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

这个CRPA奖致力于在星际空间中发生的令人兴奋的当代化学科学。今年即将上线的新型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，既能让观众对太空感兴趣，又能让他们了解太空中发生的化学反应。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，便于移动。因此，作者将把展览带到农村地区较小的场地，并拥抱那些通常得不到ISE场地教育机会的公民。目标受众是12-15岁的年轻人。显然，这个项目旨在吸引公众参与空间科学和化学，最终希望一些人甚至会考虑从这些类型的行为中产生的联合科学领域的职业生涯。

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.