Michael Nowak, research professor of physics, won a $51,811 grant from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory for a project titled, "Distinguishing between Circumbinary and Interstellar Medium Dust Signatures in GX5-1."
The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) is a research institute of the Smithsonian Institution, concentrating on astrophysical studies including galactic and extragalactic astronomy, cosmology, solar, earth and planetary sciences, theory and instrumentation, using observations at wavelengths from the highest energy gamma rays to the radio, along with gravitational waves.
