Telescope Time Allocation Committee

The NRAO Telescope Time Allocation Committee (TAC) is comprised of the chairs of the Science Review Panels. Members typically serve for two years. Their role is to represent the science expertise of the relevant SRP and to collectively make recommendations to the NRAO regarding time allocation and scheduling priorities of proposals submitted to the Observatory each semester, weighing science merit, technical feasibility, and programmatic concerns.

The TAC membership for semester 27A is:

  • Dr. Tarraneh Eftekhari, GWT panel, Northwestern 
  • Dr. Poonam Chandra, GWT2 panel, NRAO
  • Dr. Thankful Cromartie, PCO panel, NRL
  • Dr. Anuj Sarma (chair), ISM panel, DePaul
  • Dr. Ute Lisenfeld, NGA Panel, Granada
  • Dr. Daniel Tafoya, SSP panel, Chalmers
  • Dr. Adam Ginsburg, SFM panel, Florida
  • Dr. Mark Whittle, LLA panel, UVa
  • Dr. Al Marscher, HLA panel, BU
  • Dr. Neeraj Gupta, EGS panel, IUCCA
  • Dr. Margherita Talia, HIZ panel, Bologna

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