Title:
Real Time Exoplanet Meteorology
Agreement Value:
$30,000.00
Agreement Date:
Mar 11, 2022 - Jun 30, 2023
Description:
Following the JWST ERS and Cycle 1 GO Announcement of Opportunity published on June 14, 2021, the CSA is providing funding via a Grant Agreement to the university to conduct research using the JWST.
The project will use the NIRSpec instrument to observe cloud dynamics on the hot Jupiter HD80606 b, whose large eccentricity induces temperature changes on the order of 1000 degrees Celsius. The planned observations will provide important clues into planetary formation and evolution and will also help future exoplanet atmospheric characterization studies by providing a means of more accurately identifying cloud-free targets.
Organization:
Canadian Space Agency
Expected Results:
The Research component of the program provides financial support to organizations to conduct space related research and development in priority areas. It will support targeted knowledge development and innovation to sustain and enhance the Canadian capacity to use space to address national needs and priorities in the future.
Location:
Sherbrooke, Quebec, CA J1M 1Z7
Reference Number:
003-2021-2022-Q4-00003
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Additional Information:
Funding will be distributed over 2 financial years (FY) as follows:
Year 1 (FY 21/22): $19,200
Year 2 (FY 22/23): $10,800
Recipient's Operating Name:
Bishop's University
Recipient's Legal Name:
Bishop's University
Program:
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
Program Purpose:
This program supports knowledge development and innovation in the CSA's priority areas while increasing the awareness and participation of Canadians in space-related disciplines and activities.
The Research Component aims to support the development of science and technology; foster the continual development of a critical mass of researchers and highly qualified people in Canada; and support information gathering and space-related studies and research pertaining to Canadian Space Agency priorities.