From andrew.casey at monash.edu Tue Nov 2 08:33:27 2021 From: andrew.casey at monash.edu (Andrew Casey) Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2021 08:33:27 +1100 Subject: [ASA] Seeking community input for ADS Users Group meeting In-Reply-To: <0a3d3e34-ef0e-48d9-b8ff-2ad621df3c60@Spark> References: <0a3d3e34-ef0e-48d9-b8ff-2ad621df3c60@Spark> Message-ID: <3733f191-daea-432f-a465-44966f6f0b6f@Spark> Hello, I serve on the NASA/ADS Users Group and we will have our yearly meeting in a couple of weeks. During this meeting we will have a session for community input, where ADSUG members can pass on concerns, requests, or issues passed on by our peers and community. This is an opportunity to have your input a passed on to the ADS team. It?s important to us (ADSUG) and the ADS team that we hear all feedback from the community. Please email me directly with anything relevant by Friday November 12th. Best wishes, Andy ? 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In 2020 the committee reviewed the current decadal plan and published the mid-term review. The NCA is made up of eight members appointed by the Executive Committee of the Academy, plus observers. The current members of the committee are listed at www.science.org.au/national-committee-astronomy There are two vacancies on the NCA with terms beginning 1 January 2022 for a period of three years. To make the process of selecting new members as open as possible, the NCA is calling for nominees from the broader astronomy community. Members of the NCA should be respected members of the Australian astronomy community with a broad spread of institutions and specialisations. Interest in these new appointments is encouraged for members of the community who would ensure gender balance or add diversity to the National Committee. The guidelines relating to membership can be summarised as follows: * Members should be scientists active in the field * Membership shall be appropriate to 'the best interests of Australian science' * Membership will not usually exceed eight people * Members will usually be appointed for up to three years * Re-appointment for one further year is possible in exceptional circumstances Note that all appointments are made by the Academy?s Executive Committee on the basis of a nomination forwarded by the Chair of the NCA. Nominations will be reviewed by a panel consisting of the NCA Chair (Lister Staveley-Smith), the President of the ASA (John Lattanzio) and one Fellow of the Academy who is not an NCA member (TBA). This review panel (in consultation with the Academy's Secretary for Physical Sciences) will make a recommendation on the vacant positions, which will be forwarded to the Academy?s Executive Committee for approval. Please apply using the application form here before 5.00 pm AEDT on Monday 8 November 2021. Self-nominations are acceptable. Kind regards Meaghan Dzundza [cid:image001.png at 01D7CF1B.247DCD90] Meaghan Dzundza Manager National Committees for Science | International Programs Australian Academy of Science Ian Potter House, 9 Gordon Street, Acton ACT 2601 | GPO Box 783, Canberra ACT 2601 T (02) 6201 9456 E meaghan.dzundza at science.org.au www.science.org.au [cid:image002.jpg at 01D7CF1B.247DCD90] [cid:image003.jpg at 01D7CF1B.247DCD90] The Australian Academy of Science acknowledges and pays respect to the Traditional Owners of the land on which the Academy is located, the Ngunnawal people, and to their elders, past, present and emerging. [cid:image004.jpg at 01D7CF1B.247DCD90] Disclaimer: This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain confidential information, which also may be legally privileged. 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In addition, under the ongoing ANU host agreement with LCO, at least half of the overall time consists of contributions to LCO Key Projects ( see https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/bAdtCwV1vMfGKXJp7FVsIxU?domain=lco.global ). Thus, proposals to support the Key Projects are strongly encouraged, but will be assessed on scientific merit like any other proposal. The available time for 2022A will be 100 hours on the 2m telescopes, 200 hours on the 1m telescopes, and 200 hours on the 0.4m telescopes. Note that this access can utilise any of the two 2m telescopes, thirteen 1m telescopes, or ten 0.4m telescopes in the entire LCO global network. See further details at the official LCO CfP at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/pCB0CxngwOf1kKnOycvIwYN?domain=lco.global Proposed observations can use any of the three observing modes: standard queue-scheduled, Time Critical, and Rapid Response. All proposals that request Time Critical or Rapid Response time will be technically reviewed by LCO. The proposals must explicitly justify the need for TC/RR time. LCO will work with the PIs to make any changes to the queue/TC/RR allocations if it is determined that the science can be done with less restrictive scheduling modes. Proposals lacking justification will automatically get standard queue-mode observations. Proposals will be assessed on scientific merit by the ANU TAC, taking into account that the Australian PI must be a significant team member. Note that this is not a call for large proposals, and any proposal that appears to compete with a Key Project would need to justify why it is different. 