Program
The school spans six days (excluding the Junteenth 3-day weekend) with each day consisting of 5-6 hours of lectures with additional breakout tutorial sessions, as well as two days dedicated entirely to tutorials. Workshop days will start at 9 AM and continue with breaks for snacks and lunch until the day ends at 6:30 PM. Attendees may choose from CASA-ALMA, CASA-VLA, and AIPS-VLA/VLBA for the tutorial days.
The following will also be included in the program:
- Welcome reception
- Conference dinner
- Day trip tour of the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia
Tuesday, 13 June
Welcome and Logistics 9:00 - 9:15
Basics of Radio Astronomy 9:15 - 10:15
BREAK 10:15 - 10:45
Antennas & Receiver Systems in Radio Astronomy 10:45 - 11:45
Fundamentals of Radio Interferometry I 11:45 - 12:45
LUNCH 12:45 - 14:00
Lunch Talk: NRAO's Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 13:00 - 13:45
Fundamentals of Radio Interferometry II 14:00 - 15:00
Cross Correlators 15:00 - 16:00
BREAK 16:00 - 16:30
The ALMA Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade (WSU) 16:30 - 17:30
DISCUSSION BREAKOUT SESSIONS 17:30 - 18:30
Evening Reception 19:30 - 20:30
End of Day 1 20:30
Wednesday, 14 June
Logistics and Updates 9:00 - 9:15
Calibration 9:15 - 10:15
BREAK 10:15 - 10:45
Imaging Basics 10:45 - 11:45
Mosaicking 11:45 - 12:45
LUNCH 12:45 - 14:00
Lunch Talk: The Power of Words 13:00 - 13:45
Wideband and Widefield Imaging 14:00 - 15:00
Practical Aspects of Widefield Imaging 15:00 - 16:00
BREAK 16:00 - 16:30
Interferometry of Solar System Bodies 16:30 - 17:30
DISCUSSION BREAKOUT SESSIONS 17:30 - 18:30
End of Day 2 18:30
Thursday, 15 June
Logistics and Updates 9:00 - 9:15
Error Recognition 9:15 - 10:15
BREAK 10:15 - 10:45
High Frequency Radio Observations 10:45 - 11:45
Polarization in Interferometry 11:45 - 12:45
LUNCH 12:45 - 14:00
VLBI 14:00 - 15:00
Time Domain Science 15:00 - 16:00
BREAK 16:00 - 16:30
Present and Future with the ngVLA 16:30 - 17:30
DISCUSSION BREAKOUT SESSIONS 17:30 - 18:30
End of Day 3 18:30
Friday, 16 June
Data Reduction Tutorials - Day 1 9:15 - 12:00
VLA: Gallery BC
ALMA: Rotunda AB
LUNCH 12:00 - 13:00
Lunch Talk: Navigating Imposter Syndrome 12:10 - 12:55
Workshop Photo 13:00 - 13:10
Data Reduction Tutorials - Day 1 Continued 13:10 - 17:00
Career Event 17:00 - 18:00
End of Day 4 18:00
Saturday. 17 June
GBT Tour
Sunday, 18 June
Free Day
Monday, 19 June
Juneteenth Holiday
Tuesday, 20 June
Logistics and Updates 9:00 - 9:15
Advanced Calibration Techniques 9:15 - 10:15
BREAK 10:15 - 10:45
Spectral Line Analysis 10:45 - 11:45
Imaging and non-Imaging Analysis 11:45 - 12:45
LUNCH 12:45 - 14:00
Lunch Talk: Managing Chronic Stress: Strategies to Promote Resilience 12:55 - 13:40
Science with VLA and ALMA 14:00 - 15:00
Synergies in the Era of Joint Proposals (ALMA, VLA, JWST, VLT) 15:00 - 16:00
BREAK 16:00 - 16:30
New Initiatives and Development for Interacting with Data (SRDP/VLASS/CARTA/Science Platforms/Archive Workspaces) 16:30 - 17:30
DISCUSSION BREAKOUT SESSIONS 17:30 - 18:30
Workshop Dinner 18:30 - 20:30
End of Day 5 20:30
Wednesday, 21 June
Logistics and Updates 9:00 - 9:15
Data Reduction Tutorials - Day 2 9:15 - 12:00
VLBA: Gallery A
VLA: Gallery BC
ALMA: Rotunda AB
LUNCH 12:00 - 13:00
Data Reduction Tutorials - Day 2 Continued 13:00 - 16:00
End of Day 6 16:00