2025 Project Description

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Uncover the Secrets of Our Solar System's Birth: AstroLab Student Program 2025

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Supervisors

Hsien Shang, Der-Chuan Lee, Ming-Jye Wang, + AstroLab Team Members
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Task Description and Goals

Ready to hold a piece of the early Solar System in your hands? The AstroLab project invites passionate students to explore the fascinating world of extraterrestrial materials through cutting-edge research techniques in our consortium of laboratory instruments.

You will be able to:

1. Examine pristine samples from the dawn of our Solar System
2. Study presolar grains that predate our Sun
3. Investigate the plethora of planetary materials
4. Work with state-of-the-art analytical equipment
5. Master experimental protocols and analysis
6. Develop new techniques for sample analysis
7. Sample preparation and handling of precious extraterrestrial materials
8. Data analysis and interpretation

Our cross-disciplinary approach combines planetary materials with astrophysics, offering you a unique opportunity to work at the forefront of planetary science. You'll contribute to groundbreaking research that reveals the conditions present in forming our Solar System.

Join us in decoding the cosmic messages locked within these ancient space travelers. Together, we'll unveil the secrets of our cosmic origins, one grain at a time.

Required Background

We welcome students with backgrounds in:

Physics, Chemistry, Astronomy, Earth Sciences