The Eleventh Synthesis Imaging Workshop

Schedule of Lectures and Events

Unless otherwise stated all events take place in Workman 101 on the New Mexico Tech Campus

Tuesday June 10th
Time Lecture Speaker
9:00-9:10 Welcome to NRAO Bob Dickman
9:10-9:15 Welcome from NMT Dave Westpfahl
9:15-9:20 Welcome from UNM Greg Taylor (UNM)
9:20-10:35 Fundamentals of Radio Interferometry Rick Perley (NRAO)
10:35-10:50 questions
10:50-11:20 Break
11:20-12:10 Antennas & Receivers in Radio Astronomy Mark McKinnon (NRAO)
12:10-12:20 questions
12:20-13:35 Lunch
13:35-14:25 Cross Correlators & New Correlators Michael Rupen (NRAO)
14:25-14:35 questions
14:35-15:25 Polarization in Interferometry Steve Myers (NRAO)
15:25-15:35 questions
15:35-16:05 Break
16:05-17:20 Calibration & Editing George Moellenbrock (NRAO)
17:20-17:35 questions
17:35-18:05 Discussion groups (Workman 101, 107, 109, 113, 115)
18:30-20:00 Evening Reception (Macey Center)
Wednesday June 11th
9:00-10:15 Imaging and Deconvolution David Wilner (CfA)
10:15-10:30 questions
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-11:50 Sensitivity & Noise Chris Carilli (NRAO)
11:50-12:00 questions
12:00-13:15 Lunch
13:15-14:05 Advanced Calibration Techniques Mark Claussen (NRAO)
14:05-14:15 questions
14:15-15:05 Spectral Line Observing Ylva Pihlstrom (UNM)
15:05-15:15 questions
15:15-15:45 Break
15:45-16:35 Error Recognition and Image Analysis Ed Fomalont (NRAO)
16:35-16:45 questions
16:45-17:15 Galactic radio science Cornelia Lang (U. Iowa)
17:15-17:20 questions
17:20-17:50 Discussion groups (Workman 101, 107, 109, 110, 113, 115)
Thursday June 12th
9:00-9:30 EVLA Rick Perley (NRAO)
9:30-9:35 questions
9:35-10:05 Break
10:05-10:55 Very Long Baseline Interferometry Shep Doeleman (MIT Haystack)
10:55-11:05 questions
11:05-11:55 Astrometry Mark Reid (CfA)
11:55-12:05 questions
12:05-13:20 Lunch
13:20-13:50 VLBA Upgrade Craig Walker (NRAO)
13:50-13:55 questions
13:55-14:45 Wide Field Imaging I: Non-coplanar arrays Rick Perley (NRAO)
14:45-14:55 questions
14:55-15:25 Break
15:25-16:15 Wide Field Imaging II: Mosaicing Debra Shepherd (NRAO)
16:15-16:25 questions
16:25-16:55 New Instruments Jim Ulvestad (NRAO)
16:55-17:00 questions
17:00-17:30 Discussion groups (Workman 101, 107, 109, 110, 113, 115)
Friday June 13th
9:00-17:00 Data reduction tutorials (Spear 4, 116; Weir 128, 209; Lib 208; AOC)
18:00-20:00 Workshop Dinner (Macey Center)
Saturday June 14th
8:00-1:00 Hike
14:00-17:00 Cookout/Pool Party (Tech Althletic Field and Swim Center)
Sunday June 15th
9:00-15:00 Tour of VLA
Monday June 16th
9:00-9:50 Millimeter Interferometry and ALMA Crystal Brogan (NRAO)
9:50-10:00 questions
10:00-10:50 Low Frequency Interferometry Tracy Clarke (NRL)
10:50-11:00 questions
11:00-11:30 Break
11:30-12:20 High Dynamic Range Imaging Juan Uson (NRAO)
12:20-12:30 questions
12:30-13:45 Lunch
13:45-14:05 Proposal Writing Joan Wrobel (NRAO)
14:05-14:15 questions
14:15-15:45 Proposal Writing: Practical (Spear 4, 116; Lib 208)
15:45-16:15 Break
16:15-17:05 Interferometry of Solar System Objects Bryan Butler (NRAO)
17:05-17:15 questions
17:15-17:45 Discussion groups (Workman 101, 107, 109, 113, 115)
Tuesday June 17th
9:00-9:50 Non-Imaging Data Analysis Greg Taylor (UNM)
9:50-10:00 questions
10:00-10:30 Break
10:30-11:20 Array Design & Simulations Aaron Cohen (NRL)
11:20-11:30 questions
11:30-12:00 Extragalactic Science Jim Condon (NRAO)
12:00-12:05 questions
12:05-12:30 Discussion groups (Workman 101, 109, 113)
12:30 End



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