Application Deadline – January 26, 2015 – ACEAP, the Astronomy in Chile Educator Ambassadors Program, is an opportunity to visit and become an ambassador for US astronomical observatories in Chile, including NRAO’s own amazing ALMA telescope.
ACEAP brings amateur astronomers, planetarium personnel, and K-16 formal and informal astronomy educators to US astronomy facilities in Chile. While at these facilities, ACEAP Ambassadors will receive extensive training about the instruments, the science, data products, and communicating science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) concepts. When they return home, the Ambassadors will share their experiences and observatory resources with schools and community groups across the US.