MPS-Ascend: Probing Fundamental Physics with Next Generation Gravitational Wave Detectors

该奖项全部或部分由《2021年美国救援计划法案》（公法117-2）资助。Rhondale Tso被授予NSF数学和物理科学提升博士后研究奖学金，以开展有关扩大STEM中代表性不足群体参与的研究和活动项目。曹博士的研究项目名为“MPS-Ascend：用下一代引力波探测器探测基础物理”，该项目由一位赞助科学家指导。该奖学金的主办机构是伊利诺伊大学厄巴纳-香槟分校，赞助科学家是尼古拉斯·尤尼斯博士。Tso的目标是通过(i)推进探索超越广义相对论的基本物理的模型，以准确地约束与经典广义相对论的偏差；（ii）发展描述黑洞动力学形成的基本特征的理论模型，这些模型也将显示广义相对论的关键特征，从而促进广义相对论的精确测试时代。Tso将准备一份LIGO外联材料的纳瓦霍语翻译文件，类似于用Siksika （Blackfoot）语言完成的工作。这两种语言都被列为濒危语言，因此该项目将有助于保护、维持和振兴这门语言。左宗棠还将参与向未被充分代表的群体，特别是美洲原住民群体伸出援手的工作。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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。

This award is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2). Rhondale Tso is awarded an NSF Mathematical and Physical Sciences Ascending Postdoctoral Research Fellowship to conduct a program of research and activities related to broadening participation by groups underrepresented in STEM. This fellowship to Dr. Tso supports his research project entitled "MPS-Ascend: Probing Fundamental Physics with Next Generation Gravitational Wave Detectors", under the mentorship of a sponsoring scientist. The host institution for the fellowship is the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the sponsoring scientist is Dr. Nicolas Yunes.Tso aims to facilitate the era of precision tests of general relativity by (i) advancing models probing fundamental physics beyond GR to accurately constrain deviations from classical general relatively and (ii) developing theoretical models characterizing fundamental features of the dynamical formation of black holes that will also display key features of general relativity. Tso will prepare a translation document of LIGO outreach material to the Navajo language, similar to what has been accomplished with the Siksika (Blackfoot) language. Both languages are documented as endangered languages, thus the project will aid in preserving, sustaining, and revitalizing the language. Tso will be involved in outreach to underrepresented groups as well, in particular to Native American groups.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.