Survey of Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 1990's

该奖项为一项新的天文学和天体物理学调查提供了NSF的部分资金，该调查将解决该领域在20世纪90年代的需求。在美国国家科学院的支持下，将成立一个委员会，负责编写一份确定优先事项的报告。一个由著名天文学家组成的小组被召集起来考虑新的天文学调查的必要性和性质，得出的结论是，需要8到10个小组来处理科学领域的问题，并为天文学界的广泛参与提供一个机制。天文学和天体物理学定期调查的发布始于惠特福德委员会，该委员会于1962年开始工作，并于1964年发表了一份报告。格林斯坦报告开始于1969年，完成于1972年；实地委员会于1978年开始工作，并于1982年发表了一份报告。现在是时候为1990年代编写另一份十年报告了。普林斯顿大学的约翰·巴卡尔博士被任命为这项工作的负责人。

This award provides the NSF portion of funding for a new survey of astronomy and astrophysics which will address the needs of the field for the 1990's. A committee will be created under the auspices of the National Academy of Sciences and charged with preparing a priority-setting report. A group of leading astronomers that was convened to consider the need for and nature of a new astronomy survey concluded that eight to ten panels would be required to address scientific areas and to provide a mechanism for broad involvement of the astronomy community. The issuing of periodic surveys of astronomy and astrophysics began with the Whitford Committee, which commenced work in 1962 and issued a report in 1964. The Greenstein report was begun in 1969 and was completed in 1972; the Field Committee started its work in 1978 and issued a report in 1982. It is now time to prepare another decade report for the 1990's. Dr. John Bahcall at Princeton University has been named to lead the effort.