St Andrews astronomy: PATT linked travel and subsistence

We request travel and subsistence support in the form of a PATT-linked grant to enable observers in the Astronomy group at the University of St Andrews to take up telescope time awarded by peer review panels such as PATT, on major international facilities. In total, we ask for a budget of 20.500 GBP to support our research programs on exoplanets,

star formation, and galaxy evolution. In particular, we ask for funding for the following projects: - to conduct guaranteed time observations to confirm new exoplanets - to participate in campaigns to discover exoplanets by microlensing

- to study the initial stages of star and planet formation using optical, infrared and submm/mm cameras at international facilities - to secure data on large optical telescopes to investigate the detailed properties of galaxies