ALMA in the Coming Decade Program
ALMA in the Coming Decade Program
NRAO Auditorium
520 Edgemont Rd, Charlottesville, Virginia
March 21
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Welcome | F. Lo |
| 09:15 | Quick introduction of EU, EA and Chilean participants | |
| 09:15 | Status of ALMA | A. Wootten (NA Proj Scientist) |
| 09:40 | Overview of ALMA international development program | M. McKinnon (NA Construction Proj Mgr) |
| 10:00 | Summary of European development studies | L. Testi (European Proj Scientist) |
| 10:15 | Summary of East Asian development studies | M. Saito (East Asian Proj Scientist) |
| 10:30 | coffee break | |
| 10:45 | Presentation
of Draft NA Proposal Management Plan: o Proposal requirements o External review process |
M. McKinnon/J. Hibbard |
| 11:00 | Science at Band 1 | D. Johnstone |
| 11:25 | Science at Band 2 | D. Frayer/R. Friesen |
| 11:50 | Science with VLBI | J. Webber |
| 12:15 | Lunch | |
| 13:15 | ALMA/GBT Development Synergies | J. Lockman |
| 13:30 | Advanced Calibration and Imaging | J. Kern |
| 14:00 | Data Reduction and Access to Raw and Processed Data | R. Redman |
Open Forum for Short Presentations
| 14:10 | Band 1 | C. Cunningham/S. Claude |
| 14:30 | Current Status of HEMT LNAs for ALMA Bands 1,2, and 3 Detectors | E. Bryerton/M. Pospieszalski |
| 14:50 | The U. Chile MM-Wave Laboratory | N. Reyes |
| 15:00 | Future Plans of SMA | E. Tong |
| 15:15 | Future Plans of CARMA | L. Mundy |
| 15:30 | coffee break | |
| 16:00 | Measurements of Low noise amplifiers in the 150 GHz range | P. Voll / S. Church (Stanford), L. Samoksa (JPL) video |
| 16:30 | Science at Band 10 and above | T. Hunter |
| 16:40 | High Frequency/THz Opportunities | A. Kerr/A. Lichtenberger |
| 17:30 | Discussion/Adjourn |
March 22
| 08:30 | Tour of NRAO Technology Center facilities | |
| 10:00 | coffee break at ER | |
| 10:30 | ALMA Photonics Developments | B. Shillue |
| 11:00 | Power Opportunities | R. Prestage |
| 11:20 | Feedback on Management Plan and Open Forum | |
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30 | Open Forum | |
| 15:00 | Summary and Wrap-up | |
| 15:30 | Adjourn |
