EHT2014: Event Horizon Telescope Conference Support

事件视界望远镜（Event Horizon Telescope，简称EHT）是一个全球性的射电望远镜阵列，用于对银河系中心的黑洞和射电星系M87的核心进行1毫米波长的甚长基线干涉成像。 EHT可能能够对这些黑洞的近距离环境进行成像，靠近事件视界，黑洞的引力如此强大，甚至连光都无法逃脱。这次会议汇集了越来越多的对这一主题感兴趣的研究人员。通过该奖项提供的资金将支持NSF在这一领域的其他投资。学生培训，外展和将初级研究人员纳入合作对于STEM培训和建立EHT社区非常重要。支持学生和初级研究人员参加2014年合作会议的旅行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2014年环境健康条约网站上链接。除了幻灯片和摘要外，还将包括演讲的录音和录像。 会议期间还将有PI的公开讲座。

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.