The Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC) pursues a critical test of cold dark matter theory by joining as an institutional member of the Via Project. Via will build twin spectographs for a 5 year survey of the Milky Way.

Sponsored by Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe at University of Tokyo, Kalita studies galactic structure

Conceptual development of an infrared spectrometer for use with the U.S. Extremely Large Telescope program

Sponsored by Professors Jia Liu and John Silverman at the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe at University of Tokyo, Vovk studies activate galactic nuclei

Sponsored by Kavli Prize Laureate and Professor Conny Aerts at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kliapets studies novel machine learning applications in astrophysics

Sponsored by Kavli Prize Laureate and Professor David Jewett in the Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences Department at the University of California in Los Angeles, Amiri studies astronomy

Support for a postdoctoral fellowship program associated with Harvard's Origins of Life Initiative and the larger Origins Federation (Harvard, U Chicago, Cambridge, ETH Zurich)

An outcome of the Scialog, "Signatures of Life in the Universe"

Sponsored by the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe at University of Tokyo, Onoue studies the formation and early growth of supermassive black holes

Develop the first self-consistent mechanistically-informed model of abiotic sulfur cycling by integrating laboratory experiments and modeling, as an outcome of the Scialog(R): Signatures of Life in the Universe

Support for a full-time Engagement Officer at the MIT Kavli Institute (MKI) who will coordinate the outreach activities of individual investigators into a coherent MKI-wide public-facing program on Astrophysics and Space Exploration

Support for a full-time staff person to develop, lead, and grow engagement activities at Kavli Institute for Particle Astrphysics and Cosmology (KIPAC)

Sponsorship for the 2021 Communicating Astronomy to the Public conference

Support a communication training pilot to build and deliver a dedicated training module, allowing astronomers around the world to learn effective methodologies for public engagement and shift astronomers’ approaches towards effective engagement and helping scientists better articulate their objectives for delivering public engagement activities