2013 Sept 4 mtg ER 209

Topic: Astrochem is a broad topic, some previous discussion has been fragmented; my aim is to facilitate more coherent and inclusive efforts

Agenda, from more to less concrete:

1. connect interested parties
2. status of past and in-progress activities
   • CCU - NSF chem proposed, NASA astrobio proposed, talk series->TUNA [broadcast?], VANC student program, ...
   • UVa hires: Oberg, Herbst in the past; currently new-Oberg and Astronomy theory
   • GBT status?
3. specific current funding opportunities
   • AUI rebid
   • university joint positions outside of the rebid
   • NASA astrobiology *
4. what do you think NRAO should be doing?
   • facilitate more efficient and innovative data collection with our facilities
   • tools for processing/analyzing
   • mechanisms for comparing those data with models
   • development of new models
   • lab measurements of fundamental quantities, and cataloging those

-- RemyIndebetouw - 2013-09-04