Every ten years, US astronomers set research priorities for the following decade. The latest cycle to pick projects for the 2020s has just started. In July, the US National Academy of Sciences launched the seventh Astronomical Decadal Survey (Astro2020) with a call for proposals for future telescopes and space missions. Over the coming year,...
Associated Universities Inc. (AUI) is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. David Catarious as the new Director of Cybersecurity Programs and Chief Information Officer, effective 23 April 2018. Catarious’ appointment signals a new direction for AUI, which will be expanding its research and education activities into the cybersecurity arena. “We...
A delegation of members from the United States House of Representatives visited the ALMA Observatory on April 4th. This visit was organized by the US Embassy in Chile, Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI) — the North American partner in the observatory — and ALMA. There were a total of 13 representatives from the House Committee on Science, Space...
The AUI Board of Trustees met in Pasadena, CA on March 1-2, 2018. Dr. Roscoe Giles, Board Chair, welcomed all assembled with a special welcome to new Board members, Dr. Meg Urry, Israel Munson Professor of Physics and Astronomy and Director of the Yale Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Dr. Mike Witherell, Laboratory Director at Lawrence...