Since my first year at UW, I have been researching the feasability of this project, and writing and testing the software for its implementation. Through this experience I have accessed and manipulated extensive amounts of Sloan data and gained familiarity with its strengths and weaknesses. As a member of the UW community, I have access to Sloan Sky Survey data as soon as it becomes available. At UW, we also have access to a 3.5 meter telescope at Apache Point Observatory, which allocates time on a quarterly schedule. Software necessary to conduct the survey was written and tested.
Paper presenting detection limits of survey is in preparation.
Submit quarterly APO proposals, as appropriate, to confirm candidate galaxies by imaging their stellar populations. Reduce and analyze data from follow-up observations of candidates. Present results of data analysis in papers. In particular, we will present results found in regions containing CHVCs in either the absence or presence of a stellar association.