RAPID - The LSST Documentary Project

RAPID - LSST 纪录片项目

• 批准号: 2027217
• 负责人: Steven Kahn
• 金额: $ 1.5万
• 依托单位: Stanford University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-04-01 至 2021-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2027217&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RAPID; LSST; Documentary; Project

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory Documentary Project (working title) will follow the people building the NSF- and DOE-funded Rubin Observatory during construction and into its ten-year primary scientific mission. This is a critical period in the building of the observatory (formerly the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, LSST). This award bridges an unfortunate gap, allowing the filmmaker to start essential filming while working to raise full production financing, including possible future seed funding from NSF. It reinforces support from within the Rubin team, from the American Institute of Physics, Cambridge and Oxford universities (UK), and from the private sector. The time-critical events include visits to the project by the NSF Director and the DOE Under-Secretary for Science, a visit by French contributors, and major meetings for the Data Management Leadership team, for the Operations Team, and to discuss commissioning.This long-term documentary project will capture the human drama of creating a one-of-a-kind system for scientific exploration, and will further NSF’s mission to broaden participation in STEM fields, foster a better understanding of science and the scientific process, and ensure everyone an opportunity to participate in and contribute to the research enterprise.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.

维拉·C·鲁宾天文台纪录片项目（暂定标题）将跟踪国家科学基金会和能源部资助的鲁宾天文台的建设人员在建设过程中的情况，以及其为期十年的主要科学任务。 这是天文台（原大型综合巡天望远镜，LSST）建设的关键时期。 该奖项弥补了一个不幸的差距，使电影制片人能够开始必要的拍摄，同时努力筹集全额制作资金，包括未来可能获得国家科学基金会的种子资金。 它加强了鲁宾团队内部、美国物理研究所、剑桥大学和牛津大学（英国）以及私营部门的支持。 这些时间紧迫的活动包括 NSF 主任和 DOE 科学副部长对该项目的访问、法国贡献者的访问以及数据管理领导团队和运营团队的重要会议，并讨论调试。这个长期纪录片项目将捕捉创建独一无二的科学探索系统的人类戏剧，并将进一步推进 NSF 的使命，即扩大 STEM 领域的参与，促进对科学和科学的更好理解。 该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。