NRAO External Committees

• ALMA North American Science Advisory Committee
• Panel to Advise on Science and EVLA Operations
• The Users Committee
• 2012 Users Committee Report
• 2011 Users Committee Report
• 2010 Users Committee Report
• 2009 Users Committee Report
• 2008 Users Committee Report
• 2007 Users Committee Report
• 2006 Users Committee Report
• 2005 Users Committee Report
• 2004 Users Committee Report
• 2003 Users Committee Report
• 2002 Users Committee Report
• 2001 Users Committee Report
• 2000 Users Committee Report
• 1999 Users Committee Report
• 1998 Users Committee Report
• 1997 Users Committee Report
• The NRAO Visiting Committee

The ANASAC provides scientific advice to the NRAO director on the science operation of ALMA and the North American ALMA Science Center, as representatives of the wider North American astronomical community. The membership of this committee is listed on this link.

The Users Committee is made up of users and potential users of NRAO facilities from throughout the scientific community. It advises the Director and the Observatory staff on all aspects of Observatory activities that affect the users of the telescopes. This committee, which is appointed by the Director, meets annually in May or June. The current membership of the Committee is:

• Shami Chatterjee, Cornell University (2013-2016)
• Laura Chomiuk, Michigan State University (2013-2016)
• Sarah Church, Stanford University (2011-2014)
• Helene Courtois, IPNL (2011-2014)
• Jeremy Darling, University of Colorado (2012 – 2015)
• Mark Devlin, University of Pennsylvania (2011-2014)
• Sheperd Doeleman, MIT Haystack Observatory (2012-2015)
• Gregg Hallinan, Caltech (2012-2015)
• Mark Heyer, University of Massachusetts (2010-2013)
• Fredrick Jenet, University of Texas, Brownsville (2011-2014)
• Joseph Lazio, JPL/CIT (2013-2016)
• James Miller-Jones, Curtin University (2012-2015)
• Karin Öberg, Harvard-Smithsonian, CfA (2012-2015)
• Ue-Li Pen, University of Toronto (2011-2014)
• Dominik Riechers, Cornell University (2013-2016)
• Gordon Richards, Drexel University (2010-2013)
• Eva Schinnerer, MPIfA (2011-2014)
• Aneta Siemiginowska, Harvard-Smithsonian, CfA (2010-2013)
• Michael Skrutskie, University of Virginia (2010 – 2013)
• David J. Thompson, NASAs GSFC (2010-2013)

Committee Chair for the 2013 is Aneta Siemiginowska and the Co-Chair is Gregg Hallinan.

The NRAO Visiting Committee is appointed by the AUI Board of Trustees to review the management and research programs of the Observatory. The Visiting Committee meetings are held at alternating NRAO sites. The current membership is:

• George Helou (Chair), Caltech (2013)
• Pierre Cox, IRAM (2013)
• Timothy Heckman, Johns Hopkins University (2012)
• Xiaoyu Hong, Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (2015)
• Ryohei Kawabe, Nobeyama Radio Observatory (2015)
• Robert C. Kennicutt, University of Cambridge (2012)
• Elizabeth A. Lada, University of Florida (2013)
• Malcolm Longair, University of Cambridge (2013)
• Maura McLaughlin, West Virginia University (2015)
• Suzanne Staggs, Princeton University (2015)

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