ASTRONOMY 8200
GALACTIC STRUCTURE
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last updated 12 JAN 2026
SYLLABUS (updated 2026.0112)
ASTR 8200 Syllabus
READING (updated 2026.0112)
Space Astrometry with Gaia Advances in Understanding our Galaxy (Perryman 2026)EQUATION SHEET (updated 2024.0122)
Equation SheetPROPOSAL LEVELS (updated 2024.0214)
Proposal Levels
USEFUL WEBSITES FOR PROPOSALS (updated 2024.0122)
AAG page at NSF --- the place to go for information about "regular" NSF Astronomy grants:
NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Grants
Truly Terrifying 216-page guide to submitting an NSF proposal:
Proposal Guide (.pdf)
TOPICS
HERE 01 Milky Way History I
HERE 02 Milky Way History II
pending 03 Milky Way Overview
pending 04 Gaia
pending 05 Writing Proposals
pending 06 Proposal Brainstorm
pending 07 Variable Stars
pending 08 Stellar Populations I
pending 09 Stellar Populations II
pending 10 Clusters I
pending 11 Clusters II
pending 12 Milky Way Neighborhood
pending 13 Disk Overview
pending 14 Rotation Curve
pending 15 Arms I
pending 16 Arms II
pending 17 Galactic Center
pending 18 Bulge + Bar
pending 19 Halo --- Globular Clusters I
pending 20 Halo --- Globular Clusters II
pending 21 Halo --- Stellar Streams
pending 22 Milky Way Structure Wrapup
RESEARCH PROPOSAL TEMPLATES AND EXAMPLES --- 16 TOTAL PAGES
PARTS 1+2: Project Description (8 pages + 2 pages Tables/Figures + 0.5 page References) template.proposal.tex template.proposal.pdf
PART 3: Biographical Sketch (2 pages) SciENcv (pending) template.biosketch.pdf (pending)
PART 4+5: Budget Spreadsheet (1 page) and Justification (1 page) Spreadsheet Justification (LaTeX) GSU Fringe Benefit Rates
PART 6+7+8: Facilities (0.5 page) + Mentoring (0.5 page) + Data Management (0.5 page) template.fac.men.dat.tex (LaTeX) template.bac.men.dat.pdf (.pdf) EXAMPLE 1 (short version, mimic this one) EXAMPLE 2 (long version, Collaborative Proposal)
EXAMPLE PROPOSALS
Successful RKSTAR (K-KIDS) Proposal (2018)
Successful RECONS Proposal (2020)
TALKS
Todd's Top 10 Tips for Talks