The Arecibo Legacy Fast ALFA Survey

What is ALFALFA-U?

ALFALFA-U or the Undergraduate ALFALFA Team is a consortium of 16 institutions engaged in an NSF-sponsored program to promote undergraduate research within the ALFALFA project.

Member Institutions

Colgate U.	Georgia Southern U.	St. Lawrence U.	Skidmore Coll.	U. Wisconsin - Madison
Cornell U.	Humboldt State U.	St. Mary's Coll. of California	Union Coll.	U. Wisconsin - Stevens Point
George Mason U.	Lafayette Coll.	Siena Coll.	U. Puerto Rico	Wesleyan U.
West Texas A&M

Core Components of ALFALFA-U Program

Annual Undergraduate ALFALFA Team Workshop at Arecibo Observatory
Onsite Observing at Arecibo during ALFALFA Scheduled Time
Summer Research Program at Member Institutions: Summer 2009 Research Page
See also Summer 2008 Research Page
Computer Infrastructure to Support ALFALFA Data Processing Instructions for purchase.

EVENTS

Date(s)	Location	Contact	Purpose	Web site/agenda
29 July 2009	Schenectady + Team Locations	Becky Koopmann	Undergraduate ALFALFA Team Summer 2009 Summer Research Progress Telecon and Mini-Conference at Union	Link (Coming)
12-14 Jan 2009	Arecibo	Becky Koopmann	Second NSF-Sponsored Undergraduate ALFALFA Consortium Workshop at Arecibo	Link
24 Oct 2008	Loudonville	Rose Finn	Undergraduate ALFALFA Team Fall 2008 Groups Progress Meeting at Siena	Link
16 July 2008	Schenectady + Team Locations	Becky Koopmann	Undergraduate ALFALFA Team Summer 2008 Summer Research Progress Telecon and Mini-Conference at Union	Link
13-14 Jan 2008	Arecibo	Becky Koopmann	First NSF-Sponsored Undergraduate ALFALFA Consortium Workshop at Arecibo	Link

News articles about ALFALFA-U

St. Lawrence University article about Shawn Golley, Aileen O'Donoghue, and Jeff Miller at the Undergraduate ALFALFA Team Workshop
Union College article about Nathan Calabro and Becky Koopmann at the Undergraduate ALFALFA Team Workshop
Examiner.com story about George Mason student Lisa Horne
Georgia Southern University magazine article about Sarah Higdon and the Undergraduate ALFALFA team
Union College News article about Becky Koopmann and the Undergraduate ALFALFA team
Humboldt State University article about Amy Furniss and Arik Mitschang trip to Arecibo

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants No. AST-0724918, AST-0725267, and AST-0725380.
Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recomendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Last modified: Mon Jun 29 11:34:58 EDT 2009 EDT 2009