Jim Ulvestad - Biographical Description

Jim Ulvestad is a Scientist and Assistant Director of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, funded by the US National Science Foundation. He is head of the New Initiatives Office, with primary responsibility for NRAO activities on the proposed Square Kilometer Array (SKA) and for developing partnerships for the NRAO telescopes. From 2001 through 2007, he was the local site director for the Very Large Array and the Very Long Baseline Array, responsible for all aspects of their operations. Jim moved to NRAO from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where he spent 12 years working on the Japanese VLBI Space Observatory Programme, VLA arraying for the Voyager Neptune encounter, VLBI astrometry, and optical interferometry. His primary research interests (see vita) are Seyfert and starburst galaxies, as well as compact radio emission from extragalactic gamma-ray sources.

Jim recently completed a term as an elected representative to the American Astronomical Society Council. He is an NRAO representative to the US SKA Consortium, a member of the international SKA Science and Engineering Committee, and a member of the GLAST Users Group. His other recent community service includes membership on the US National Academy of Sciences Beyond Einstein Program Assessment Committee and a term on the NASA Structure and Evolution of the Universe Subcommittee.

The National Radio Astronomy Observatory is a facility of the National Science Foundation operated under cooperative agreement by Associated Universities, Inc.

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