Absolute Zero and the Conquest for Cold -- A Planning Grant

在这项规划拨款的支持下，尤金的俄勒冈州大学物理学教授兼低温氦湍流实验室主任罗素·唐纳利正在制作一部关于低温物理学的四集电视连续剧。 根据汤姆·沙赫特曼（Tom Shachtman）1999年的同名书籍，该系列将探讨该领域的关键概念，其历史上的重要人物和事件，通过空调，制冷和液化气等技术对社会的影响，以及对未来的承诺。 沙赫特曼将是该项目的主要作家，唐纳利和沙赫特曼将与电视制片人梅雷迪思伯奇和史蒂夫里昂，前新星制片人密切合作。 Barbara Flagg将在规划阶段进行前端评估。在规划阶段进行的活动包括：对受众知识进行初步评估与赞助商进行磋商和会议为四个项目制定详细的内容大纲探索通过辅助材料和外联活动增强项目影响的方法 评估工作将包括调查将内容改编为其他媒体的可能性，如设计巡回展览、制作西班牙语广播版、制作儿童有线电视使用的“迷你电影”以及出版专门的印刷媒体。

With support of this planning grant, Russell Donnelly, Professor of Physics and Director of the Cryogenic Helium Turbulence Laboratory at the University of Oregon, Eugene, is developing a four-part television series on low-temperature physics. Based on Tom Shachtman's 1999 book of the same title, the series will explore the field's key concepts, the significant individuals and events in its history, its impact on society through such technologies as air conditioning, refrigeration and liquefied gases, and its promise for the future. Shachtman will be the principal writer for the project, and Donnelly and Shachtman will work closely with television producers Meredith Burch and Steve Lyons, formerly a producer for NOVA. Barbara Flagg will conduct front-end evaluation during the planning phase.Activities to be conducted during the planning phase include:Preliminary evaluation of audience knowledgeConsultations and meetings with advisorsDevelopment of detailed content outlines for the four programsExploration of means to enhance the impact of the project through ancillary materials and outreach Assessment will include an investigation of the potential for adapting the content to other media such as design of a traveling exhibit, development of a Spanish-language radio version, production of "mini-films' for use on children's cable television, and publication of specialized print media.