Dark Matter, Dark Energy, Telescopes

加拿大总理哈珀宣布承诺为该项目提供2.435亿美元，这证实了加拿大参与30米望远镜的建造和运营。我是发展赠款的PI，这些赠款与NRC配套资金一起为加拿大在施工前阶段创造了约3500万美元的价值。像其他大科学项目一样，TMT将面临一系列复杂的挑战，因为它将发展成为一个功能强大的天文台。我是TMT国际天文台的理事（信托职位）。我已经开始帮助在加拿大组织会议，为我们未来的仪器定位，继续与我们在加拿大的工业合作伙伴保持联系，得到了多伦多大学校长的大力支持，并在所有合作国家拥有科学朋友，帮助加拿大人与他们合作，这对学生和PDF来说是一个很好的机会。

Canadian participation in the construction and operation of the Thirty Meter Telescope was confirmed in Prime Minister Harper’s announcement of a commitment of $243.5M towards the project. I was PI of the development grants which together with NRC matching funds built up about $35M in value for Canada in the pre-construction phase. Like other Big Science projects TMT will face a series of complex challenges as it is developed into a functioning observatory. I am a governor of the TMT International Observatory (a fiduciary position). I have begun to help organize meetings in Canada to position us for future instrumentation, continue to maintain links with our industrial partners in Canada, have the strong support of the President of the University of Toronto, and have scientific friends in all the partner countries to help Canadians work with them, which is a great opportunity for students and PDFs.