Director's Review

The Director's Review is a meeting held each semester involving the NRAO Director, the Chief Scientist, the Assistant Directors for New Mexico operations and Green Bank operations, the Assistant Director for Science Support and Research, and NRAO staff relevant to the time allocation process and telescope scheduling. The proposal evaluation and time allocation process is reviewed to ensure that all relevant NRAO policies and procedures have been followed, resulting in fair and transparent allocation of telescope time. The Director's Review may result in adjustments to priorities in response to programmatic concerns. The approved rank-ordered lists are then sent to the sites for scheduling and the users are notified of the final disposition of their proposals.

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

Founded in 1956, the NRAO provides state-of-the-art radio telescope facilities for use by the international scientific community. NRAO telescopes are open to all astronomers regardless of institutional or national affiliation. Observing time on 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. 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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The National Radio Astronomy Observatory and Green Bank Observatory are facilities of the U.S. National Science Foundation operated under cooperative agreement by Associated Universities, Inc.