Annual National Science Foundation Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellows Symposium

该奖项将为第十四届NSF天文学和天体物理学博士后奖学金(AAPF)年度研讨会的与会者和特邀演讲者提供支持，该研讨会将与2016年1月在佛罗里达州基西米举行的美国天文学会(AAS)冬季会议同时举行。AAPF计划的目的是支持博士后水平的综合研究和教育活动，以更好地为在科学界担任杰出和领导职位的研究员做准备。年度专题讨论会为研究人员提供了一个论坛，讨论他们的研究和教育或推广项目，同时提高他们在天文学和天体物理学领域的知名度。研讨会是AAPF方案的一个重要组成部分，是一个非常有效的机制，可以促进将研究员通过博士后培训获得的经验向广大受众传播。与本系列之前的研讨会一样，2016年AAPF研讨会将促进具有非常不同研究兴趣和背景的天文学家之间的互动。通过创建一个可以跨越传统研究边界进行讨论的论坛，研讨会将提供一个获得新见解和进行跨学科合作的绝佳机会。研讨会还将提供一个讨论对早期天文学家重要的重大问题的场所。此外，研讨会将(1)提供一个讨论综合研究和教育活动的论坛，(2)促进研究员之间在研究和教育方面的合作，以及(3)为研究员和AAPF计划在天文学社区内提供更大的曝光率。

This award will provide support for the attendees and invited speakers for the fourteenth Annual NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships (AAPF) Symposium, to be held in conjunction with the winter meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) in January 2016, in Kissimmee, Florida. The purpose of the AAPF Program is to support integrated research and educational activities at the postdoctoral level to better prepare Fellows for positions of distinction and leadership in the scientific community. The Annual Symposium provides a forum for the Fellows to discuss their research and educational or outreach projects while increasing their visibility within the astronomy and astrophysics community. The Symposium represents a key component of the AAPF Program and is a very effective mechanism to facilitate the transfer of knowledge from experiences that the Fellows have acquired through their postdoctoral training to a broad audience. As with previous symposia in this series, the 2016 AAPF Symposium will promote interactions among astronomers with very different research interests and backgrounds. By creating a forum in which discussions can occur across conventional research boundaries, the Symposium will provide a great opportunity to gain new insights and pursue interdisciplinary collaborations. The Symposium will also provide a venue for discussing major issues that are important to early-career astronomers. In addition, the Symposium will (1) provide a forum for discussing integrated research and educational activities, (2) facilitate collaborations between Fellows on both research and education, and (3) provide greater exposure for the Fellows and the AAPF program within the astronomical community.