The U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory has announced a significant collaboration with the Bavarian State Government to construct a cutting-edge radio telescope atop Germany’s highest mountain. This radio telescope will use the design of the proposed NSF NRAO’s Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA).
Recent News
NSF VLA Contributes Crucial Puzzle Piece to ‘Peculiar’ High Energy Transient
High-energy transient signals are most often determined to be gamma-ray burst events, but the recently-launched Einstein Probe has expanded astronomers’ ability to quickly respond to similar signals occurring at X-ray wavelengths. Now, a multi-wavelength study of EP240408a concludes that while many of the signal’s characteristics might lead to the conclusion that it is a gamma-ray burst, the non-detection at radio wavelengths precludes that possibility.
Students Contribute to New Understanding of ‘Twinkling’ Pulsars
The flexible observing setup of the Green Bank Observatory’s 20-meter telescope enabled frequent, long-duration observations of eight pulsars, spanning two and a half years for a student-driven study carried out by students in the Pulsar Science Collaboratory program.
Modelling for National Security
AUI Joins BEACONS Center and LEAP Manufacturing Efforts
AUI has joined with LEAP Manufacturing in support of the UT Dallas Batteries and Energy to Advance Commercialization and National Security (BEACONS) Center, which will develop and commercialize new battery technologies and manufacturing processes, enhance the domestic availability of critical raw materials, and train high-quality workers for jobs in an expanding battery energy storage workforce. BEACONS is funded by a $30M agreement over three years by the U.S. Department of Defense. AUI’s role will relate to modelling the critical mineral supply chain.
Enhancing the domestic manufacturing of batteries for commercialization and national security needs requires a better understanding of the critical material supply chain and efforts to support Defense contractors’ ability to produce batteries domestically. UT Dallas and LEAP Manufacturing are positioning BEACONS to guide the optimization of existing battery systems, foster new battery chemistries, identify and track supply chain challenges, and promote workforce development.
Tom Campbell, Co-Director of LEAP Manufacturing emphasized “the need for exploring advanced manufacturing for the battery supply chain, including related critical materials, is a national need, and BEACONS will help address the gaps.”
“Better, more informed decision making starts with the supply chain,” AUI President Adam Cohen said. “It’s exciting to be part of the battery campus, which will help identify and pursue battery chemistries and manufacturing capabilities that will be important for the country’s economic and national security.”
AUI is an independent, not-for-profit founded in 1946 that specializes in the design, construction, and management and operations of cutting-edge research facilities and development and implementation of innovative approaches to education, outreach and workforce development. AUI manages the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) and the Green Bank Observatory (GBO) for the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Recent News
Next-Generation Very Large Array Antenna Design to be Used By German Astronomers
The U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory has announced a significant collaboration with the Bavarian State Government to construct a cutting-edge radio telescope atop Germany’s highest mountain. This radio telescope will use the design of the proposed NSF NRAO’s Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA).
NSF VLA Contributes Crucial Puzzle Piece to ‘Peculiar’ High Energy Transient
High-energy transient signals are most often determined to be gamma-ray burst events, but the recently-launched Einstein Probe has expanded astronomers’ ability to quickly respond to similar signals occurring at X-ray wavelengths. Now, a multi-wavelength study of EP240408a concludes that while many of the signal’s characteristics might lead to the conclusion that it is a gamma-ray burst, the non-detection at radio wavelengths precludes that possibility.
Students Contribute to New Understanding of ‘Twinkling’ Pulsars
The flexible observing setup of the Green Bank Observatory’s 20-meter telescope enabled frequent, long-duration observations of eight pulsars, spanning two and a half years for a student-driven study carried out by students in the Pulsar Science Collaboratory program.