ALFALFA

Undergraduate ALFALFA Team Workshop

June 19-23, 2018


Schedule

Tuesday, June 19

Time

Leader/Activity

Title/Description

  Transportation from Dulles airport to Observatory. Meet the group by ~4:30pm near the United ticketing counters (2nd level, check-in/ticketing level), close to windows and to the right side of your exit from the security area of the airport. We estimate ~4:45-5pm departure from Dulles.
Work on Scavenger Hunt #0
Find your Team members.


Faculty: Remote Observing Training Instructions and Scavenger Hunt (Complete before workshop!)

Upon arrival at Observatory: pick up keys. Boxed dinners (sandwiches, chips, dessert and beverages) will be located in the bunkhouse. Settle into rooms.
Note: while at the Observatory, stay on marked paths. Please do not wander around the site on your own (some areas are restricted) and DO NOT leave the Observatory grounds.

Wednesday, June 20
All events at the Auditorium unless otherwise noted.

Time

Leader/Activity

Title/Description

Parallel Advanced Session

 07:30 Breakfast at Cafeteria (optional)
  08:45 Everyone Pick up folders and T-shirts and find your seat.
  09:00 Karen O'Neil
Director of Green Bank Observatory
Welcome and Overview of Green Bank Observatory
9:30 - 11:10 GB staff & Team Leads Observatory Tour: Assemble outside Cafeteria
Note: Weather-Permitting - Rain Date day Thursday (in which case Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning schedules will flip)
Wear closed-toe shoes!
  11:10 Everyone
Report of results of Scavenger Hunt #0
Assignment of Scavenger Hunt #1

Find your team members here.
Please note Green Bank Computing policy.
  11:45 Lunch at Cafeteria
  12:45 Grant Introduction to Radio Astronomy
  13:15 Martha What HI tells us about Galaxies & Cosmology
  13:45 Martha & Team Leads Scavenger Hunt #1

Find your team members here.
Please note Green Bank Computing policy.
  15:00 Break
  15:15 Martha The Arecibo Pisces-Perseus Supercluster Survey
  15:45 D.J. Observing with the GBT
  16:15 Teams Work on Scavenger Hunt #1
  17:00 Dinner at Cafeteria Drift Scan Observations and GBTIDL practice (17:30-19:30pm)
 Evening All Finish Scavenger Hunt #1
Discussion of questions from Scavenger Hunt #1

Free time; sleep!

Faculty: Assignment of Green Bank Data Reduction Tutorial
Drift Scan Observations and GBTIDL practice (17:30-19:30pm)

Thursday June 21
All events at the Auditorium unless otherwise noted.

Time

Leader/Activity

Title/Description

  07:30 Breakfast at Cafeteria (optional)
  9:00 Becky NSF Responsible Code of Research
For example: Link to Union College Policy and Quick Reference Guide using CORE Website Module 1 under the RCR Modules from CMDITR
  09:05 Student Presentations Talks:
Tim: Testing Measures of Environment in the Pisces-Perseus Region
Omar: Data Reduction for APPSS
Chelsey: APPSS: A Student Perspective
Mariah (via internet): Predicting gas-rich galaxies using machine learning
  9:40 Team Leads Assignment of Scavenger Hunt #2
Find your team members here.
  10:15 Break
  10:30 Team Leads Work on Scavenger Hunt #2
  11:00 Nickolas Pingel (WVU) The Green Bank Focal L-band phased Array for the GBT (FLAG)
  11:30 TBD Tour of PAF (Frontend) and Beamformer (Backend)
  12:30 Lunch at Cafeteria
  13:30 Team Leads Work on Scavenger Hunt #2
  14:30 Hanna Sizemore
Research Scientist
Green Bank Observatory
Ice on Dwarf Planet Ceres
  15:15 Break
  15:30 Team Leads Work on Scavenger Hunt #2
  17:00 Dinner at Cafeteria
  19:00 All

Friday June 22
All events at the Auditorium unless otherwise noted.

Time

Leader/Activity

Title/Description

Parallel Advanced Session

  07:30-11:30 D.J.
Observing Shifts on GBT
GBT Observing Run in the Control Room
Faculty Slots     (Faculty Green Bank Data Reduction Tutorial)
Student Slots
  07:30 Breakfast at Cafeteria (optional)
  08:30 Observing Shifts on GBT Continue
Work on Scavenger Hunt #3
Find your team members here.

  10:00 Break
  10:30 Observing Shifts on GBT Continue
Work on Scavenger Hunt #3
  11:45 Lunch at Cafeteria
  13:00 All Work on Scavenger Hunt #3
  15:00 Break
  15:15 All Work on Scavenger Hunt #3
  16:00   Students: continue to work on SH #3 Faculty: discussion of future plans
  17:00 Dinner at Cafeteria
 19:00 All SH#3 Teams present their results!

Saturday, June 23

Depart on Observatory Bus to Dulles airport. Meet at 5:20am outside bunkhouse for pickup at 5:30am SHARP outside Residence Hall. Breakfast items will be provided for the trip.

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