You need to prepare the proposal using the most recent version of the LaTeX template (v1.36). You also need to submit the original ".tex" file together with the produced pdf file.

Call for Proposal for MMT / 2020A

K-GMT Science Group (KGSG) invites proposals for observations with MMT of the K-GMT Science Program.

For this semester, Korean community members have access to all the instruments that are normally available on MMT. For a full list of instruments, we advise you to consult the web page of MMT.

Call for Proposal

Please refer here for the general information of the call for proposals.

Deadline
  • 23:59 KST, Sep 30, 2019

Guideline

For the general guideline of the MMT program, please refer to [this guideline page].

Observing Period

  • Jan. 2020 ~ July 2020

Available number of nights

  • ~3 nights (subject to change depending on the availability)

Instruments

Please refer to the Instrument overview and availability information at MMTO webpage : http://www.mmto.org/node/348

 

Contact

Our official contact point regarding any questions about MMT and Its instruments is Dr. Jinyoung Serena Kim. She will forward your inquiries to a proper person at Steward or at the MMTO and tries to help the communication goes well. If you know someone at Steward via collaboration or via friendship, then you can ask them directly but please CC her in your email. This also applies if you like to use any PI instruments. You are advised to contact the PI of the instrument through Dr. Kim.

Proposal Submission

Proposal Type

Proposals will be considered as far as they satisfy the policy of each telescope. However, Target of Opportunity (ToO) proposals are not allowed (at least for this cycle).

Observation Modes

The available observing modes (classical/queue) are limited depending on their availability and etc. (see below).

Requesting Time Limits

For telescopes and instruments that support queue mode observations, there will be no limits on requesting time as far as it is within the available nights for a given year (typical range will be from a few hours to a few days). For classical observation, the minimum scheduling block will be one night.

Observing Modes

MMT

Contact us for any inquiry about the service mode observations.

ToO Observation

not available
Proposal Submission

Proposals should be prepared in English following the instruction of each telescope. In addition, a cover page for K-GMT science program, which includes your consent to the K-GMT Science Program guidelines, must be submitted.

Who can submit

  • The eligible PI’s of the proposals are researchers affiliated with Korean research institutes or universities. However, at least one researcher affiliated with Korean research institutes or universities holding a position in the level of assistant professors(조교수)/staff researchers(선임연구원) or higher must join the proposal as PI or Co-I.
  • If the PI is a graduate student, then his or her supervising professor should join the proposal and must be identified.

How to prepare the proposals

  • MMT : Prepare the proposals using the LaTeX template available in the Telescope Proposals page of the university of Arizona.
  • Make sure that you use most recent version of the template (v1.35)

Page Limits

  • MMT : The Scientific Justification section should not exceed 3 pages, including figures and references. The Experimental Design section must be at most one page. Otherwise, follow this guidelines. The size of the resulting pdf file should not exceed 10 Mbyte.

How to submit the proposals

  • Proposals for MMT observation should be submitted using the web form at kgmt-sp.appspot.com.
Submission using Web form
  • Prepare the proposal as described above.
  • Fill in the K-GMT Science Program web submission form (which includes a consent to the K-GMT Science Program guideline), attach the pdf copy of the proposal, and submit.