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Please direct any questions about the ESO Studentship Programme to Paola Andreani (pandrean at eso.org ) for Garching-based students, or vacchile at eso.org for Santiago-based students. _____________________________ Dr. Stuart Ryder Program Manager (Mon, Wed, Fri) Astronomy Australia Ltd. T: +61 (02) 9372 4843 M: +61 (0419) 970834 E: stuart.ryder at astronomyaustralia.org.au W: www.astronomyaustralia.org.au O: c/o AAO, 105 Delhi Rd, North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia AAL endeavours to be an environmentally sustainable organisation built upon equity, diversity and mutual respect for its staff and stakeholders. ESO has recently released the call for applications for the ESO Studentship Programme. The programme is designed for students who are enrolled in a PhD program. It gives them the opportunity to spend between 6 months and 2 years fully funded by ESO in either Garching or Vitacura to work on their PhD project under the supervision of an ESO Staff member. ESO offers a unique international environment, populated by a diverse group of scientists and engineers all working together to support the observatory?s mission. ESO?s PhD students have the chance to interact with all the ESO staff and to work closely with other PhD students, astronomers at early career stages like the ESO Fellows, and the astronomers of the ESO Faculty. The ESO offices in Germany are located in the Garching campus, which is one of the largest in Europe and which hosts several Astronomical Research Institutes. The Vitacura campus in Chile with the ESO and ALMA offices inhabits a lively scientific environment with almost 100 astronomers. ESO students in Chile have the opportunity to visit the observatory sites and to get involved in technical projects that allow insights into instrumentation or science operation. All ESO students are invited to participate in outreach activities; in Garching this is especially encouraged, as the ESO Supernova center is adjacent to the ESO office building. The ESO Offices for Science both in Garching and Chile offer a rich variety of seminars, topical and daily science coffees and events, which create a stimulating scientific environment. ESO students are expected to participate actively and to practice their presentation/chairing skills. They also have the opportunity to participate as observers during the Observing Programmes Committee process. On top of the official supervisory team (Staff+Fellow) the Office for Science also supports the PhD students by providing mentors and monitoring progress with bi-yearly PhD reports to help the students during this very critical stage of their career. The application deadline for the second call of 2021 is Nov 30. To apply on-line, please visit the ESO recruitment portal. More details about the programme can be found on the ESO Studentships web page , the Studentship factsheet , and the Studentship FAQ ; along with a list of current ESO staff and fellows , and their research interests; a list of PhD projects currently being offered by ESO staff; and the employment conditions and benefits available. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 1036 bytes Desc: not available URL: From adelle.wright at science.org.au Thu Nov 4 08:00:56 2021 From: adelle.wright at science.org.au (Adelle Wright) Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2021 21:00:56 +0000 Subject: [ASA] IAU membership applications now open (deadline 30 November 2021) Message-ID: Dear all, You are invited to apply for individual or junior membership of the IAU. The application forms and definition of membership categories are as follows: Individual Member: Professional scientists whose research is directly relevant to some branch of astronomy are eligible to apply as Individual Members. Individual Members are, normally, admitted by the Executive Committee on the proposal of a National Member. Individual Membership in the IAU is open to scientists with a PhD or equivalent in a branch of astronomy or a related field. * Please fill out the Individual Membership application form at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/GuKRCmO5glujz2jXniOdfd2?domain=iau.org. Please note that this invitation is personal, and the link should not be distributed to others. Junior