Support for Cygnus 2015 June 2-4, 2015 on the Occidental College Campus in Los Angeles, CA.

该奖项将为美国研究生参加2015年6月2日至4日在加利福尼亚州洛杉矶西方学院举行的天鹅座2015定向暗物质探测国际研讨会提供参与者支持。这是一系列研讨会中的第五个，这些研讨会允许越来越多的定向暗物质研究人员会面，交流想法，确定该领域的优先事项，讨论国际扩大的可能性，并总体上鼓励该领域的发展。对于更广泛的影响，该奖项特别关注研究生。它将允许10到20名研究生参加这次研讨会。这将是一项令人兴奋和引人入胜的活动，参加活动将拓宽这群学生的视野，因为他们直接与参加活动的更有经验的科学家互动。

This award will provide participant support for US graduate students to participate in the Cygnus 2015 International Workshop on Directional Dark Matter Detection to be held on June 2-4, 2015 at Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA. This is the 5th in the series of workshops that have allowed a growing community of directional dark matter researchers to meet, exchange ideas, set priorities for the field, discuss international scale-up possibilities and, generally, encourage growth of the field.For Broader Impacts, this award has a particular focus on graduate students. It will allow 10 to 20 graduate students to attend this workshop. This will be an exciting and engaging activity and attending it will broaden the perspectives of this group of students as they interact directly with the more experienced scientists who are attending.