NA ALMA 2016 Study Proposals
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) invites interested parties in the North American ALMA partnership to submit proposals for "Development Upgrades of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)."
Questions about this Call for Proposals
Questions related to this Call for Proposals should be submitted via email.
A Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page is available, and will be updated as questions are received.
Information webinar - March 9, 2016
STUDY Proposal Documents
Important information for NRAO Proposers
NRAO Employees must use the New Ideas Notification Form on the PMD Website.
Submitting Notice of Intent (NOI)
Submit Study Proposal NOI (by March 15, 2016) here.
Submitting the Study Proposal
The deadline has passed; please consider submitting a proposal for the next Call.
Details regarding the Call for STUDY Proposals can be found in the following documents:
| Study Proposal Documents | ||
|---|---|---|
| Call for Study Proposals Cover Letter | ||
| Call for Study Proposals | ||
| Conditions Governing the Call for Study Proposals | ||
| Study Proposal Form Template | Word | |
| Study Plan Template | Word | |
| ALMA Development Studies Implementation Plan | Link | |
Call for STUDY Proposal Schedule
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Release of Call for Study Proposals | 2016 March 1 |
| Information Webinar |
2016 March 9 |
| Notice of Intent | 2016 March 15 |
| Closing Date | 2016 May 2 |
| Notification of Awards | 2016 July 30 |
| Validity Date of Proposals | 2016 September 30 |
| Study Completion Date | 2017 September 30 |
STUDY Important Dates
STUDY Proposals received by 5:00pm EDT, 2 May 2016 will receive full consideration. Multiple proposals may be submitted by individual organizations and institutions. Each proposal, however, must comply fully with all of the applicable requirements, including content and submission by the deadline.
The completed studies will be used, together with similar studies from the other ALMA partners, to augment and implement the ALMA Development Plan. Please see documents developed by the ALMA Scientific Advisory Committee at the Call website describing development priorities.
Supporting Documents & Links
| ALMA Development Documents | ||
|---|---|---|
| A Road Map for Developing ALMA | ASAC | |
| Pathways to Developing ALMA | Bolatto, Corder, Iono, Testi, Wootten | |
| Major Science Themes in the 2020-2030 Decade | ||
| Major facilities by 2030 | ||
| ALMA Development Strategic Goals & Objectives | Link | |
| ALMA Standards | Document No. | |
| ALMA Product Assurance Requirements | ALMA-80.11.00.00-001-D-GEN | |
| ALMA Quality Management Systems | ALMA-80.11.00.00-0092-A-STD | |
| ALMA Specifications | Document No. | |
| ALMA System Electromagnetic Compatibility Requirements | ALMA-80.05.01.00-001-B-SPE | |
| ALMA Environmental Specifications | ALMA-80.05.02.00-001-B-SPE | |
| ALMA Front End Specifications | ALMA.40.00.00.00-001-A-SPE | |
| ALMA Procedures | Document No. | |
| ALMA Design Reviews - Definitions, Guidelines and Procedures | ALMA-80.09.00.00-001-D-PLA | |
| ALMA Product Tree | ALMA-80.03.00.00-001-M-LIS | |
| ALMA Documents from Earlier Calls | ||
| Report from the ALMA Development Working Group | November 3, 2008 | |
| Principles for the ALMA Development Program | July, 2011 | |
| ALMA in the Coming Decade, Development Workshop |
April 18, 2013 | Link |
| ALMA Software Development Workshop | October, 2011 | Link |
Post-Award Documents
| Post-award Documents | Document No. or Date | |
|---|---|---|
| FFATA Subrecipient Profile Questionnaire | ||
| Subrecipient Agreement | ||
| Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement | ||
| Representations & Certifications |
ALMA Development Studies History
Cycle 1
The first call for ALMA development studies (Cycle 1) was reported in eNews
https://science.nrao.edu/enews/5.6/index.shtml#almadev.
