN
Address (if different from main department address)
Address Line 1
Address Line 2
Address Line 3
Town/City
Administrative Area
Postal Code
Country
Telephone
Fax
E-mail
SLH23@kent.ac.uk
Date of Birth
20/06/1985
Sex
MALE
Ethnic Origin
Caucasian
Disability (Y/N, details of disability)
Y - Dyslexia
Current Post
Undergraduate at the University of Kent
Current Post Start Date
September 2004
Sector
School of Physical Sciences
Function
Student
Expertise (This information may be used to help identify Student of Astronomy, space science and systems and astrophysics.
expertise in a given area and to select potential referees).Project - Classification and distribution of young stars in the galactic plane
Undergraduate modules:Stars, Galaxies and the universe (PH607)
The Multiwavelength Universe and Exoplanets (PH507)
Multimedia for Astronomy, Astrophysics and Planetary Science (PH512)
3.
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