THERE ARE TWO COMPONENTS TO THE PROJECT. THE FIRST WILL DEVELOP NEW ATOMIC MODELS FOR IONS THAT ARE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTORS TO THE SOLAR X-RAY SPECTRUM. THE NEW DATA WILL LEAD TO A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN THE ACCURACY OF PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS OF SOLAR FLARES. THE SECOND COMPONENT IS TO CONTINUE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHIANTI PYTHON SOFTWARE PACKAGE. THIS PACKAGE IS CRITICAL FOR EXTENDING THE USER-BASE OF CHIANTI TO SCIENTISTS WITHOUT ACCESS TO THE PROPRIETARY IDL SOFTWARE THAT CHIANTI WAS DEVELOPED WITH PARTICULARLY FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS.