Astronomy in Chile Educator Ambassadors Program (ACEAP)

该奖项将支持一项新的智利天文学教育大使计划（ACEAP），目的是提高公众对美国在智利的天文台设施的认识。该项目将从社区大学人员、业余天文学家和天文馆中招募大使，并为他们提供科学传播和公众宣传方面的培训。大使们随后将在美国的三个主要天文台——阿塔卡马大型毫米/亚毫米阵列天文台（ALMA）、双子座天文台和塞罗·托洛洛美洲天文台（CTIO）——进行深入的实践体验。最后，大使们将向公众传播他们新获得的知识，为美国公众与美国在海外的科学投资联系起来提供一条途径。

This award will support a new Astronomy in Chile Educator Ambassadors Program (ACEAP), with the goal of increasing awareness of U.S. observatory facilities in Chile among the general public. The project will recruit Ambassadors from community college personnel, amateur astronomers, and planetaria, and provide them with training in science communication and public outreach. The Ambassadors will subsequently have hands-on, in-depth experiences at three major U.S. observatories: the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), the Gemini Observatory, and the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO). Finally, the Ambassadors will disseminate their newfound knowledge to the public, providing a pathway to connect the American public to U.S. scientific investments overseas.