IAU General Assembly XXXII 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa

The National Radio Astronomy Observatory and Green Bank Observatory will showcase the best in radio astronomy and science at the IAU General Assembly XXXII in Cape Town, South Africa, August 6-15, 2024.

NRAO/GBO/AUI and users from the community will participate in the following Division events, symposia, working groups, and focus meetings:

The NRAO and Green Bank Observatory will be in the front of the exhibit hall for the entire conference.  Please visit to learn about science, research, student opportunities, the next generation VLA (ngVLA), and the ALMA Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade (WSU).

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Presentation Schedule

Name                             Date       Time Session   Title
Devaky Kunneriath Aug 6 10:00 FM2 Star formation and molecular gas observations of NGC 5331 with VLA and ALMA
Will Armentrout Aug 6 10:00 FM2 Star formation efficiency on the outer edge of the Milky Way
Cosima Eibensteiner Aug 6 14:47 FM2 PHANGS-MeerKAT and MHONGOOSE HI observations of nearby spiral galaxies: physical drivers of the molecular gas fraction

Anica Miller-Rushing, et al.

 Aug 6 10:00 OAO-1/WG-1 & 5 Astro ACCEL
David Rebolledo Aug 7 10:00 FM2 A resolved view of the impact of massive star formation in the atomic, molecular and ionized gas in the Carina Nebula
Loreto Barcos-Muñoz Aug 7 11:34 FM2 Star Formation and Feedback in Local Luminous and Ultra Luminous Infrared Galaxies
Pedro Salas Aug 7 15:00 FM2 Characterizing the atomic-to-molecular transition with carbon radio recombination lines
Kimberly Emig Aug 7 16:47 FM2 Cold 'dark' gas in Cygnus X: The first large-scale mapping of low-frequency carbon recombination lines
Kimberly Emig Aug 7 13:50 FM5 Invited Review Talk: New and Future Discoveries Observing Molecular and Radio Recombination Lines
Tony Beasley Aug 7 15:30 FM5 Developments in NRAO-SpaceX Operational Data Sharing (ODS): Exploring Spectrum Coexistence with Satellite Operators
Tiffany Stone Wolbrecht Aug 7

10:00
15:00

 Astro
Education		 ACEAP - The Chile Expedition for Astronomy Educators and Outreach Professionals
Giorgio Siringo & Sean Dougherty Aug 7

13:30
15:00

 CPS-2 Spectrum Management at ALMA
Srikrishna Sekhar Aug 8 11:08 FM5 & FM7

GRIDFlag : RFI flagging in the UV domain (FM5 Talk)
Scientific Computing at Scale : How do we approach a petabyte scale problem? (FM7 Virtual Posters)
Yasmin Catricheo Aug 8 13:30 OAD-2

Empowering Astronomy for Development
Scott Ransom Aug 8 16:15 IAU 389

The Future of NANOGrav and the DSA-2000
Yasmin Catricheo Aug 9 13:30 Div C Cosmovisions of the Pacific
L. Viktor Toth Aug 9 13:30 Div H

The ngVLA as a Gamechanger
Brian Kent Aug 9 15:00 Div B 3D Astronomical Visualization with Open Shading Language
Tiffany Stone Wolbrecht Aug 9 15:00 Div C ASTRO ACCEL for Advancing Astronomy Education
Mark Lacy Aug 12 10:00 Div J 2.1 The VLA Sky Survey
Samantha Scibelli Aug 12 10:00 Div H Complex Chemistry at the Earliest Stage of Low-mass Star Formation
Phil Jewell Aug 12 10:00 Div B The Future of ALMA:  Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade and Next-Generation Concepts
Tony Beasley & Phil Diamond Aug 12 16:30 Div B Synergies between ngVLA and SKA-Mid
Yasmin Catricheo Aug 13 9:10

C5

Mapuche Cosmovision of the Universe
Tony Beasley Aug 13 13:30 WG 1-2 ngVLA Project - Future Radio Telescopes
Rachel Freed & Tiffany Stone Wolbrecht Aug 13 10:00 & 15:00 FM10

Remote telescope-based curricula for undergraduate introductory astronomy

Anica Miller-Rushing et al.

 Aug 13 13:30 Early Career WG

Early Career Researchers within astronomy education

Yasmin Catricheo

 Aug 13 15:30 WG3

Women and Girls in Astronomy Program (WGAP)
Sonia Duffau Aug 14 10:30 WG 3-2 PROVOCA Mentorship Program
Yasmin Catricheo Aug 15 10:00
15:00		 WG4 Astronomy Accessible Software for All (AASA)

Tiffany Stone Wolbrecht

 Aug 15

10:00
15:00

 WG4 Enhancing Astronomy Engagement and Accessibility
Julia Blue Bird Aug 15 11:38 IAU 392 High Redshift HI & H2 With CHILES
Giorgio Siringo & Sean Dougherty Aug 15 13:30 WG6 Radio Frequency Interference at the ALMA Observatory
Lucas Hunt Aug 15 13:30 FM11 The VLBA New Digital Architecture: A New Digital Backend for the VLBA
Megan Johnson Aug 15 13:30 FM11 ngVLA for VLBI in the 2030's and Beyond
Danielle Rowland Aug 15 14:50 WG4 Diversifying STEM: Collaborative Initiatives at NRAO

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