Member: Junior scientists who have completed their PhD studies between 2016 and 2021 and who are in the initial phase of the career of a professional researcher in some branch of astronomy or a related field may be admitted to the Union by the Executive Committee as Junior Members, for a period not exceeding 6 years. * Please fill out the Junior Membership application form at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/xochCnx1jni7v57woHNc2X_?domain=iau.org. Please note that this invitation is personal, and the link should not be distributed to others. The deadline for applications is 30 November 2021, and the Academy's National Committee for Astronomy will review all applications for approval at their meeting in December 2021. Outcomes will be confirmed by the IAU in 2022. If you have any questions or queries, please contact Prof. Virginia Kilborn (vkilborn at swin.edu.au). 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The intended audience: ? astronomers of all levels, from students to more experienced astronomers, and ? any astronomers interested in accessing ASKAP data, so not just radio astronomers or ASKAP Survey Science team members. We will go through several different use cases, from the web user-interface to scripted access/download with Virtual Observatory tools. The plan is to cover the UI in one tutorial, and scripted/VO services in the second tutorial, with plenty of time to take questions and cover your own personal use-case. The sessions will be: UI: Tues 30th Nov 10:00 AWST / 13:00 AEDT UI: Thur 2nd Dec 14:00 AWST / 17:00 AEDT VO: Tues 30th Nov 13:00 AWST / 16:00 AEDT VO: Thurs 2nd Dec 08:00 AWST / 11:00 AEDT (the same material will be covered in the repeat session) Please register your interest ASAP and by Nov 26 using this link, where you will be asked for your contact details and preferred day/time. https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/53JGCMwGxOtqXJkKQCw_iNW?domain=forms.gle Cheers and thanks, Minh -- Dr Minh Huynh (she/her) Acting ATNF Science Group Leader CSIRO ASKAP Science Data Archive Project Leader Space and Astronomy | CSIRO Minh.Huynh at csiro.au | 08 6436 8696 26 Dick Perry Ave, Kensington WA 6151 From matthew.colless at anu.edu.au Fri Nov 5 11:48:16 2021 From: matthew.colless at anu.edu.au (Matthew Colless) Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2021 00:48:16 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Astro2020 and GMT Message-ID: <1CA77E1E-672B-470A-A686-381F9EBE9201@anu.edu.au> Folks, You may have seen the release of the US Decadal Survey (Astro2020) report overnight. This contained very good news for the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) project. To quote from the report summary: Because of the powerful potential that large (20?40 m) telescopes with diffraction-limited adaptive optics have for astronomy, and because of the readiness of the projects, the survey?s priority for a frontier ground-based observatory is a significant U.S. investment in the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) and Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) projects, ideally as components of a coordinated U.S. Extremely Large Telescope Program (ELT) program. These observatories will create enormous opportunities for scientific progress over the coming decades and well beyond, and they will address nearly every important science question across all three priority science areas. If you are interested in what this really means for GMT, you might like to look at the attached set of key extracts from the Astro2020 report relating to GMT, which outline some of the details and the proposed path forward. Cheers, Matthew. Professor Matthew Colless > Director, Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia Work: +61-2-6125-0266 Mobile:+61-431-898-345 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Your initial focus will be on management during the construction phase of the SKA-Low telescope, ensuring the work is governed by the Site Information Documents and Site Instructions to Contractors. Location: Geraldton, Western Australia (with significant time at the MRO) Closing date: Thursday 18th November, 2021 (11pm Australian Eastern Daylight-savings Time, AEDT) Full details: Site Manager - Square Kilometre Array Low (SKA-Low) (csiro.au) (reference number 78173) Regards, Australian SKA Office International and Astronomy Branch | Science and Commercialisation Division Ngunnawal Country, Industry House, 10 Binara Street (GPO Box 2013) Canberra ACT 2601 Australia Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources industry.gov.au ABN 74 599 608 295 Supporting economic growth and job creation for all Australians | We are collaborative, innovative, respectful and strive for excellence OFFICIAL -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: