NRAO at AAS 249 in Salt Lake City, Utah

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The NSF National Radio Astronomy Observatory and Associated Universities, Inc. will be playing a major part in the January 2027 249th meeting of the American Astronomical Society.  Join the NSF NRAO leadership, staff, users, and students for a week sharing outstanding science results, press conferences, and technology developments.

Visit the NRAO in the exhibit hall, starting with the opening reception on Sunday evening.  Learn about the ALMA Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade, the ngVLA prototype antenna, new opportunities with the Green Bank Telescope, and capabilities for observing with the VLA, VLBA, and VLA Sky Survey (VLASS) from New Mexico Operations.  The exhibit will feature instrumentation pieces from the Central Development Laboratory.  Join the NRAO leadership for the NRAO Town Hall evening reception on Monday, January 11th to learn about the latest research and development initiatives.

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See the meeting website for conference details.  The block schedule will be available soon.

Session
 Date Time (Local) Location
Grad School and REU Fair Sunday, January 10 5:30pm to 7:00pm TBD
Opening Reception Sunday, January 10 7:00pm to 9:00pm Exhibit Hall
Lights, Camera, Astronomy: 

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 Sunday, January 10 9:00am to 12:00pm 251 F
NRAO Town Hall Monday, January 11 6:30pm to 8:30pm TBD
Expanding the Time-domain Ecosystem at NRAO/GBO TBD TBD TBD
The trail of complex organics molecules: from molecular clouds to protostars with ALMA-WSU TBD TBD TBD
Closing Reception Thursday, January 14 TBD TBD

(Photo Credit: Salt Palace / Adam Barker Photography)

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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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