program has been renewed
Provost Andrew D. Hamilton has announced a three-year, $521,000 renewal of the Yale-Universidad de Chile (U. de Chile) International Program in Astronomy Education and Research, which supports undergraduate and graduate student and faculty interchange.
This international initiative, currently funded by Yale, began in 1999 under the auspices of Yale, the U. de Chile and the Andes Foundation.
"The program has enriched the curricula at both universities," said Jeffrey Kenney, professor and chair of Yale's Department of Astronomy. "Our astronomers and students have had access to the large and excellent telescopes in Chile, and theoretical training and facilities at Yale have enhanced joint projects with U. de Chile and aided the growth of their graduate program."
Hamilton added, "This is a very important agreement for Yale University and the Universidad de Chile -- it embodies our strong commitment to international education and to our encouragement of students in the sciences."
Previously, the program focused on graduate research. Over the past seven years, three students completed Ph.D.s through the graduate education program, many journal papers emerging from the key program projects were published, and the program received significant recognition at scientific meetings in both South America and North America.
Several of the program's key projects have produced groundbreaking results. In one, astronomers discovered long streams of stars in the halo of the Milky Way galaxy, showing that it has formed in part through the mergers of smaller galaxies. In another study, scientists took very long exposures of the sky at near-infrared wavelengths, and discovered what is likely to be the dominant population of galaxies in the distant, early universe.
"While this has been a fantastic program for graduate students and researchers at both Yale and U. de Chile for seven years, we are particularly excited about the renewal, since it contains new programs for undergraduates and expanded opportunities for faculty visits," says Kenney.
These new programs include an undergraduate summer astronomy course for science and math majors, and a summer research program for Yale astronomy majors that will be held in Santiago, Chile, and will provide both scientifically and culturally significant experiences abroad. There will also be an opportunity for U. de Chile faculty to have extended faculty visits and sabbaticals of up to 12 months at Yale. Each of the programs will strengthen and foster successful scientific collaborations.
Existing programs also will be extended and expanded. Short-term visits between Yale and U. de Chile will afford face-to-face meetings for groups from each department to discuss student issues and collaborative projects. Funding will be available for Yale postdoctoral fellows to work on the key joint research projects, and to spend significant amounts of time at both institutions.
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