CRPA NSF Collaborative Research: The Ultimate Cosmic Experiment-Chemistry Labs at the Far Edges of the Universe

这个CRPA奖是针对星际空间中令人兴奋的当代化学科学而设立的。今年即将上线的新干涉仪将加强这一新的科学领域，并进一步吸引那些参与其中的人。这个奖项的计划是建立一个展览，让观众对太空方面感兴趣，同时也让他们了解发生在太空中的化学物质。这是弗吉尼亚大学和哈佛-史密森天体物理天文台的合作成果。展品相对较小，便于其移动性。因此，作者将把展览巡回到农村地区的较小场馆，并拥抱通常因ISE场馆的教育机会而得不到充分服务的公民。目标受众是12-15岁的年轻人。显然，这个项目旨在让公众同时参与空间科学和化学，最终希望一些人甚至会考虑在这些类型的行为中出现的联合科学领域的职业。

This CRPA award addresses the exciting contemporary chemical science that occurs in interstellar space. The new interferometers coming online this year will enhance this new area of science and further intrigue those who engage. The plan in this award is to build an exhibit that will interest the audience with the space-based aspects, but will also engage them in understanding the chemistry that occurs in space. This is a collaborative effort between the University of Virginia and the Harvard-Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.The exhibit is relatively small facilitating its mobility. Thus, the authors will travel the exhibit to smaller venues in rural areas and embrace citizens who are typically under-served by educational opportunities of ISE venues. The target audience is 12-15 year old youths.Clearly, this project is meant to engage the public in both Space science and Chemistry with the ultimate hope that some individuals will even think about careers in the joint science field that is emerging from these types of behaviors.