Travel support for US researchers attending the 12th Marcel Grossmann Meeting

该奖项支持美国科学家参加第12届Marcel Grossmann会议，讨论理论和实验广义相对论、天体物理学和相对论场论的最新发展，该会议将于2009年7月12日至18日在法国巴黎举行。“MG”会议自1975年以来定期举办，全世界约有500-1000名研究人员参加会议，介绍和讨论他们的工作。该奖项将使美国在这一国际舞台上具有强大的影响力，并使美国研究人员能够跟上各自领域的最新发展。该奖项的旅行资金将主要用于帮助年轻研究人员参加会议，因为参加这种类型的会议可以成为培养该领域下一代美国研究人员的形成性事件。

This award supports the participation of US scientists at the 12th Marcel Grossmann Meeting on recent developments in theoretical and experimental general relativity, astrophysics and relativistic field theories, to be held in Paris, France, July 12-18, 2009. The "MG" meetings have been organized regularly since 1975 and approximately 500-1000 researchers worldwide convene at them to present and discuss their work. This award will enable a strong US presence at this international venue and will allow US researchers to keep current with the latest developments in their fields. The travel funds from this award will be primarily used to help young researchers participate in the meeting since attendance at this type of conferences can be a formative event in the preparation of the next generation of US researchers in the field.