NSF NRAO at AAS 249 in Salt Lake City

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The NSF National Radio Astronomy Observatory and Associated Universities, Inc. will be playing a major part in the January 2027 249th meeting of the American Astronomical Society. Join the NSF NRAO leadership, staff, users, and students for a week sharing outstanding science results, press conferences, and technology developments.

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ALMA at 15 Years: Science, Synergies, and the Road Ahead

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Marking the 15th anniversary of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), this conference celebrates a decade and a half of transformative discoveries in astronomy and astrophysics. It will highlight ALMA's latest results, especially since the last Pan-ALMA conference held in 2023, and identify exciting directions for future ALMA research.

The program will feature invited and contributed science presentations, along with updates on the Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade (WSU), tutorial sessions on the archival and CARTA systems, and discussions of future ALMA prospects. Talks and posters presenting scientific work using ALMA and/or its synergies with other facilities across all areas of astronomy are welcome.

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The NSF National Radio Astronomy Observatory and NSF Green Bank Observatory are facilities of the U.S. National Science Foundation operated under cooperative agreement by Associated Universities, Inc.

Founded in 1956, the NSF NRAO provides state-of-the-art radio telescope facilities for use by the international scientific community. NSF NRAO telescopes are open to all astronomers regardless of institutional or national affiliation. Observing time on NSF NRAO telescopes is available on a competitive basis to qualified scientists after evaluation of research proposals on the basis of scientific merit, the capability of the instruments to do the work, and the availability of the telescope during the requested time. NSF NRAO also provides both formal and informal programs in education and public outreach for teachers, students, the general public, and the media.

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