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ALMA Data Reduction Party: Polarization

The North American ALMA Science Center (NAASC) is pleased to announce an ALMA Data Reduction Party on Polarization that will take place March 3-6, 2025 at the North American ALMA Science Center in Charlottesville, Virginia. During this 3.5-day event, NAASC scientists and data analysts will provide focused information and individualized support to a cohort of North American PI or Archival ALMA users who want support to image ALMA polarization data. To facilitate data processing, attendees will be provided access to NRAO computing resources both during and after the workshop; the event is fully in-person, and travel support can be provided upon request. More information here. If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply by the deadline of December 20 at 17:00 ET.

Note that  the deadline has been extended to December 20!

 

ALMA Special Session AAS 245

The NAASC will host a special session 'New perspectives on protoplanetary disks in the era of JWST and the ALMA Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade' at the upcoming 2025 245th Winter AAS Meeting in Washington DC. This special session will present recent high-impact ALMA and JWST results in different subfields of protoplanetary disk studies, and introduces how future synergistic experiments enabled by the transformative capabilities increase from ALMA-WSU will support the next revolution in the field.

The session will include 4 invited talks by M. Van 't Hoff (Purdue University), C. Espaillat (Boston University), K. Pontoppidan  (JPL), K. Zhang (Wisconsin) and a short general presentation of the WSU.

 We continue to accept applications to this program for events in FY25, for requests lower than $5000. Please see this page for details on eligibility and applications. 

NAASC-supported events in FY25

Each year, the NAASC provides funding and general support to conferences and workshops in the North American scientific community. For Fiscal Year 2025, awards have been issued to the following events:

  • The Co-Evolution of Galaxies, Dust, and PAHs (PI P. Torrey), UVA, November 2024
  • Infrared Astrophysics Into The Next Decade (PI R. Paladini), Washington DC, May 2025
  • Science with strong lensing, ALMA, and next generation radio interferometry (PI M. Yun), NRAO Charlottesville, May 2025
  • Identifying and Bridging Gaps in Laboratory Astrophysics (PI S. Milam), Anchorage AK, June 2025
  • Infrared Fine-Structure Lines Workshop (PI C. Ferkinhoff), Winona MN, June 2025
  • New Results Challenging Underlying Assumptions in Galaxy Evolution and Beyond (PI A. Long), Acadia Maine, June 2025
  • Origin of Solar Systems (PI S. Andrews), Mount Holyoke MA, June 2025
  • GOALS Workshop (PI L. Barcos Munoz), NRAO Charlottesville, August 2025

 We continue to accept applications to this program for events in FY25, for requests lower than $5000. Please see this page for details on eligibility and applications. 

In addition, since 2017, NRAO has been a key corporate sponsor of the yearly International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy Meeting (ISMS), playing a vital role in enhancing the overall attendee experience in numerous ways. Notably, NRAO spearheaded the creation of the annual LGBTQIA+ Reception, promoting a safe and inclusive environment for all participants. The organization also supports the ISMS mixer, offering students a casual setting to connect with peers and explore career opportunities outside academia. Additionally, NRAO contributes to several event essentials, including the ISMS Mobile App, the Plenary session venue, and amenities for the charter bus waiting area, such as refreshments

Data reduction support

The North American ALMA Science Center (NAASC) provides travel and lodging support during your visit to NRAO headquarters in Charlottesville, VA, for North-American supported investigators or archival researchers.  If you need any help in reducing your data, or just a quiet week away in Central Virginia to finish writing up your next ALMA paper, consider coming for a face-to-face visit to work closely with our data analysts and scientific staff.  For more information and to request a visit, please see https://science.nrao.edu/facilities/alma/facilities/alma/visitors-shortterm and submit a ticket to the face-to-face visits department of the ALMA Helpdesk. Come visit us!
 

Reach out to the NAASC

You can also consult with our EPO team (jmalusky@nrao.edu) to see if your results would have broader public interest and to explore outreach opportunities.
Feedback on ALMA data analysis tools is greatly appreciated. Please communicate any obstacles encountered in the path from data delivery to publication by submitting a Helpdesk ticket. In particular, has a lack of computing resources, software for analysis, visualization, plotting, or other "tools" proven to be a difficulty? NRAO thanks you in advance for your feedback.

 

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