Project description
Improved models to reveal how dust particles grew into planets
The very first seeds of planets are made of micrometre-sized dust particles, which bump into one another as they orbit a star and form clumps. However, it is still unknown how these dust grains grow into the building blocks of planets. The EU-funded DUSTSPEC project will conduct hydrodynamical simulations to model dust evolution. Researchers will reconstruct the full-size distribution from sparse observations, thereby avoiding the need for expensive multi-wavelength observations. They will also compare dust and gas distributions through observation of protoplanetary discs and the composition of solar system bodies.
Fields of science
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyplanetary sciencesplanetsgiant planets
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyplanetary sciencesplanetsexoplanetology
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligencemachine learning
- natural sciencesmathematicsapplied mathematicsnumerical analysis
Programme(s)
- HORIZON.1.1 - European Research Council (ERC) Main Programme
Topic(s)
Funding Scheme
HORIZON-AG - HORIZON Action Grant Budget-Based
Coordinator
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT
Net EU contribution
€ 2 314 680,00
Address
Stevinweg 1
2628 CN Delft
Netherlands
2628 CN Delft
Netherlands
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Region
West-Nederland Zuid-Holland Delft en Westland
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00