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ANATOMY LAB PROJECT PROPOSAL 7

ASTRONOMY LAB PROJECT PROPOSAL

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Executive summary

The Astronomy Lab Project is a proposal that seeks to rebuild the ECU observatory center. Its execution is to be completed through $30,000 grants from the ECU tigers in action and the Chickasaw research center. The ECU observatory center will allow for staff and students to engage in education at all levels of studies in the fields of astronomy and geoscience. The astronomy lab project proposal gives a detailed overview of its importance to the community. The observatory will research within the astronomy and geoscience fields which is important in transforming important aspects in the community. Such aspects includes climate change monitoring and provision of critical navigational information. By rebuilding the ECU observatory center, the community will benefit from the vast knowledge received from the astronomy and geoscience fields.

Background

The astronomy section in any institution is a key part in the society today. This project will seek to restore the ECU observatory. The ECU observatory provides support to the development and continuity in research within the astronomy and geoscience fields. Both geoscience and astronomy present a strong appeal and significance to all people of all ages in our societies (Minin & Rossi, 2020). Furthermore, geoscience and astronomy presents an opportunity for our society to understand more about earth, allowing for refocus in important aspects such as climate change through monitoring of changes in absolute sea level and the ozone layer in the atmosphere (Freed, 2018). The reconstruction of the ECU observatory will allow for determination of fundamental terrestrial reference that is key in major navigational functions. Lastly, the ECU observatory will allow for staff and students to engage in education at all levels of studies in the fields of astronomy and geoscience.

The ECU observatory facility will generally provide academic teaching from staff through lectures on anatomy observing techniques and specialized radio astronomy observations. The facility will also provide students with teaching support, where they can carry out exercises with available telescopes through organization by the observatory. The observatory will also organize outreach facilities that will help in sensitizing the community about the importance of astronomy. The outreach program will focus mainly on public events in collaboration with other facilities and institutions.

Project plan

Among other scientific fields, astronomy distinguishes itself significantly due to its strong interest by the general public. The purpose of this proposal is to ensure a boost in astronomy by rebuilding the ECU observatory center. The proposal represents various SMART goals that help it spear the project forward. The project is planned to be completed before the end of spring in 2022. All activities have been planned to allow for a successful execution of the project, 30, 000 dollars have been allocated to this project for activities such as remodeling, installation, labor and the cost of equipment. After a successful meeting with the ECU tiger in action program coordinator, project budgetary issues has been streamlined. Dr Jha, Dr Douglos and Dr Williams have all visited the observatory site and made all the necessary evaluation. He Chicksaw research center has sent an email to approve the idea and also shown interest to the project. This project needs the funding from the ECU tigers in action and the Chickasaw research center for completion of the project. The long-term goal of the project is to ensure that a general interest in astronomy is cultivated in the society bringing about significant cultural and social benefits (French, 2020). The two main aspects that will be taken into account when purchasing the facility’s equipment is their size and mode of operations (Mumpuni et al., 2018). In order to maximize the ability of the facility, the purchased telescope should be fully automated and can be operated remotely (Chen, 2017). The main installation work will be electrical communication and power lines connecting. Extra security in the observatory will be required, hence fencing and additional security personnel will be used.

Credentials

The ECU observatory facility will contain main observatory equipment. A huge telescope will be purchased for single-dish astronomy and Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI).

Budget and timeline

The astronomy lab project needs two semester period to be complete. Below are the budget and scheduled time events for various activities in the project. There has been slight delays because of untimely supply of materials.

Scheduled events	Start and completion dates	Number of days
Meeting with the physics department	September 15-18	3
Letter for the tigers in action	September 20-23	3
Visit to the Chicksaw Research Center	September 30	1
Revisiting the project venue	October 5-8	3
Grants and funds	October 3- 25	22
Labor and reconstruction	October 30 – December 30	60

Budget overview

Category	Description	Total expenses
Personal	Volunteer	$0.00
Labor	Reconstruction of observatory lab	$7,000
Extra labor	Extra side work like cleaning and security	$500
Equipment	Purchasing telescopes, computers and other electrical devices	$5,000
Maintenance	Yearly maintenance	$3,000
Total		$15,500

Conclusion

The purpose of this proposal is to ensure a boost in astronomy by rebuilding the ECU observatory center. Its execution is to be completed through $30,000 grants from the ECU tigers in action and the Chickasaw research center. Both geosciences and astronomy present a strong appeal and significance to all people of all ages in our societies. The Astronomy Lab project wishes to benefit the community by providing vast knowledge received from the astronomy and geoscience fields that will be applied for various critical scientific purposes that has direct impact on the community.

References

Chen, J. L., & Chen, A. (2017). Telescope Equipment and Growing Older. In Astronomy for Older Eyes (pp. 55-87). Springer, Cham.

Freed, R. (2018). ASTROCOM: A Global Astronomy Community for Telescopes in Education and Outreach. RTSRE Proceedings, 1(1).

French, R. S. (2020). Everyone's Universe: Teaching Astronomy in Community Colleges. arXiv preprint arXiv:2007.02456.

Minin, M., & Rossi, A. P. (2020). Synergy in Astronomy and Geosciences. In Knowledge Discovery in Big Data from Astronomy and Earth Observation (pp. 39-56). Elsevier.

Mumpuni, E. S., Puspitarini, L., Priyatikanto, R., Yatini, C. Y., & Putra, M. (2018). Future astronomy facilities in Indonesia. Nature Astronomy, 2(12), 930-932.