The Arecibo Legacy Fast ALFA Survey

What is ALFALFA-U?

ALFALFA-U or the Undergraduate ALFALFA Team is a consortium of 19 institutions engaged in an NSF-sponsored program to promote undergraduate research within the ALFALFA project.

Member Institutions

Chicago State	Georgia Southern U.	Macalester C.	Skidmore C.	U. Wisconsin - Madison
Colgate U.	Hartwick C.	St. Lawrence U.	Union C.	U. Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Cornell U.	Ithaca C.	St. Mary's C. of California	U. Puerto Rico	West Texas A&M
George Mason U.	Lafayette C.	Siena C.	U. San Francisco

Core Components of ALFALFA-U Program

Annual Undergraduate ALFALFA Team Workshop at Arecibo Observatory: 89 Student Attendees to date
- Students and faculty describe their experiences on the ALFALFA blog: Catherine Weigel , Martha Haynes , Steven Mohammed, Aileen O'Donoghue, Jeff Miller, Parker Troischt
Onsite Observing at Arecibo during ALFALFA Scheduled Time: 38 Student Observers to date
- Travel Information for Observers
- UAT Groups observe Thanksgiving week 2011! See ALFALFA blog articles: An ALFALFA Thanksgiving (Colgate) and Observing at Arecibo (Siena)
- Siena group observes November 2011
- Union and Hartwick students observe March 2012: Union blog , Hartwick blog
- Remote Observations at Team schools: See blog postings by Hartwick, Union, St. Lawrence
- UAT Group Carries out 600th ALFALFA block
Summer Research Program at Member Institutions: 89 Summer Research Projects to date
Summer 2011 Research Page
See also Summer 2011 Research Page , Summer 2010 Research Page , Summer 2009 Research Page and Summer 2008 Research Page
Computer Infrastructure to Support ALFALFA Data Processing Instructions for purchase.

EVENTS

Date(s)	Location	Contact	Purpose	Web site/agenda
14-16 Jan 2013	Arecibo	Becky Koopmann	Sixth NSF-Sponsored Undergraduate ALFALFA Consortium Workshop at Arecibo	Link
16-18 Jan 2012	Arecibo	Becky Koopmann	Fifth NSF-Sponsored Undergraduate ALFALFA Consortium Workshop at Arecibo	Link
12 July 2011	Schenectady + Team Locations	Becky Koopmann	Undergraduate ALFALFA Team Summer 2011 Summer Research Progress Telecon and Mini-Conference at Union	Link
17-19 Jan 2011	Arecibo	Becky Koopmann	Fourth NSF-Sponsored Undergraduate ALFALFA Consortium Workshop at Arecibo	Link
30 June 2010	Schenectady + Team Locations	Becky Koopmann	Undergraduate ALFALFA Team Summer 2010 Summer Research Progress Telecon and Mini-Conference at Union	Link
11-13 Jan 2010	Arecibo	Becky Koopmann	Third NSF-Sponsored Undergraduate ALFALFA Consortium Workshop at Arecibo	Link
29 July 2009	Schenectady + Team Locations	Becky Koopmann	Undergraduate ALFALFA Team Summer 2009 Summer Research Progress Telecon and Mini-Conference at Union	Link
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

Lafayette article about Michael Pinkard
Hartwick College article about the 2012 Undergraduate ALFALFA Workshop
Union College Magazine article about Undergraduate ALFALFA at Union and Observing at Arecibo
Hartwick College article about Parker Troischt at the 2010 Undergraduate ALFALFA Workshop
St. Mary's College of CA article about observing trip to Arecibo January 2010
St. Lawrence University article about Geoff Baum and Jeff Miller at the Undergraduate ALFALFA Team Workshop
Lafayette articles about Shelvean Kapita's trip to Arecibo and Peiyuan Mao's research project
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, AST-0725380, AST-0902211, AST-0903394, and AST-1211005.
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: Wed Dec 19 12:51:39 EST 2012 by becky