Planning Grant: Science and Technology Research Center for South Pole Astrophysics

特拉华大学要求规划拨款，以制定一项科学和技术研究中心提案，建立一个南极天体物理研究中心，作为南极天体物理研究的科学、技术和后勤方面的重点。该中心的目标是通过促进和实现前沿知识的实验来促进对宇宙的理解。该中心的活动将包括协助科学家确定其研究的可行性并进行研究，促进科学家之间的合作，提供培训，促进国际合作，为现场研究提供技术支持，并为规划和计划支持活动提供框架。规划赠款资金将用于支持一个讲习班，该讲习班将确定在南极观测至关重要的重大天体物理问题，以及将在其中拟订中心提案的其他讲习班。拟建中心的目标是在天体物理学研究方面做出重大贡献。南极是一个独特的地点，在那里进行研究的困难需要规划、协调和后勤支持。该中心可以提供这一点，并在制定未来科学研究的议程方面发挥重要作用。

The University of Delaware requests planning grant funds to develop a Science and Technology Research Center proposal for a South Pole Astrophysics Research Center to serve as the focus for scientific, technical, and logistical aspects of astrophysical research in the Antarctic. The goal of the Center is to advance understanding of the universe through the promotion and realization of experiments at the cutting edge of knowledge. The Center's activities will include assisting scientists in determining feasibility of their research and in conducting it, facilitating collaborations among scientists, providing training, facilitating international collaboration, providing technical support for onsite research, and providing a framework for planning and program support activities. The planning grant funds will support a workshop that will identify significant astrophysical problems for which observations at the South Pole are critical as well as additional workshops wherein the center proposal will be developed. The goal of the proposed center is to make a significant contribution in astrophysics research. The South Pole is a unique site, and the difficulty of conducting research there demands planning, coordination, and logistical support. The Center can provide this as well as play a major role in setting the agenda for future scientific research.