Title:
Exometeorology Weather on an Isolated World Beyond Our Own
Agreement Number:
23JWGO2B01
Agreement Value:
$50,000.00
Agreement Date:
Jan 31, 2024 - Jun 29, 2025
Description:
Following the JWST Cycle 2 GO Announcement of Opportunity published on July 6, 2023, the CSA is providing funding via a Grant Agreement to the university to conduct their research using the JWST data.
The project will use spectroscopic time-series monitoring to investigate the condensate clouds of the isolated exoplanet analog SIMP J0136+09. Observing one full rotation each with NIRSPec and MIRI instruments will provide data for the most detailed phase-resolved atmospheric investigation of any extrasolar atmosphere to date. The results of this program will provide crucial insight on the importance of time-varying atmospheric processes for brown dwarfs, isolated planetary-mass objects and bona fide directly imaged exoplanets.
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:
Montreal, Quebec, CA H3A 0G4
Reference Number:
003-2023-2024-Q4-00039
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient's Legal Name:
The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning / McGill 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.