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NRAO’s Lory Wingate outlines Project Management best practice in new textbook.

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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.

NRAO’s Lory Wingate outlines Project Management best practice in new textbook.

AUI wishes to congratulate Lory Wingate, whose book, “Project Management for Research and Development: Guiding Innovation for Positive R&D Outcomes” has been published by CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, an important publisher of scientific, technical, and medical content for academics, professionals, and students.

Lory is Director of Program Management at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO). Her book forms part of the publisher’s Best Practices and Advances in Program Management series, outlining methods that can be applied to innovation projects and other creative endeavors. The book’s diagrams, surveys, checklists, and question-answer forms guide readers through a process that helps them structure their own projects. NRAO has benefitted from Lory’s expertise in this area since she joined in 2009, following previous roles in policy research, aerospace engineering, production and support, and scientific research organizations. She has an MBA in information technology management, is a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP®), and Certified Expert Systems Engineer (INCOSE®). Her book can be obtained through www.crcpress.com or www.amazon.com.

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.