UAT Workshop 2009

The second NSF-sponsored Undergraduate ALFALFA Workshop was held at the Arecibo Observatory on January 12 - 14, 2009. The Workshop is part of the NSF-sponsored Undergraduate ALFALFA Teamprogram to promote undergraduate research within the ALFALFA project. Attendees are given tours of the telescope, and operate it during observing runs. The Workshop was attended by 34 students and their faculty mentors from 15 undergraduate institutions. Geoff Baum '10 attended the workshop with SLU astronomer Jeffrey Miller.