Join us for a workshop on the Future of US Single-Dish Radio Astronomy

With the threatened NSF divestiture from both Arecibo and the Green Bank Telescope along with the end of the University Radio Observatories program and reduced federal support for astronomy overall, the future of single-dish radio astronomy in the U.S. is murky. The goal of this workshop is to begin planning for the upcoming decadal survey by addressing the following questions:

Meeting Information

Questions we hope to address:

  • What are the primary science drivers for U.S. single-dish radio astronomy in the next decade?

  • What new advances in instrumentation and software are needed to maximize the scientific return of U.S. single-dish telescopes?

  • What is the role for U.S. single-dish radio telescopes in the next decade given the current and planned suite of telescopes world-wide?

There will be plenty of time for discussion during meeting sessions and breaks. Attendance will be limited to 35 people. Meals and coffee provided. No registration fee.

Program

The program is available for download here.

Thursday, May 17
  • 9:00-9:30 - Registration
  • 9:30-9:40 - Welcome
  • 9:40-10:10 - Karen O'Neil, The status and Future of Green Bank Observatory(I)
  • 10:10-10:40 - Robert Minchin, Arecibo - Now and in the Future(I)
  • 10:40-11:10 - Coffee Break
  • 11:10-11:40 - Min Yun, The Status of the Large Millimeter Telescope and Future Plans (I)
  • 11:40-12:00 - Karl Warnick, Phased Array Feed Receivers for Large Single Dish Telescopes
  • 12:00-1:30 - Lunch
  • 1:30-3:00 - Breakout discussion #1
  • 3:00-3:30 - Coffee Break
  • 3:30-5:00 - Breakout discussion #2
  • 6pm: Conference Dinner, Mountain State Brewery, 54 Clay St., Morgantown.
Friday, May 18

Hotel Info

We have reserved a block of rooms for the meeting at the Hampton Inn

Venue

The meeting will take place in room 414 of the Evansdale Crossing building. Parking will be in Short-term Lot 1. I have attached instructions for using the parking lot to this email. Please only park in this lot as we have arranged to pay for the parking there. Parking elsewhere may result in a ticket. The entrance is now off of Rec Center Drive. It is a short walk up the hill to Evansdale Crossing from this lot.

Travel

The closest major airport to Morgantown is Pittsburgh (PIT). From there it is a little over 1 hour to drive to Morgantown. Alternatively, you can fly Southern Airways from $60-$100 round-trip from PIT to Morgantown (MGW). If you need a ride from PIT to Morgantown, please email djpisano@mail.wvu.edu

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