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Key Projects

Key Projects are large, coherent, observing programs designed to take maximum advantage of the unique capabilities of the LCO global telescope network. They involve thousands of hours of observations over multiple years. This investment of observing time enables results that promise scientific impact that would not be possible from a collection of multiple, smaller programs.

A new set of Key Projects will begin in semester 2023B. They include new work in science areas from previous Key Projects, as well as multiple programs addressing new science questions.

The 2023 Key Projects are presented below. Information on the 2020-2023 Key Projects is also available separately.

Institution
Tel Aviv University
Title
Discovery and Follow-up of Optical Counterparts to Gravitational-Wave Events
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PI Name
Rachel Street
Institution
Las Cumbres Observatory
Title
Characterizing the Milky Way's Hidden Populations
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Institution
University of St. Andrews
Title
From Disc to Dust: Intensive Broadband Reverberation Mapping of Nearby Active Galactic Nuclei
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Institution
Las Cumbres Observatory
Title
The Global Supernova Project
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Institution
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Institution
Tsinghua University, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Title
Determining the Mass-Ratio Function and the Multiplicity Distribution for Cold Planets with Microlensing
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PI Name
Noi Shitrit
Institution
Tel Aviv University
Title
Constraining The Structure and Evolution of Massive Stars Through Multi-Band Asteroseismology
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