ALFALFA

Undergraduate ALFALFA Workshop

January 11-13, 2010


Schedule

Sunday, January 10

Time

Leader/Activity

Title/Description

Throughout the day   Arrival in Puerto Rico. Buses to Observatory.
Pick up keys and registration materials in the cafeteria.
Settle into rooms.
16:00 Becky Meet others at tables in front of cafeteria.
Walk to platform viewing area in front of control room
Please do not wander around the site on your own.
18:00-? Becky Registration and informal evening meal at cafeteria
Sign up for observing slots. (Sunday: advanced observers, Monday: beginners)
See ALFALFA observing schedule
Assignment of Scavenger Hunt #0
For the Scavenger Hunt activities, you will be assigned to a team.
Find your team members here.
Meet the other members of your team over dinner
and start to work on the 0th Scavenger Hunt activity.

Monday, January 11
All events at the Learning Center unless otherwise noted.

Time

Leader/Activity

Title/Description

Parallel Advanced Session
Visitor Center Seminar Room

  02:00 - 07:15 Tom & Becky
Betsey & Ann
A2010 Observing Run in the Control Room
One hour sessions for advanced observers
Sign up for your session at dinner Sunday
  08:00 - 09:00 Breakfast in Cafeteria (Optional)
  09:00 Mike Nolan (NAIC) Welcome
  09:15 Betsey Overview of the Arecibo Telescope   PDF
Report of results of Scavenger Hunt #0
Advanced Session I
Lyle: Beam Deconvolution   PDF
Riccardo: Mini Haloes
  09:45 Jessica Introduction to Radio Astronomy
  10:25 Break
  10:45 Martha Introduction to ALFA and ALFALFA   PDF
Assignment of Scavenger Hunt #1
  12:00 Lunch
  13:00 Ann Overview of the Local Universe &nsbp PDF Advanced Session II
Martha: ALFALFA Update   PDF
Becky: Undergraduate Groups Project
  13:30 Riccardo Overview/History of Extragalactic HI   PDF
  14:00 Break
  14:15 Martha + Team leads Work on Scavenger Hunt #1
  15:15 Betsey and Ann Introduction to CIMA and Remote Observing Advanced Session III
Jess: Galflux Upper Limits
Flagging Review
  15:45 Ann and Betsey Setup for Remote Observing
  16:00 - 17:15 Ann and Betsey Remote Observing Demonstration Run
  17:30 Dinner at Cafeteria
 Evening All 19:00 Movie at the Learning Center: Golden Eye (optional)
Free time; sleep!

Tuesday January 12
All events at the Learning Center unless otherwise noted.

Time

Leader/Activity

Title/Description

Parallel Advanced Session
Visitor Center Seminar Room

  02:00 - 07:15 Betsey & Ann plus others A2010 Observing Run in the Control Room
One hour sessions led by ALFALFA observers for beginners
Sign up for your session at dinner Sunday

Click here to see your observing assignment
  08:00-09:00 Breakfast in Cafeteria (optional)
09:00 - 12:00 Tours of the Telescope: Rey Velez
Meet in Library
Telescope Platform
Dish
Electronics
(Weather Permitting: in case of bad weather,
Tuesday and Wednesday morning schedules switch)
While touring, try out the Tour Scavenger Hunt
  12:00 Lunch
  13:30 Patrick Taylor (NAIC) Planetary Radar Astronomy at Arecibo
  14:15 John ALFALFA Followup: Galaxies at z=0
  14:45 Break
  15:00 Team Leads ALFALFA Data Reduction Demos and Activities: BPD, Flagbb
Scavenger Hunt #2 assigned
  16:00 Martha and team leads
Discussion of any leftover questions from Scavenger Hunt #1 and the Tour Scavenger Hunt
Work on Scavenger Hunt #2
Find your new team members here.
  16:30   Students: continue to work on SH #2
Faculty discussion of team projects, etc
 17:15 Martha Scavenger Hunt #3 assigned
  18:30 BBQ at the Cafeteria/Pool
 Evening All 20:00 Movie at the Learning Center: The Dish (optional)
Free time; work on Scavenger Hunt #3; sleep!

Wednesday January 13
All events at the Learning Center unless otherwise noted.

Time

Leader/Activity

Title/Description

Parallel Advanced Session
Visitor Center Seminar Room

  02:00 - 07:15 Betsey & Ann A2010 Observing Run in the Control Room

Click here to see your observing slot
  08:00-08:45 Breakfast in Cafeteria (optional)
  09:00 Student Presentations Geoff Baum (St. Lawrence): N-Body Simulation and Visualization Using OpenGL and MPI
PJ Stevens (Georgia Southern): Mapping the 500 kpc HI Plume in NGC 4532/DDO 137 with the Green Bank Telescope
Tess Senty (Humboldt): Using IDL to Explore the Environment Surrounding NGC 5701 and NGC 877/6 Galaxies
Nancy Irisarri(UPR): Kinematic modeling of the gas-rich dwarf galaxies UGC 5846 and KKH 11
Ali Bramson (U. Wisconsin-Madison): The Hayabusa Spacecraft Model of Itokawa: Lessons Learned for Radar Shape Models
Noch Chin & Schuyler Smith (Union): ALFALFA HI Observations of the NGC 5846 Group of Galaxies (poster)
Katie Derloshon (U. Indiana): New Hα Dots Found in Narrow-Band Images of ALFALFA Galaxies (poster)
  10:15 Martha and team leaders Discussion of issues related to Scavenger Hunt #2
Work on Scavenger Hunt #3
  10:45 Break
  11:00 Ellen Howell (NAIC) Geology of Puerto Rico
  12:00 Lunch
  13:15 Julia Deneva (NAIC) Pulsar Astronomy at Arecibo
  14:00 Team Leads ALFALFA Data Reduction Demos and Activities: Flagbb, Gridview, Source Extraction
  15:00 Break
  15:15 Martha and team leaders Work on Scavenger Hunt #3
  16:30   Students: continue to work on SH #3 Faculty discussion of future plans
  17:30 Dinner at Cafeteria
 Evening All 19:00 Movie at the Learning Center: Contact (optional)
Free time; sleep!

Thursday, January 14

Depart on Bus 1 or Bus 2. Be sure you know your assignment.
Meet at Observatory Gate at 4:00AM for Bus 1 and 8:30AM for Bus 2 to hand in your room key to the guards. Shuttles leave at 4:30AM and 9:00AM from the Observatory Gate.

Shuttle assignments
Breakfast available at Cafeteria for those scheduled for later shuttle. Those on the early shuttle can purchase breakfast at the airport.

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Last modified: Wed Jan 13 09:41:25 EST 2010 by becky