The United States and the Soviet Union are probably the two leading countries in both astrophysics and cosmology. Cooperative research in these areas, however, have not been common in the past. This workshop will provide an important opportunity to strongly stimulate long-term joint cooperation in an area of research which is of great interest to the world-wide scientific community. The thematic focus of the workshop, which is being organized by Dr. Adrian L. Melott of the University of Kansas and Dr. Sergey F. Shandarin of the Institute of Physical Problems of the U.S.S.R. Academy of Sciences, is the legacy of Yakov B. Zel'dovich in Astrophysics and Cosmology. One of the most important figures in twentieth-century cosmology, Zel'dovich (who died in 1987) was responsible for fundamental advances in these areas that are being actively investigated today. The workshop will involve some 10 to 15 scientists from each country, including 5-10 young investigators from each side. The workshop will include an opening session on the future of cosmology, which will be open to the public and oriented to their understanding, as well as a three-day scientific program will consist of a series of brief presentations followed by extended discussion periods. Selected observers will be permitted to attend. Participants will be invited to use the final day for the development of collaborative relationships and preparation of specific proposals for long-term cooperative research for subsequent submission and competitive review. This project fulfills the program objective of advancing scientific knowledge by enabling leading researchers in the United States and the U.S.S.R. to combine complemen- tary efforts and capabilities in areas of strong mutual interest and competence in the field of basic scientific research on the basis of equality, reciprocity, and mutuality of benefit.
