Symposium to Honor the Legacy of Vera Rubin

纪念维拉·鲁宾遗产研讨会

• 批准号: 1929903
• 负责人: Jeffrey Urbach
• 金额: $ 3.14万
• 依托单位: Georgetown University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-05-01 至 2020-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1929903&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Symposium; Honor; Legacy; Vera; Rubin

This award provides partial support for a symposium to honor and celebrate the legacy of Dr. Vera Rubin, one of the most important astrophysicists of the 20th and 21st centuries. The meeting will be held at the Georgetown University campus, June 24-26, 2019.Dr. Vera Rubin, who passed away in December 2016, pioneered the study of galaxy rotation rates that provided definitive evidence for the existence of Dark Matter. Dr. Rubin was also a fierce and effective advocate for women in science. This symposium will bring together astrophysicists whose research was made possible by Dr. Rubin's discoveries, and will explore the current state of astrophysical topics associated with her discoveries. Leaders at the cutting edge of the field will discuss her work and build connections for future projects.In addition, there will be activities to honor Dr. Rubin's advocacy for women in science and her work to increase scientific literacy, including a keynote lecture for the general public and a workshop on current issues facing women in science that will include secondary school science teachers. These events will inspire scientists working to improve the environment for women in Physics and Astronomy and to broaden participation. They will equip teachers with powerful tools to motivate the next generation of girls to pursue STEM careers, and adjust their classes to make a real change for a large number of girls into the future.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.

该奖项为纪念和庆祝20世纪和21世纪最重要的天体物理学家之一维拉·鲁宾（Vera Rubin）的遗产提供了部分支持。 该会议将于2019年6月24日至26日在乔治敦大学校园举行。维拉·鲁宾（Vera Rubin）于2016年12月去世，他率先研究了银河旋转率的研究，这为存在暗物质的存在提供了明确的证据。 鲁宾博士还是科学女性的凶猛而有效的倡导者。 该研讨会将汇集到鲁宾博士的发现使他们的研究成为可能的天体物理学家，并将探讨与她的发现相关的天体物理主题的现状。 该领域前沿的领导者将讨论她的工作，并为未来的项目建立联系。此外，还将有一些活动来纪念鲁宾博士对科学妇女的倡导以及她的工作，以提高科学素养，包括对公众的主题演讲以及关于科学妇女面临的当前问题的讲习班，其中包括中学科学教师在内。 这些事件将激发科学家致力于改善物理和天文学中女性的环境，并扩大参与。 他们将为教师提供强大的工具，以激励下一代女孩从事STEM职业，并调整他们的课程，以对许多女孩进行真正的改变。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛影响的评估标准来评估的。