This news article was originally published on NRAO.edu on March 13, 2023.Credit: Carlos PadillaIn March 13th, 2023, astronomers around the world will mark the 10th anniversary of the inauguration of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), the world’s...
We Make Scientific Breakthroughs Possible
The Infrastructure of Discovery Doesn’t Happen Overnight.


Driven by Impact
We transform ideas into technologies, laboratories, and policies that initiate, inform, and inspire. For over seven decades, AUI has developed specialized expertise in science, engineering, technology, and cyber security to enable greater impact. Uniquely positioned, we combine exceptional operations management with collaborative community engagement drive innovation and affect lasting change within organizations.
Experts at Managing Complexity
We create an environment where innovation, imagination, and people thrive. Even in the harshest desert terrain, discovery flourishes at ALMA, where AUI has led an international partnership with Europe, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Chile. The $1.4 billion project is a monumental achievement for space exploration and collaborations.


Ambassadors for Science
We believe we are part of something greater than ourselves and that our work today should help solve tomorrow’s challenges. As trailblazers for STEM, we laid the ground work for transformative, accessible, educational experiences while expanding e-learning programs and international outreach efforts.
Catalysts for the Future
Woodstar Labs was created to incubate new areas of engineering, analysis, and research to address the ongoing needs of our shared, critical infrastructure and to protect communities. We are tackling cybersecurity risks within the energy sector, state elections, and academia by creating resources for underserved sectors.

News
Now Accepting Applications for 2023 Astronomy in Chile Educator Ambassadors Program
ACEAP 2020 cohort at the ALMA facilities in San Pedro de Atacama in front of one of the ALMA's antennas. (December 2022) Photo Credit: David Falkner ACEAP 2020 AmbassadorApplications are now being accepted for the 2023 Astronomy in Chile Educator Ambassadors Program...
ALMA Traces History of Water in Planet Formation Back to the Interstellar Medium
This news article was originally published on NRAO.edu on March 8, 2023.Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF) Observations of water in the disk forming around protostar V883 Ori have unlocked clues about the formation of comets and planetesimals in...