Support for US Astronomers to Attend International Scientific Conferences and the 30th IAU General Assembly

支持美国天文学家出席国际科学会议和第30届国际天文学联合会大会

• 批准号: 1821862
• 负责人: Kevin Marvel
• 金额: $ 38.25万
• 依托单位: American Astronomical Society
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-04-15 至 2023-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1821862&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Support; US; Astronomers; Attend; International

Astronomy is a fully international endeavor; we all share the same sky. To participate in the international scientific community, American researchers must meet and collaborate with researchers from around the world. Every three years, the International Astronomical Union has a General Assembly accompanied by topical symposia, joint discussions, working groups, and business meetings. The next such meeting will be held in August 2018. In order to ensure a vigorous participation by the US astronomical community, this award will fund small travel grants to enable approximately 150 US astronomers to attend the General Assembly. This award will also provide small travel grants to approximately 50 US astronomers per year to attend various international meetings over the next 3 years. Preference will be given to early-career astronomers and astronomers from less-endowed institutions. Scientists supported by this program will come from a wide range of educational institutions, museums, planetariums, etc. The experiences they gain from this meeting will be shared with a broad segment of the US population, exposing them to the global nature of astronomy and the importance of international collaboration to the advancement of science and technology.The small travel grant program will be administered by the American Astronomical Society (AAS), the principal professional organization for US astronomers. They have very successfully and economically administered similar programs in the past, and the proposed procedures ensure that these funds will provide the maximum benefit to the astronomical community at minimal cost. The AAS will solicit proposals, select awardees, issue funds to be used for airfare only, collect receipts and meeting reports from the grantees, and prepare a final assessment and report on the entire program.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.

天文学是一项完全国际化的事业；我们共享同一片天空。要参与国际科学界，美国研究人员必须与来自世界各地的研究人员见面并进行合作。国际天文联合会每三年举行一次大会，同时举行专题研讨会、联合讨论、工作组和商务会议。下一次此类会议将于2018年8月举行。为了确保美国天文学界的积极参与，该奖项将资助小额旅行赠款，使大约150名美国天文学家能够参加联合国大会。该奖项还将在未来3年每年向大约50名美国天文学家提供小额旅行补助金，以参加各种国际会议。将优先考虑职业生涯早期的天文学家和来自捐赠较少的机构的天文学家。该计划支持的科学家将来自广泛的教育机构、博物馆、天文馆等。他们从这次会议中获得的经验将与美国广大民众分享，让他们了解天文学的全球性以及国际合作对科学技术进步的重要性。小额旅行赠款计划将由美国天文学会(AAS)管理，美国天文学会是美国天文学家的主要专业组织。他们过去在经济上非常成功地管理过类似的项目，拟议的程序确保这些资金将以最小的成本为天文学家提供最大的好处。AAS将征集建议书，挑选获奖者，发放仅用于机票的资金，向受赠者收取收据和会议报告，并准备对整个计划的最终评估和报告。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。