Revitalizing Astronomy Laboratories at Smith College

重振史密斯学院天文学实验室

• 批准号: 9851097
• 负责人: Suzan Edwards
• 金额: $ 1.67万
• 依托单位: Smith College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1998-08-15 至 2000-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9851097&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Revitalizing; Astronomy; Laboratories; Smith; College

This project is creating an astronomy laboratory facility that introduces modern data acquisition and image processing techniques to introductory and advanced students at Smith College. The facility consists of a professional-grade telescope of modest aperture (16 inches), a solid state (charge coupled device) imaging camera, and computers for telescope control, data acquisition and analysis. This facility makes a dramatic change in the laboratory experiences for students. The facility is the centerpiece for a new set of laboratory courses designed to bring interactive, inquiry-based learning to both non-science and science students, and to introduce them to the excitement and power of digital imaging techniques. This facility will be used each year by over 100 introductory students, 5 to 10 advanced students, and 50 high school girls participating in the Smith Summer Science Program.

该项目正在创建一个天文学实验室设施，向史密斯学院的初级和高级学生介绍现代数据采集和图像处理技术。该设施包括一台中等口径(16英寸)的专业级望远镜，一台固态(电荷耦合器件)成像相机，以及用于望远镜控制、数据采集和分析的计算机。这一设施使学生的实验室体验发生了戏剧性的变化。该设施是一套新实验室课程的核心，旨在为非理科和理科学生带来互动的、基于探究的学习，并向他们介绍数字成像技术的兴奋和力量。每年将有超过100名入门学生、5至10名高级学生和50名高中女生使用这个设施参加史密斯暑期科学项目。