EHT2014: Event Horizon Telescope Conference Support

事件视界望远镜(EHT)是一个全球射电望远镜阵列，负责对银河系中心和射电星系M87核心的黑洞进行1毫米波长甚长基线干涉成像。EHT可能有可能在视界附近拍摄到这些黑洞的近距离环境的图像，在这个区域，黑洞的引力如此强大，以至于连光都无法逃脱。这次会议汇聚了越来越多对这一主题感兴趣的研究人员。通过该奖项获得的资金将支持NSF在这一领域进行的其他投资。学生培训、外展以及将初级研究人员纳入合作对于STEM培训总体上以及对建立EHT社区来说都是重要的。支持学生和初级研究人员参加2014年协作会议是该奖项的首要任务。研讨会的会议记录将在会议结束后在EHT2014网站上链接。除了幻灯片和摘要，演讲的录音和录像也将包括在内。在会议期间，国际和平协会还将发表公开演讲。

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) is a global array of radio telescopes operating in unison to undertake 1mm wavelength Very Long Baseline Interferometry imaging of the black holes in the center of the Milky Way Galaxy and the core of the radio galaxy M87. The EHT may potentially be able to image the close environs of these black holes, near the event horizon, the region where the gravitational pull of the black hole is so powerful that not even light can escape. This conference brings together the growing community of researchers interested in this topic. Funding via this award will support other investments NSF is making in this area.Student training, outreach, and integrating junior researchers into the collaboration are important for STEM training in general and for building the EHT community. Supporting the travel of students and junior researchers to the 2014 collaboration conference is the top priority of this award. The proceedings of the workshop will be linked on the EHT2014 website after the meeting concludes. In addition to slides and abstracts, audio and video recordings of talks will be included. There will also be a public lecture by the PI during the conference.