Grants - AWARD SUMMARY


WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY


Dr. Moran will undertake a survey of the optical spectra of galaxies closer than about 250 million light years, making a census of their nuclear activity, which is powered by a central black hole. He will select galaxies from both the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), and a survey in neutral hydrogen from the Arecibo radio telescope, in the 4600 square degrees where these overlap. Where the spectra from SDSS are not of adequate quality, he will obtain his own spectra. The contribution of the galaxy's starlight will be subtracted from the spectrum, to reveal the nuclear activity powered by the black hole. Dr. Moran expects to find at least 100 nearby galaxies with an active nucleus, most of which will harbor black holes between 1,000 and 1,000,000 times as massive as our Sun. These will allow him to investigate the faint end of the relation between a galaxy's luminosity and the mass of its central black hole.

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AWARD OVERVIEW

AWARD OVERVIEW
Award Number 0909063 Funding Agency National Science Foundation
Total Award Amount $275,164 Project Location - City Middletown
Award Date 08/26/2009 Project Location - State CT
Project Status More than 50% Completed Project Location - Zip 06459-3208
Jobs Reported 0.00 Congressional District 03
Project Location - Country US

Recipient Information (Grants)

Recipient Information (Grants)
Recipient Name WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
Recipient DUNS Number 145683954
Recipient Address 237 HIGH STREET RM 409
Recipient City MIDDLETOWN
Recipient State Connecticut
Recipient Zip 06459-3208
Recipient Congressional District 03
Recipient Country USA
Required to Report Top 5
Highly Compensated Officials		 No

Projects and Jobs Information

Projects and Jobs Information
Project Title Black Holes in the Milky Way's Backyard
Project Status More than 50% Completed
Final Project Report Submitted No
Project Activities Description Research & Public Policy Analysis
Quarterly Activities/Project Description 1. Preparation for and execution of two observing runs at MDM observatory in Arizona. The observations are used to search for variability in the nuclei of dwarf galaxies that our survey indicates contain central black holes. This could lead to new methods for discovering intermediate-mass black holes in galaxies. 2. Analysis of X-ray data for a subset of AGNs in dwarf galaxies has been completed. 3. Supervision of a Wesleyan master's thesis (Madeleine Mannheim '13) related to this program. 4. Initiation of a new collaboration with K. Schawinski (ETH, Switzerland) aimed at uncovering new AGNs in dwarf galaxies via their infrared emission. Preliminary results are very encouraging.
Jobs Created 0.00
Description of Jobs Created No jobs created or retained this quarter.


Purchaser Information (Grants)

Purchaser Information
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TAS Major Program 49-0101

Award Information

Award Information
Award Date 08/26/2009
Award Number 0909063
Order Number
Award Type Grants
Funding Agency ID 49
Funding Agency Name National Science Foundation
Funding Office Name Not Available
Awarding Agency ID 49
Awarding Agency Name National Science Foundation
Amount of Award $275,164
Funds Invoiced/Received $261,387
Expenditure Amount $261,387
Infrastructure Expenditure Amount $0
Infrastructure Purpose and Rationale Not Reported
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Product or Service Information (Grants)

Product or Service Information
Primary Activity Code **K
Activity Description Research & Public Policy Analysis

Sub-Awards Information

Sub-Awards Information
Sub-awards to Organizations 0
Sub-award Amounts to Organizations $0
Sub-Awards to Individuals 0
Sub-Award Amounts to Individuals $0
Number of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award 0
Amount of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award $0
Number of payments to vendors greater than $25,000 0
Total Amount of payments to vendors greater than $25,000/award $0
Number of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award 0
Total Amount of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award $0







Project Location Detail

Location Information
Latitude, Longitude 41º 33' 23", -72º 39' 17"
Congressional District 03
Address 1 237 High Street
Address 2
City Middletown
County Middlesex
State CT
Zip 06459-3208
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