Astronomy in Chile Educator Ambassadors Program (ACEAP)

Information

• NSF Award
• 1439408

Owner

• Associated Universities Inc/National Radio Astronomy Observatory

• Award Id

  1439408

• Award Effective Date

  10/1/2014 - 11 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  9/30/2017 - 8 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 94,411.00

• Award Instrument

  Continuing grant

This award will support a new Astronomy in Chile Educator Ambassadors Program (ACEAP), with the goal of increasing awareness of U.S. observatory facilities in Chile among the general public. The project will recruit Ambassadors from community college personnel, amateur astronomers, and planetaria, and provide them with training in science communication and public outreach. The Ambassadors will subsequently have hands-on, in-depth experiences at three major U.S. observatories: the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), the Gemini Observatory, and the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO). Finally, the Ambassadors will disseminate their newfound knowledge to the public, providing a pathway to connect the American public to U.S. scientific investments overseas.

• Program Officer

  James Neff

• Min Amd Letter Date

  9/17/2014 - 11 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  10/29/2015 - 9 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  Associated Universities Inc/National Radio Astronomy Observatory

• City

  WASHINGTON

• State

  DC

• Country

  United States

• Address

  1400 16TH ST NW STE 730

• Postal Code

  200366225

• Phone Number

  4342960221

• First Name

  John

• Last Name

  Stoke

• Email Address

  jstoke@nrao.edu

• Start Date

  9/17/2014 12:00:00 AM

• End Date

  10/29/2015

• First Name

  Timothy

• Last Name

  Spuck

• Email Address

  tspuck@aui.edu

• Start Date

  9/17/2014 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Stephanie

• Last Name

  Burchell

• Email Address

  tburchel@nrao.edu

• Start Date

  9/17/2014 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Charles

• Last Name

  Blue

• Email Address

  cblue@nrao.edu

• Start Date

  9/17/2014 12:00:00 AM

• Text

  SPECIAL PROGRAMS IN ASTRONOMY

• Code

  1219

• Text

  PUBLIC SCIENCE LITERACY EDUCATION

• Code

  9180

• Text

  INFORMAL SCIENCE EDUCATION

• Code

  7259