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

该奖项提供旅行经费，以确保美国年轻科学家参加将于2006年6月19-23日在NASA戈达德太空飞行中心举行的第六届国际LISA研讨会的强大代表。资金将用于为大约10名研究生和/或博士后提供往返机票和/或住宿的部分支持。LISA研讨会历史上曾提供一个论坛，让对引力波物理和天体物理感兴趣的科学家聚集在一起。关于地基引力波探测器的专题介绍被列入议程，以鼓励整个引力波界的参与。这促进了不同亚社区之间的智力交流，以促进在引力波研究的所有领域的发现和理解。这将使LISA研讨会能够帮助确定和建立学科和机构之间的合作。尤其重要的是致力于LISA和LIGO项目的科学家之间的合作。支持学生参加研讨会将有助于培养下一代引力波科学家。研讨会上的陈述和出版的会议记录将向社会提供研究成果。相关的公开讲座将有助于向公众传播这一科学。

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.