Support for US Astronomers to Participate in the XXIXth General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union

支持美国天文学家参加国际天文学联合会第二十九届大会

• 批准号: 1347143
• 负责人: Kevin Marvel
• 金额: $ 19万
• 依托单位: American Astronomical Society
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-06-01 至 2015-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1347143&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Support; US; Astronomers; Participate; XXIXth

Astronomy is a fully international endeavor; we all share the same sky. To participate in the international scientific community, American researchers must meet and collaborate with researchers from around the world. Every three years, the International Astronomical Union has a General Assembly accompanied by topical symposia, joint discussions, working groups, and business meetings. The next such meeting, in August 2015, will be held in Hawaii and hosted by the US (the last US-hosted meeting was in 1988). In order to ensure a vigorous participation by the US astronomical community, this award will fund small travel grants to approximately 200 US astronomers. Preference will be given to early-career astronomers, astronomers from less-endowed institutions, and astronomers playing an active role in the governance of the IAU and the conduct of the associated symposia. Scientists supported by this program will come from a wide range of educational institutions, museums, planetariums, etc. The experiences they gain from this meeting will be shared with a broad segment of the US population, exposing them to the global nature of astronomy and the importance of international collaboration to the advancement of science and technology.The small travel grant program will be administered by the American Astronomical Society (AAS), the principal professional organization for US astronomers. They have very successfully and economically administered similar programs in the past, and the proposed procedures ensure that these funds will provide the maximum benefit to the astronomical community at minimal cost. The AAS will solicit proposals, select awardees, issue funds to be used for airfare only, collect receipts and meeting reports from the grantees, and prepare a final assessment and report on the entire program.

天文学是一项完全国际化的事业。我们共享同一片天空。为了参与国际科学界，美国研究人员必须与世界各地的研究人员会面并合作。 国际天文学联合会每三年召开一次大会，并举行专题研讨会、联合讨论、工作组和业务会议。 下一次此类会议将于 2015 年 8 月在夏威夷举行，由美国主办（上一次由美国主办的会议是在 1988 年）。 为了确保美国天文学界的积极参与，该奖项将为大约 200 名美国天文学家提供小额旅行补助。 将优先考虑职业生涯早期的天文学家、来自资金较少机构的天文学家以及在国际天文学联合会的治理和相关研讨会的举办中发挥积极作用的天文学家。 受该计划支持的科学家将来自广泛的教育机构、博物馆、天文馆等。他们从这次会议中获得的经验将与广大美国民众分享，让他们了解天文学的全球性质和国际合作对科学技术进步的重要性。小额旅行补助计划将由美国天文学家的主要专业组织美国天文学会（AAS）管理。 他们过去非常成功且经济地管理了类似的计划，拟议的程序确保这些资金将以最低的成本为天文学界提供最大的利益。 AAS 将征求建议、选择获奖者、发放仅用于机票的资金、收集受资助者的收据和会议报告，并准备整个计划的最终评估和报告。