NRAO Special Events at the Honolulu AAS

by Mark Adams — last modified Dec 06, 2019

Monday, January 6, 2020
2:00 - 3:30pm	Breakthrough Science with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (oral)
5:00 - 6:30pm	NAASC Ice Cream Social at the NRAO Exhibit
Tuesday, January 7, 2020
9:00 - 10:00am	The Scientific Quest for High Angular Resolution (poster)
2:00 - 3:30pm	The Scientific Quest for High Angular Resolution (oral)
9am - 6:30pm	The Scientific Quest for High Angular Resolution (posters)
6:30 - 8:30pm	NRAO Reception & Town Hall

Robert L. Brown Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award

This Award is given each year to a recent doctoral degree recipient from a recognized degree-granting institution in the U.S., and is substantially based on new observational data obtained at any AUI operated facility and considered to be of an exceptionally high scientific standard. Additional information on the Award and the application requirements is available online.

The deadline is 31 Dec 2019 for the receipt of applications and supporting materials for the 2019 Award.

Space VLBI Conference Announcement

Registration and abstract submission are open for Space VLBI 2020: Science and Technology Futures, 28-30 Jan 2020, in Charlottesville, the second meeting in The Future of High-Resolution Radio Interferometry in Space series.

Space VLBI 2020 will focus on mission concepts and supporting technology developments to enable the highest angular resolution observations at cm and shorter wavelengths. The meeting will highlight recent scientific advances in the motivations for space-based VLBI and the resulting technical requirements and challenges. Read more…

The ALMA2030 Vision: Design Considerations for the Next ALMA Correlator

A meeting to discuss considerations for the design of the next ALMA correlator will be held in Charlottesville, 11-13 Feb 2020. This meeting is designed to encourage and inform the submission of viable designs for the next ALMA correlator. Read more…