Symposium to Honor the Legacy of Vera Rubin

纪念维拉·鲁宾遗产研讨会

• 批准号: 1929903
• 负责人: Jeffrey Urbach
• 金额: $ 3.14万
• 依托单位: Georgetown University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-05-01 至 2020-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1929903&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Symposium; Honor; Legacy; Vera; Rubin

This award provides partial support for a symposium to honor and celebrate the legacy of Dr. Vera Rubin, one of the most important astrophysicists of the 20th and 21st centuries. The meeting will be held at the Georgetown University campus, June 24-26, 2019.Dr. Vera Rubin, who passed away in December 2016, pioneered the study of galaxy rotation rates that provided definitive evidence for the existence of Dark Matter. Dr. Rubin was also a fierce and effective advocate for women in science. This symposium will bring together astrophysicists whose research was made possible by Dr. Rubin's discoveries, and will explore the current state of astrophysical topics associated with her discoveries. Leaders at the cutting edge of the field will discuss her work and build connections for future projects.In addition, there will be activities to honor Dr. Rubin's advocacy for women in science and her work to increase scientific literacy, including a keynote lecture for the general public and a workshop on current issues facing women in science that will include secondary school science teachers. These events will inspire scientists working to improve the environment for women in Physics and Astronomy and to broaden participation. They will equip teachers with powerful tools to motivate the next generation of girls to pursue STEM careers, and adjust their classes to make a real change for a large number of girls into the future.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该奖项为纪念和庆祝 20 世纪和 21 世纪最重要的天体物理学家之一维拉·鲁宾博士的遗产的研讨会提供部分支持。 会议将于2019年6月24日至26日在乔治城大学校园举行。维拉·鲁宾 (Vera Rubin) 于 2016 年 12 月去世，她开创了星系旋转速率研究的先河，为暗物质的存在提供了明确的证据。 鲁宾博士也是科学界女性的积极而有效的倡导者。 这次研讨会将汇集鲁宾博士的发现使他们的研究成为可能的天体物理学家，并将探讨与她的发现相关的天体物理学主题的现状。 该领域的前沿领导者将讨论她的工作并为未来的项目建立联系。此外，还将举办一些活动来纪念鲁宾博士对科学界女性的倡导以及她为提高科学素养所做的工作，包括为公众和关于科学界女性当前面临的问题的研讨会，其中包括中学科学教师。 这些活动将激励科学家致力于改善物理学和天文学领域女性的环境并扩大参与范围。 他们将为教师配备强大的工具，激励下一代女孩追求 STEM 职业，并调整她们的课程，为大量女孩的未来带来真正的改变。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，被认为是值得的通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估来提供支持。