AW: Request for review P20973 Muthsam

["Dimovic, Natascha, Mag." <Natascha.Dimovic@fwf.ac.at>]

Dear Professor Richmond,

thanks a lot for your email and the suggested reviewers!

Best from Vienna
Natascha Dimovic

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Michael Richmond [mailto:richmond@stupendous.cis.rit.edu]
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 19. März 2008 20:40
An: Dimovic, Natascha, Mag.
Cc: mwrsps@rit.edu
Betreff: Re: Request for review P20973 Muthsam


> I am writing to you on behalf of the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) to enquire
> whether you would be so kind to review a research proposal entitled
> 'Numerical Modelling of Semiconvection (Stellar Physics)' which was submitted
> by Prof. Muthsam.
>
> For your information, the FWF is Austria's central body for the promotion of
> basic research, similar to the US National Science Fund (NSF) or the Research
> Councils in Great Britain.
>
> The abstract of the proposal is included in this e-mail. Please let me know
> if you are able and willing to review this proposal by May 1st. (if you are
> not able to provide the review by that date, I ask to inform me about a
> possible date)
>
> If you are not able to review the proposal yourself within the given time
> frame or if you feel there is a conflict of interest, I would ask you to
> suggest alternative competent reviewers, or a date by which you can write the
> review yourself.


  I have read the abstract.  I am not an expert in stellar structure
at all -- my expertise lies in observational astronomy and in the
analysis of measurements.  Since this paper discusses numerical techniques
to model stellar interiors, I would not be able to review it competently.

  In order to find a competent reviewer, I would do the following:

      a) go to the ADS web site

      b) paste into the "Abstract Words" box a sample of the text
             from Prof. Muthsam's abstract.  I used the words

                 stellar interior convection numerical
                 techniques semiconvection

      c) press the "Send Query" button

      d) examine the list of returned papers for titles which seem
             appropriate.

I found the following papers:

     http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1999ApJ...524..311C
     http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2004AAS...204.0702D
     http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2003ApJ...595.1114Y
     http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2001ApJ...558..377R
     http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1996A%26A...313..159D
     http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1995ApJ...444..318M
     http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1987ApJ...313..699C

from which I can pick out a list of several possible reviewers:

        V. M. Canuto      Dept of Applied Physics, Columbia University
        S. E. Woosley     woosley@ucolick.org
        P. A. Young       Steward Observatory, University of Arizona
        K. A. Knierman    Steward Observatory, University of Arizona
        J. R. Rigby       Steward Observatory, University of Arizona
        D. Arnett         Steward Observatory, University of Arizona

  Perhaps you could contact one of these astronomers.

  Good luck.

                           Michael Richmond