| Research
Awards / Fellowships
and Scholarships / Cormack Scholarships |
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| Robert Cormack
Bequest Scholarships - 2008 closing date now passed |
In 1942 the Society
received the estate of Mr Robert Cormack. The Society
was directed to administer this Bequest for the purpose
of promoting Astronomical Knowledge and Research in
Scotland, as far as practicable.
The following are awarded annually :
- six undergraduate Vacation Scholarships
- an Undergraduate Research Prize
- a Postgraduate Research Prize
Contact the Research
Awards Co-ordinator. |
| Applications for Scholarships to be held during 2008 closed on 25 February 2008. The documents (Regulations and the Application forms) available for download below pertain to the last round of applications; updated ones will be available in the winter of 2008. |
| Cormack Regulations |
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PDF |
| Cormack Application |
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PDF |
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| CORMACK UNDERGRADUATE VACATION RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS |
| 2007 Awardees - Robert
Cormack Bequest Scholarships |
| During the
summer vacation of 2007, 6 awards were made to undergraduate
astronomy students, to enable them to carry out research
at various Scottish Universities. |
| Euan Bennet, Ewan Dickson, Martin McDonald and Laura Porter were based in the Department of
Physics and Astronomy at the University of Glasgow. Euan carried out
research on Wave Mechanics - A New Approach to Modelling the Large Scale Structure of the Universe. and Ewan researched Solar Flare Electron Spectra with Anomalous Dips energy emission from solar flares. Martin carried out research on Automated Feature Tracking in TRACE Solar UV Data, and Laura on Physics of Sungrazing Comets |
| Judy Ferguson carried out her research in the
School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St Andrews, Application of WKB Theory to 3D MHD. |
Jonathan Higgins carried out research at the Institute for Astronomy, Royal Observatory Edinburgh, University of Edinburgh, his subject
being, A Monte Carlo estimate of the scattering of intergalactic resonance photons from a central source. |
| PROJECT AVAILABILITY |
| The following is a list
of Institutions which may have vacation projects available
in the areas indicated and the contact person whom you
should approach if interested in making an application
to carry out a project there. |
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| University of Glasgow
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PROJECT AREAS
: Solar and astrophysical plasmas; solar x-ray data
analysis; stellar mass loss data modelling; cosmology;
stellar pulsation and distance indicators; VLF radio
astronomy; polarimetry; astrodynamics; image and signal
processing; gravitational wave detectors
CONTACT : Professor
John C Brown, Astronomer Royal for Scotland, Department
of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
G12 8QQ. Tel. 0141 330 5182. |
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University of St Andrews
Department of Physics & Astronomy |
PROJECT AREAS
: Cosmology; MOND; galaxy formation; galactic structure;
binary stars; active galactic nuclei; stellar surface
imaging; stellar coronae; star formation; extra-solar
planets
CONTACT ADDRESS :
Keith Horne,
Physics & Astronomy, University of St Andrews, North
Haugh, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9SS. Tel 01334 463322,
Fax 01334 463104 |
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| University of Edinburgh |
PROJECT AREAS
: Cosmology, theoretical and observational; galaxies;
quasars and active galactic nuclei; low mass stars and
brown dwarfs; high redshift objects; star formation
CONTACT ADDRESS :
Professor J S Dunlop ,
Head of Institute, Institute for Astronomy, University
of Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh,
EH9 3HJ. Tel. +44 (0)131 668 8349. Fax +44 (0)131 668
8264 |
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Department of Mathematical
Sciences
University of Aberdeen |
PROJECT AREAS
: Mathematical Relativistic and/or non-Relativistic
Cosmology
CONTACT ADDRESS :
Professor
G S Hall, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Meston
Building, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3UE.
Tel: 01224 272 748. |
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| Glasgow Caledonian University |
PROJECT AREAS
: Celestial Mechanics; Solar System Dynamics; Few-Body
Problem
CONTACT ADDRESS :
Dr Bonnie Steves,
Department of Mathematics, Glasgow Caledonian University,
Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow, G4 0BA. Tel: 0141 331 3619.
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| University of St Andrews |
PROJECT AREAS
: Solar Physics; Solar Magnetic Fields; Analytical and
Computational Models of: solar flares, solar prominences,
the solar corona, magnetic waves, magnetic flux tubes,
magnetic instabilities, formation of singularities,
accretion discs, star forming regions, stellar and galactic
winds, jets
CONTACT ADDRESS :
Professor Bernard
Roberts, Department of Mathematical and Computational
Sciences, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16
9SS. Tel: 01334 463716. |
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| University of Strathclyde |
| PROJECT AREAS
: Laboratory Surface Astrophysics, Nanofabrication of
Surfaces for Astronomical Applications, Astrochemistry,
Chemical Reactivity and Astrobiology, Observations of
Star Forming regions with SPITZER & VLT
- Studying Water Ice in Interstellar
Regions
- Photo-desorption and Photochemical Reactions of PAHs
and Ices under Interstellar Conditions
- Ice Mapping on 1000 AU Scales
- Methanol and Formic Acid in Space; Just what is the
relationship?
CONTACT ADDRESS
: Dr Helen
Jane Fraser, Department of Physics, SUPA (Scottish
universities Physics Alliance) University of Strathclyde,
107 Rottenrow East, Glasgow, G4 0NG. G4 0NG. Tel: 0141
548 3420. |
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PROJECT AREAS
: Observations of Prominences and solar mass ejections
using the CDS and sumer instruments on the Soho Satellite
Opacity studies of solar active regions
using the sumer spectrometer on Soho
CONTACT ADDRESS :
Professor
Hugh P Summers, Department of Physics and Applied
Physics, University of Strathclyde, 107 Rottenrow, Glasgow,
G4 0NG. Tel: 0141 553 4196. |
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PROJECT AREAS
: Solar sail trajectories and mission analysis; Spacecraft
autonomy for astronomy missions; Small body atmospheric
entry dynamics; Interplanetary dust evolution; N-body
celestial mechanics
CONTACT ADDRESS :
Professor
C R McInnes, Department of Mechanical
Engineering, University
of Strathclyde, James
Weir Building, Glasgow
G1 1XJ. Tel : +44 (0) 141 548 2049. Fax :
+44 (0) 141 552 5105 |
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Department of Mathematics
& Statistics
University of Edinburgh |
PROJECT AREAS
: Numerical Hydrodynamics of Astrophysical Objects,
eg Accretion on to Black Holes, Mergings of Neutron
Star Binaries, Equations-of-State of Matter, Gamma-Ray
Bursts
CONTACT ADDRESS :
Dr Maximilian Ruffert,
Department of Mathematics & Statistics, University
of Edinburgh, King’s Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9
3JZ. Tel: +44 (0)131 650 5039 Fax: +44 (0)131 650 6553
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| Last Updated
11 January 2008 |
