Survey of Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 1990's

该奖项为NSF提供了一项新调查的部分资金 天文学和天体物理学，这将解决的需要， 90年代的战场。 一个委员会将在 美国国家科学院的赞助，并负责 编写确定优先事项的报告。 一批领导 天文学家们被召集起来考虑 一项新的天文学调查得出结论， 将需要解决科学领域，并提供一个 天文学界广泛参与的机制。 定期发布天文学和天体物理学调查报告 始于1962年开始工作的惠特福德委员会 并于1964年发表了一份报告。 格林斯坦的报告始于1999年。 1969年完成，1972年完成;外地委员会开始其 1978年开始工作，1982年发表报告。 现在是时候 为九十年代再准备一份十年报告。 John Bahcall博士 普林斯顿大学的研究人员被任命领导这项工作。

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.