Office of Science
Mission
To support and encourage research by the NOAO scientific staff and to engage the US community of astronomers in the implementation and evolution of the NOAO mission.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Enhance the scientific environment at NOAO and ties to the local academic astronomy community
- Represent the NOAO scientific staff to the NOAO Director
- Provide resources in support of the research efforts of the scientific staff
- Schedule and manage promotion, tenure, and post-tenure reviews of the scientific staff
- Support the Steward-NOAO Joint Colloquium series, NOAO South colloquia, Friday lunch talks (FLASH), and Science Coffees and Teas
- Support the Goldberg Fellowship program
- Host and fund scientific workshops
- Edit Currents, the NOAO electronic newsletter
Last updated or reviewed April 5, 2011.
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