Astronomy in Chile Educator Ambassadors Program (ACEAP)

智利天文学教育者大使计划 (ACEAP)

• 批准号: 1439408
• 负责人: Timothy Spuck
• 金额: $ 9.44万
• 依托单位: Associated Universities, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-10-01 至 2017-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1439408&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Astronomy; Chile; Educator; Ambassadors; Program

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.

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工作人员、业余天文学家和天文台招募大使，并为他们提供科学传播和公共宣传方面的培训。随后，大使们将在美国三个主要天文台：阿塔卡马大毫米/亚毫米阵列(ALMA)、双子座天文台和塞罗托洛洛美洲天文台(CTIO)进行深入的亲身体验。最后，大使们将向公众传播他们新发现的知识，提供一条将美国公众与美国海外科学投资联系起来的途径。