NRAO at AAS 245 in National Harbor

The NSF National Radio Astronomy Observatory, NSF Green Bank Observatory, and Associated Universities, Inc. will be playing a major part in the January 2025 245th meeting of the American Astronomical Society.  Join the NSF NRAO leadership, staff, users, and students for a week sharing outstanding science results and technology developments.

See the meeting website for conference details.

The block schedule is now available.

Session Date Time Location
Grad School and REU Fair Sunday, January 12 5:30pm to 7:00pm Prince George's Exhibit Hall E
Opening Reception Sunday, January 12 7:00pm to 9:00pm Exhibit Hall CD
Learn about the ALMA WSU
 Monday, January 13 1:30pm to 2:00pm NRAO Exhibit
NRAO Town Hall Monday, January 13 6:30pm to 8:30pm Potomac Ballroom C
ALMA Ambassadors Networking
 Tuesday, January 14 9:00am to 9:30am NRAO Exhibit
New perspectives on protoplanetary disks in the era of JWST and the ALMA Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade Tuesday, January 14 10:00am to 11:30am Chesapeake 4-5
US NSF Town Hall Tuesday, January 14

 12:45pm to 1:45pm Potomac Ballroom AB
Learn about the ALMA WSU Tuesday, January 14 1:30pm to 2:00pm NRAO Exhibit
Splinter: The Next Generation VLA: Update and Community Forum

Tuesday, January 14

 2:00pm to 3:30pm Maryland Ballroom B
Meet the NRAO Book Authors

Tuesday, January 14

 5:30pm to 6:30pm NRAO Exhibit
RFI Detector Demo

Tuesday, January 14

 5:30pm to 6:30pm NRAO Exhibit
Exploring the radio sky with the DSA-2000 and the ngVLA

Wednesday, January 15

 9:30am to 11:00am
 Maryland 1-2
Learn about the ALMA WSU Wednesday, January 15 1:30pm to 2:00pm NRAO Exhibit
Fundamental Physics and New Messengers

Wednesday, January 15

 2:00pm to 3:30pm Maryland Ballroom B
Local Student Tour

Wednesday, January 15

 1:50pm to 2:30pm NRAO Exhibit

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

Founded in 1956, the NSF NRAO provides state-of-the-art radio telescope facilities for use by the international scientific community. NSF NRAO telescopes are open to all astronomers regardless of institutional or national affiliation. Observing time on NSF 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. NSF 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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