Dark Matter, Dark Energy, Telescopes

加拿大总理哈珀宣布为该项目提供2.435亿美元的承诺，证实了加拿大参与了30米望远镜的建设和运营。我是开发赠款的PI，加上NRC的配套基金，在建设前阶段为加拿大创造了约3500万美元的价值。与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发挥作用的天文台。我是TMT国际天文台(受托职位)的理事。我已经开始帮助在加拿大组织会议，为我们未来的仪器设备做好准备，继续与我们在加拿大的工业合作伙伴保持联系，得到多伦多大学校长的大力支持，并在所有合作伙伴国家拥有科学朋友来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.