Seventy-seven investigators associated with twenty-six institutions responded to the Call with a total of 21 study proposals, of which the following eight were funded.
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Program Title (hover for linked reports) | PI | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Second Generation Receiver for ALMA Band 6 (Study continues into Cycle 2) | Anthony R. Kerr (NRAO) | |
| Ultra-wideband quantum limited amplifiers for receiver frontends | D. Woody (Caltech) | |
| Design Study for Production of the Band 2 Cartridges | Eric Bryerton (NRAO) | Study has become a Cycle 2 ALMA Development Project: Design and Testing of a Prototype Band-2 Cartridge (PI: K. S. Saini) |
| A Visualization Portal for ALMA Data | E. Rosolowski (UBC-Okanagan) | Study has become a Cycle 2 ALMA Development Project: The Next Generation ALMA Viewer (PI: E, Rosolowsky) |
| Millimeter/Submillimeter VLBI with ALMA | Jeff Kern (NRAO) | Study was associated with an ALMA Development Project now reaching realization: The ALMA Phasing Project (PI: S. Doeleman, MIT) |
| Unleashing Large Dataset Science | Lee Mundy (Univ. Maryland) | Study has become a Cycle 2 Development Project: ALMA Data Mining Toolkit: ADMIT (PI: Lee Mundy) |
| Increasing the ALMA Data Rate | B. Glendenning (NRAO) | NOTE: Study proposal was withdrawn |
| ALMA Band 1 Receiver Development Study | P.T.P. Ho (ASIAA) | Study has become an ALMA Development Project led by East Asia, in collaboration with North America and Universidad de Chile |
Cycle 2
The second call for ALMA development studies (Cycle 2) was reported in eNews Feb 2014:
https://science.nrao.edu/enews/7.3/index.shtml
Nine submissions were received from 8 PIs with teams totaling 41 investigators from 17 institutions; six were funded.
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Program Title |
PI | Notes |
|---|---|---|
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Advanced Solar Observing |
T. Bastian, NRAO |
Study has resulted in ALMA offering solar observations in cycle 4, |
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2nd Generation Band10 Receiver |
A. Kerr, NRAO |
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A. Leroy, NRAO |
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2nd Generation Band 6 Receiver |
A. Kerr, NRAO |
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S. Claude, NRC-Herzberg |
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T. Wilson, NRL |
Cycle 3
The third Call for ALMA development studies (Cycle 3) results were reported in eNews Dec 2015:
https://science.nrao.edu/enews/8.11/index.shtml
Seven Studies from 33 proposers representing ten institutions fit within the funding envelope and were proposed for North American funding with the consent of the National Science Foundation.
NOTE: The due date for reports for Cycle 2 projects has not yet occurred.
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Program Title |
PI | co-Investigators. |
|---|---|---|
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Digital Correlator and Phased Array Architectures for Upgrading ALMA |
J. Weintroub, Harvard |
Baudry, Carlson, Doeleman, Escoffier, Lacasse, Rosenfeld, Rupen |
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Improving the calibration of atmospheric spectral features in ALMA data |
T. Hunter, NRAO |
Phillips, Broguiere |
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Pulsars, Magnetars, and Transients with Phased ALMA |
J. Cordes, Cornell |
Chatterjee, Crew, Doeleman, Kramer, Lazio, Ransom |
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ALMA Study Project: Extensions and Enhancements to the ALMA Phasing System |
L. Matthews, MIT |
Crew, Doeleman, Fish, Hecht |
| Feature extraction and visualization of ALMA data cubes through topological data |
P. Rosen, U. Utah (now U. S.Florida) |
Wang, Johnson, Kern, Mills |
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Advanced materials and on wafer chip evaluation for second generation ALMA |
A. Lichtenberger, U. Va. |
Lu |
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Spectral Resolution and Bandwidth Upgrade of the ALMA Correlator |
R. Lacasse, NRAO |
Escoffier, Greenberg, Saez, Treacy, Webber, Baudry, Amestica, Stan |
