Division B Facilities, Technologies and Data Science
Description
Modern astronomical research relies on a rich mixture of technology, systems, and processes deployed and operated on the ground and in space. High performance computing and information technology have become a key component of that mix. Continued innovation in all areas is mandatory as scientists seek greater sensitivity, higher spatial resolution, and larger samples of objects at all wavelengths. International cooperation will accelerate such innovation through the cross-fertilization of ideas, the development and protection of critical ground-based sites and electromagnetic bands for current and future facilities, and the combination of resources to build “world observatories”. Particular attention will be given in the next triennium to the topic related to future large scale facilities and their ground-space synergy. Division B is the new home for the scientists and engineers who design, develop, deploy, and operate the ground- and space-based hardware and software tools and systems necessary to advance our knowledge of the cosmos.
- Total number of active members: 4341
- Number of junior members: 401
Participating Commissions
Commission B1 Computational Astrophysics
Commission B2 Data and Documentation
Commission B3 Astroinformatics and Astrostatistics
Commission B4 Radio Astronomy
Commission B5 Laboratory Astrophysics
Commission B6 Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry
Inter-Division B-C Commission Protection of Existing and Potential Observatory Sites
Inter-Division B-H-J Commission Intergalactic Medium
Division Working Groups
Division B WG Time Domain Astronomy
Division B WG UV Astronomy
Division B WG Virtual Observatory
Inter-Division Working Groups
Inter-Division B-E WG Coordination of Synoptic Observations of the Sun
Univ Complutense de Madrid
UCM-Fac Ciencias Matematicas
S.D. Astronomía y Geodesia
Plaza de Ciencias 3
Ciudad Universitaria
28040 Madrid
Spain
Phone: +34 913944058
Organization website: http://www.ucm.es
NCA adherence: Spain
Last updated:
November 20, 2023
NRAO
520 Edgemont Rd
Charlottesville 22903-2475
Virginia (VA)
United States
Phone: +1 434 2960211
NCA adherence: United States
Last updated:
November 20, 2023
NRAO
520 Edgemont Rd
Charlottesville 22903-2475
Virginia (VA)
United States
Phone: +1 434 2960211
NCA adherence: United States
Last updated:
November 20, 2023
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica
Istituto di Radioastronomia
via Gobetti 101
40129 Bologna
Italy
Phone: +39 051 639 9415
Organization website: http://www.ira.inaf.it
NCA adherence: Italy
Last updated:
November 20, 2023
Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie
Königstuhl 17
69117 Heidelberg
Germany
Phone: +49 6221528200
Fax: +49 6221528339
NCA adherence: Germany
Last updated:
November 20, 2023
Korea Astronomy and Space Science (KASI)
Optical Astronomy Division
776 Daeduck-dero
Yuseong-gu
Daejeon 34055
Korea, Rep of
Phone: +82 82-42-865-3247
Organization website: http://www.kasi.re.kr
NCA adherence: Korea, Rep of
Last updated:
November 20, 2023
Steering Committee