White Dwarf Research Corporation

Boulder, CO

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Physical Address:: Boulder, CO 80301 6147
EIN:: 74-2924755
Web URL:: www.whitedwarf.org/
Leadership:: Dr. Travis Metcalfe

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White Dwarf Research Corporation

Physical Address:: Boulder, CO 80301 6147
EIN:: 74-2924755
Web URL:: www.whitedwarf.org/
NTEE Category:: U Science and Technology Research Institutes; U31 Astronomy (includes Observatories); U Science and Technology Research Institutes; U05 Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis
Year Founded:: 1999
Ruling Year:: 2000

Mission Statement

Over the years, advances in scientific knowledge made possible through basic research have had a definite impact on the average citizen, but the magnitude of this impact is difficult to predict at the time the research is proposed. As a result, much of the basic research funded by the public often sounds ridiculous to the majority of those who pay for it. Gradually, this has led to a growing reluctance by the public to fund basic research, and the annual budget of the National Science Foundation has stagnated as a consequence. To combat this trend in our own field, we formed a non-profit organization in July 1999 to serve as a direct link between the public and the leading researchers who study individual stars. Our mission is to approach this problem through public education efforts in our local communities, as well as through our website.

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Leadership

Dr. Travis Metcalfe

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Travis Metcalfe founded White Dwarf Research Corporation while enrolled as a graduate student in astronomy at the University of Texas at Austin. He recognized the need for an alternative to traditional academic and government research centers where scarce funding dollars could be used more efficiently. He received his Ph.D. in 2001, and hopes to establish an endowment for a world-class center for basic scientific research with the assistance of interested members of the general public and the scientific community.

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Program: Pale Blue Dot Project

Budget:: $1,500,000
Category:: Science & Technology
Population Served:: Adults

Program Description:

Supports the scientific analysis of data from NASA's Kepler satellite to determine the precise physical sizes of extrasolar planets discovered by the mission.

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