Five new scientific results from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), the Very Large Array (VLA), and the Green Bank Observatory (GBO) will be revealed at multiple press conferences during the 241st meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) from January 8 to 12, 2023, in Seattle, Wash.
The AAS meeting includes a series of press conferences based on a range of themes. Presentations will highlight new research, including a peek at how turbulence and very hungry black holes are shaping their environments, what masers and magnetic fields are revealing about the lives of massive stars, and how scientists right here on Earth are exploring the Solar System using high-powered radar techniques.
Press conferences will be held in person during the conference, and streamed live on the AAS Press Office YouTube Channel.
Note: Each press conference consists of a panel of scientists presenting 4-5 unique scientific results. The number listed in parentheses indicates the order of presentation for the listed result.
All press conferences are listed and will occur in Pacific Time.
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Monday, January 9, 2023 @ 10:15am PST — Eyes on Galaxies with JWST
Philip Appleton, Caltech (3)
“Zooming In on the Shocked and Turbulent Intergalactic Medium in Stephan’s Quintet with JWST and ALMA”
Embargo access for members of the press, please contact ALMA PIO Amy C. Oliver at aoliver@nrao.edu.
Monday, January 9, 2023 @ 2:15pm PST — Mergers, Bursts & Jets
Michael Koss, Eureka Scientific (1)
“The Closest-Separation Confirmed Multiwavelength Dual Active Galactic Nuclei”
Embargo access for members of the press, please contact ALMA PIO Amy C. Oliver at aoliver@nrao.edu.
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Sirina Prasad, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (4)
“Using ALMA to Observe a Rare Hydrogen Recombination Line Maser–Emitting Star”
Embargo access for members of the press, please contact ALMA PIO Amy C. Oliver at aoliver@nrao.edu.
Tuesday, January 10, 2023 @ 10:15am PST — New Developments in the World of Planets
Patrick Taylor, National Radio Astronomy Observatory (1)
“Planetary Defense & Science Advanced by New Radar on Green Bank Telescope”
Embargo access for members of the press, please contact GBO PIO Jill Malusky at jmalusky@nrao.edu.
Thursday, January 12, 2023 @ 10:15am PST — Clouds and Nebulae
Peter Barnes, Space Science Institute (5)
“SOFIA and ALMA Investigate the Case of the Masquerading Monster BYF 73”
Embargo access for members of the press, please contact USRA Sr. Communications Specialist Anashe Bandari at anashe.bandari@nasa.gov.
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The full press conference program is available on the AAS 241 Press Web Site. NRAO/GBO Public Information Officers will be available to assist journalists with all listed press conferences during the live conference.
NRAO Media Contacts
Amy C. Oliver
Public Information and News Manager, NRAO
Public Information Officer, ALMA-North America
Tel: +1 434-296-0314
Dave Finley
Public Information Officer, NRAO-VLA, VLBA
Tel: +1 505-241-9210
Jill Malusky
Public Information Officer, Green Bank Observatory
Tel: +1 304-456-2236
In addition to the press conferences, dozens of papers with new and ongoing science results from NRAO facilities will be presented during AAS 241 conference sessions.
About NRAO
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) is a facility of the National Science Foundation, operated under cooperative agreement by Associated Universities, Inc.
About Green Bank Observatory
The Green Bank Observatory is a facility of the National Science Foundation and is operated by Associated Universities, Inc. The first national radio astronomy observatory in the U.S., it is home to the 100-meter Green Bank Telescope, the largest fully-steerable radio telescope in the word.
About ALMA
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), an international astronomy facility, is a partnership of the European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere (ESO), the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS) of Japan in cooperation with the Republic of Chile. ALMA is funded by ESO on behalf of its Member States, by NSF in cooperation with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) and by NINS in cooperation with the Academia Sinica (AS) in Taiwan and the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI).
ALMA construction and operations are led by ESO on behalf of its Member States; by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), managed by Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI), on behalf of North America; and by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) on behalf of East Asia. The Joint ALMA Observatory (JAO) provides the unified leadership and management of the construction, commissioning and operation of ALMA.
