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:
- A Coherent View of Atomic and Molecular Gas from Infrared to Radio Wavelengths, Focus Meeting 2.
- The Future of Radio Astronomy in an Increasingly Crowded Spectrum, Focus Meeting 5.
- IAU 389: Gravitational Wave Astrophysics
- Division B: Facilities, Technologies, and Data Science
- Division C: Education, Outreach, and Heritage
- Division H: Interstellar Matter and the Local Universe
- Division J: Galaxies and Cosmology
- IAU 392: Neutral Hydrogen in and Around Galaxies
- Astronomy for Equity and Inclusion, Working Group 4
- New Horizons at the Interface between Computational Astrophysics and Big Data
- Multi-Wavelength Astronomy, Focus Meeting 11
- Dark and Quiet Sky Protection, Working Group 6
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 |
| 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 |
| Kimberly Emig | Aug 7 | 16:47 | FM2 | Cold 'dark' gas in Cygnus X: The first large-scale mapping of low-frequency carbon 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 |
Astro Education |
ACEAP - The Chile Expedition for Astronomy Educators and Outreach Professionals |
| Giorgio Siringo & Sean Dougherty | Aug 7 |
13:30 |
CPS-2 | Spectrum Management at ALMA |
| Srikrishna Sekhar | Aug 8 | 11:08 | FM5 & FM7 |
GRIDFlag : RFI flagging in the UV domain (FM5 Talk) |
| 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 |
| Scott Ransom | Aug 9 | 16:15 | IAU 389 | The Future of NANOGrav and the DSA-2000 |
| 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 15 | 10:00 15:00 |
WG4 | Astronomy Accessible Software for All (AASA) |
| 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 |
