# Characterizing Gas Flow Pathways In High-resolution In the Local Universe

> **NSF 01002526DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT** · Arizona State University (AZ) · $469,850

## Abstract

Galaxies continuously form stars over billions of years. To keep forming stars during these exceedingly long timescales, galaxies need a fresh supply of gas flowing right into their centers. Gas is the primordial building material of stars. This program will study how gas flows from outside galaxies into their inner regions, sustaining the process of star formation for billions of years. To achieve the main objectives of this program, the investigators will analyze data using several astronomical telescopes, among them the NSF-funded Very Large Array and Atacama Large Millimeter Array. This program will support the research work of a graduate student. The PI will continue her work with the Prison Education Program (PEP) at Arizona State University and support Maricopa County prison educators in developing a curriculum for juvenile and adult education. Graduate student volunteers of the PEP Astro program will travel to the prisons to deliver lectures and conduct hands-on activities. 

The primary objective of this program is to characterize gas flows responsible for sustaining star-forming disks in the present epoch. The investigators of this program will identify gas flows into, through, and out of galaxy disks directly and infer gas accretion in the recent past via metallicity offsets of HII regions within the disk. This program will obtain high-resolution mapping of the cold neutral gas in the HI 21cm transition to trace the content and kinematics of the interstellar medi

## Key facts

- **NSF award ID:** 2511242
- **Awardee organization:** Arizona State University (AZ)
- **SAM.gov UEI:** NTLHJXM55KZ6
- **PI:** Sanchayeeta Borthakur
- **Primary program:** 01002526DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
- **All programs:** THEORETICAL & COMPUTATIONAL ASTROPHYSICS, OBSERVATIONAL ASTRONOMY
- **Estimated total:** $469,850
- **Funds obligated:** $469,850
- **Transaction type:** Standard Grant
- **Period:** 09/01/2025 → 08/31/2028

## Primary source

NSF Award Search: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2511242

## Citation

> US National Science Foundation, Award 2511242, Characterizing Gas Flow Pathways In High-resolution In the Local Universe. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-08 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nsf/2511242. Licensed CC0.

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