8th Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves; June 2009, New York, NY

该奖项为第八届爱德华多·阿马尔迪引力波会议提供支持。这个两年一度的系列是在发展中的引力波科学领域进行科学交流的主要国际论坛。会议将于2009年7月21日至16日在纽约市哥伦比亚大学校园举行。阿马尔迪会议是在引力波国际委员会(GWIC)的主持下举行的，该委员会负责监督会议的科学计划。从地面和天基探测器的研究和开发到脉冲星计时，包括最近收集的数据的结果，引力波科学的整个范围都将得到代表。重点将放在引力波科学与观测天体物理学和天文学的其他领域之间的联系上。此外，还将突出天体物理源引力波建模方面的进展，以便在实验进展、数值模拟和天体物理理论之间建立更紧密的联系。此外，主办方将欢迎来自当地学校和大学的感兴趣的学生，并通过广泛宣传的公开讲座接触普通公众。我们将强烈鼓励美国和国际学生参加这次会议。

This award provides support for the 8th Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves. This biennial series is the major international forum for scientific interchange in the developing field of gravitational wave science. The meeting will be on July 21-16, 2009 on the campus of Columbia University in the City of New York. The Amaldi meetings are held under the auspices of the Gravitational Wave International Committee (GWIC), which oversees the scientific program for the meeting. The full range of gravitational wave science will be represented from research and development of ground and space based detectors to pulsar timing, including results from data collected recently. Significant emphasis will be placed on the connection between gravitational wave science and other fields of observational astrophysics and astronomy. Additionally, progress in modeling gravitational waves from astrophysical sources will be highlighted in order to forge a stronger connection between experimental advances, numerical simulation, and astrophysics theory. In addition, the organizers will welcome interested students from local schools and universities and reach out to the general public via a widely advertised public lecture. Participation of US and international students at the conference will be strongly encouraged.