ALMA Special Session at the 208th Meeting of the American Astronomical
Society: "Imaging Star Formation in the Cosmos with ALMA",
Calgary, Alberta, June 5, 2006
The Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) will provide quantum
leaps in improvement compared to existing facilities, enabling
entirely new science at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths. Star
formation in the Milky Way will be revealed with a hundred-fold
increase in sensitivity and resolution, making it possible to see
evidence of protoplanets in protostellar disks and to measure disk
chemical differentiation. Star-forming molecular gas in nearby
galaxies will be imaged with high sensitivity at parsec-scale
resolution, providing new insight into the structure and evolution of
galaxies. Multiple transitions of molecular and atomic gas will be
imaged in distant galaxies back to the era of recombination, providing
information on the chemistry, structure, formation and evolution of
the earliest galaxies.
The North American ALMA Science Center (NAASC) sponsored a
special session at the 208th meeting of the American Astronomical
Society, held 4-8 June 2006 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The
special session took place from 2:30-4:00pm on Monday June 5, in
order to adjoin the meeting of the Canadian Astronomical Society
(CASA). It featured review talks highlighting ALMA's capabilities
and scientific potential in three key research areas, and an
associated poster session. Each of the presentations (talks and
posters) is available for download, in either
powerpoint or pdf format.
TALKS:
- ALMA and Distant Galaxies, Andrew Blain, Caltech
[ppt]
- Using ALMA to Disentangle the Physics of Star Formation in our Galaxy, Doug Johnstone, NRC-HIA, U. Victoria
[ppt]
- Imaging star-forming gas in nearby galaxies with ALMA, Jean Turner, UCLA
[ppt]
POSTERS:
- The North America ALMA Science Center, Chris Carilli, John Hibbard, Crystal Brogan and the NAASC, NRAO
[ppt]
- The ALMA Level One Science Goals, Al Wootten, NRAO
[pdf] [ppt]
- Star Formation Research: Now & with ALMA, Debra Shepherd, NRAO
[ppt]
- The Splatalog (Database for Astronomical Spectroscopy) and Calibase (Calibration Source Catalog) , Andrew J. Markwick-Kemper, Anthony J. Remijan, Ed Fomalont and the NAASC, NRAO
[ppt]
- The Band 3 Receiver Cartridges for ALMA, L. Knee, S. Claude, D. Johnstone, K. Yeung, and the rest of the
Band 3 Team Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, Victoria, BC, Canada Summary [pdf]
ALMA Town meeting at the 207th Meeting of the American
Astronomical Society in Washington, DC -
January 2006
ALMA held a Town Meeting at the winter meeting of the American
Astronomical Society in Washington, D.C. The town meeting was held on
Monday January 9th from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the Cotillion Ballroom and was
attended by over 200 AAS members. The NRAO Director, Fred K.Y. Lo, kicked off
the meeting with a welcome and introduction, followed by a dynamic presentation
by the North American ALMA Project Manager, Adrian Russell. This included a list
of the impressive accomplishments achieved by ALMA over the past year, as well
as current pictures of the on-going construction at the ALMA sites in Chile.
Chris Carilli gave a presentation on the main science goals of ALMA, and Crystal
Brogan described the plans for the North American ALMA Science Center. These
presentations were followed by 30min of discussion. All of the above
presentations are available for download below in either PDF or in Power Point (PPT)
format. After the meeting, members of the ANASAC joined Fred Lo and NRAO staff
members for a lunch to discuss the ALMA project, the science center, and the
NA community.
Each of presentations is available for download, in either
powerpoint or pdf format.
- Introduction, K. Y. Fred Lo
[pdf] [ppt]
- ALMA Project Status, Adrian Russell
[pdf] [ppt]
- ALMA: Imaging the Cold Universe, Chris Carilli
[pdf] [ppt]
- The North American ALMA Science Center, Crystal Brogan
[pdf] [ppt]
- Question and Answer Session
[pdf] [ppt]
For more pictures from the 207th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society
in Washington, DC, click here. For a brochure of ALMA presented
at the AAS meeting, click here.
ALMA Town meeting at the 205th Meeting of the American
Astronomical Society in San Diego, CA -
January 2005
At the 205th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society in San
Diego, CA, ALMA held a Town Meeting that was well attended by a diverse group of
AAS members representing all areas of astronomy. The town meeting was held
on Tuesday January 11th from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. in the Royal Palm 1-3 Ballroom.
The NRAO Director, Fred K.Y. Lo, kicked off the meeting with a welcome and
introduction. Min S. Yun then presented some very impressive examples of
the science expected from the ALMA array. M. Tarenghi then gave an
overview of the current status of the project and finally, Al Wooten described
the plans for the North American ALMA Science Center. These presentations were
followed by 15min of discussion moderated by Al Wooten. Presentations from
the ALMA Town meeting at the 205th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society
in San Diego, CA are available for download below in either PDF or in Power
Point (PPT) format.
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