Management and Operations of the Arecibo Observatory

阿雷西博天文台的管理和运营

• 批准号: 1744119
• 负责人: Julie Brisset
• 金额: $ 2015万
• 依托单位: The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-04-01 至 2026-10-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1744119&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Management; Operations; Arecibo; Observatory

To enable a world-wide multi-user community to realize research and education programs, the University of Central Florida (UCF) presents a strategic vision over the next five years to manage, operate, and disseminate results from the unique capabilities of the Arecibo Observatory (AO). AO will provide observations, and support researchers, in three main areas: Radio Astronomy, Atmospheric Sciences, and Planetary Radar. The management team includes members with expertise in the science at AO, in maintenance and operations, and in education and public outreach.Under UCF management, AO will allow researchers to make innovative use of the facility, and maintain its central role in science and education into the future. For example, the role of AO in the detection and characterization of Gravitational Waves is an exciting new opportunity. The management team will search for other collaborators and funders interested in using the unique capabilities of AO (for example, its reflector sensitivity and location). The PIs will implement a New Business Development Team focused on developing other funding sources including donations, tourism and commercial clients. UCF balances science with the maintenance that assures the viability of AO for the long term. The management team plans to grow the diversity of science and maintain observations without trading off the condition of the facilities/equipment or a reduction in workforce. The goal is to maintain the total funding at the 2017/2018 level through government and non-government funding sources. AO continues to be a source of intellectual inspiration to the next generation of scientist, particularly those located in Puerto Rico. Under UCF management, AO will enable research by student scientists in Puerto Rico that will result in the next generation of Astronomers and Atmospheric Scientists. In addition, AO will provide workshops emphasizing STEAM education, create a summer research academy for high school students, and train a large number of STEAM high school teachers each year. Team member UMET, leading collaborations with the Puerto Rico Space Grant Consortium, expects to expand delivery of high quality student and teacher education programs using AO as a hub. An expected result is a pipeline of potential students and postdocs to support the science investigation interests of both UCF and Universities across Puerto Rico. The outreach plan updates the Angel Ramos Foundation Visitor Center, expanding the visitor experience at AO.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

为了使世界范围内的多用户社区实现研究和教育计划，中央佛罗里达大学（UCF）提出了一个战略愿景，在未来五年内管理，运营和传播阿雷西博天文台（AO）独特能力的结果。 AO将在三个主要领域提供观测和支持研究人员：射电天文学，大气科学和行星雷达。管理团队包括在AO的科学，维护和运营，以及教育和公众宣传方面具有专业知识的成员。在UCF的管理下，AO将允许研究人员创新地使用该设施，并在未来保持其在科学和教育方面的核心作用。例如，AO在引力波的探测和表征中的作用是一个令人兴奋的新机会。 管理团队将寻找有兴趣使用AO独特功能（例如，其反射器灵敏度和位置）的其他合作者和资助者。PI将建立一个新的业务开发团队，专注于开发其他资金来源，包括捐款，旅游和商业客户。UCF平衡了科学与维护，确保AO的长期可行性。管理团队计划增加科学的多样性，并在不牺牲设施/设备状况或减少劳动力的情况下保持观测。目标是通过政府和非政府资金来源将资金总额维持在2017/2018年的水平。 AO仍然是下一代科学家的智力灵感来源，特别是那些位于波多黎各的科学家。在UCF的管理下，AO将使波多黎各的学生科学家能够进行研究，这将导致下一代天文学家和大气科学家。此外，AO还将提供强调STEAM教育的研讨会，为高中生创建暑期研究学院，并每年培训大量STEAM高中教师。团队成员UMET与波多黎各太空资助财团合作，希望以AO为中心，扩大高质量的学生和教师教育项目的交付。一个预期的结果是潜在的学生和博士后的管道，以支持整个波多黎各UCF和大学的科学调查利益。该推广计划更新了天使拉莫斯基金会游客中心，扩大了AO的游客体验。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。