Proposal for Student Travel Funding for the Sixth International Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) Symposium

该奖项提供旅行资金，以确保美国年轻科学家在2006年6月19日至23日在美国宇航局戈达德太空飞行中心举行的第六届国际LISA研讨会上有强有力的代表。资金将用于资助大约10名研究生和/或博士后的往返机票和/或住宿。LISA研讨会历来为对引力波物理学和天体物理学感兴趣的科学家提供了一个论坛。关于地面引力波探测器的介绍被列入议程，以鼓励整个引力波界的参与。这促进了不同亚群体之间的知识交流，以促进引力波研究各个领域的发现和理解。这将使LISA研讨会有助于确定和建立学科和机构之间的合作。特别重要的是LISA和LIGO项目科学家之间的合作。支持学生参加研讨会的旅行将有助于培养下一代引力波科学家。在研讨会上的演讲和发表的论文集将使研究成果可供社区使用。相关的公开讲座将有助于向公众传播科学。

This award provides travel funding to ensure a strong representation of young U.S. scientists at the Sixth International LISA Symposium that will take place at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center from June 19-23, 2006. Funds will be used to offer partial support for round-trip airfare and/or lodging for approximately 10 graduate students and/or postdocs.The LISA Symposium has historically provided a forum to bring together scientists interested in gravitational wave physics and astrophysics. Presentations on ground based gravitational wave detectors are included in the agenda to encourage participation by the whole gravitational wavecommunity. This facilitates intellectual exchanges between the different sub-communities in order to advance the discovery and understanding in all areas of gravitational wave research. This will allow the LISA Symposium to help identify and establish collaborations between disciplines andinstitutions. Of particular importance are the collaborations between scientists working on the LISA and LIGO projects. Supporting travel for students to the Symposium will help build the next-generation of gravitational wave scientists. The presentations at the symposium and thepublished proceedings will make the research results available to the community. The associated public lecture will help disseminate the science to the general public.