Astronomy in Chile Educator Ambassadors Program - Phase 2

智利天文学教育者大使计划 - 第二阶段

• 批准号: 1723697
• 负责人: Timothy Spuck
• 金额: $ 7.43万
• 依托单位: Associated Universities, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-04-01 至 2019-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1723697&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Astronomy; Chile; Educator; Ambassadors; Program

This award will continue the successful Astronomy in Chile Educator Ambassadors Program, with the goal of increasing awareness of U.S. observatory facilities in Chile among the general public. The project will recruit Ambassadors from K-12 teachers, community college personnel, amateur astronomers, and planetaria. Ambassadors will conduct a large number public outreach events and public literacy programs, helping to connect the American public to our overseas scientific investments.The program will carefully select a range of Ambassadors and provide them with training in science communication and public outreach. The Ambassadors will then be engaged with 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). Each Ambassador will commit to conducting at least seven outreach events following their trip to Chile.

该奖项将延续智利教育大使计划的成功天文学，目的是提高公众对智利美国天文台设施的认识。该项目将从K-12教师，社区大学人员，业余天文学家和天文馆招募大使。 大使们将开展大量的公众宣传活动和公众素养项目，帮助美国公众与我们的海外科学投资建立联系。该计划将精心挑选一系列大使，并为他们提供科学传播和公众宣传方面的培训。然后，大使们将在美国三个主要的天文台进行深入的实践经验：阿塔卡马大型毫米/亚毫米阵列（阿尔马），双子座天文台和塞罗托洛洛美洲天文台（CTIO）。 每位大使将承诺在访问智利后至少举办七次外联活动。