SARA Western Conference Schedule

Time

Activity/Title

Presenter

Location

Friday, March 17th

8:00 – 9:00

Registration, Breakfast

9:00 – 9:15

Introductions, etc.

David Westman,

Rich Russel

9:15 – 10:00

Keynote Speech:

Renewing our view of the radio sky

Vikram Ravi

10:00 – 10:45

Observations of Ultra-Low Frequency Waves at Anchorage, Alaska

Whit Reeve

10:45 – 11:15

Morning Break

11:15 – 12:00

The 2021/2022 Observation Campaign of FRB20201124A

Wolfgang Herrmann, Astropeiler Stockert e.V. (V)

12:00 – 1:15

Lunch

1:15 – 4:45

Tour of OVRO

OVRO site

6:00 -

Dinner at restaurant

Saturday, March 18th

8:30 – 9:00

Breakfast

9:00 – 9:45

ATSU 1) STEMSAT-1 Launching December 2023!

Dr.  Wayne McCain, ATSU

9:45 – 10:30

ATSU 2) Building A Simple, Low-Cost Ground Tracking Station For Receiving the STEMSAT

David O. Ausley, ATSU, & Amelia Claire McCain, Athens Middle School

10:30 – 11:00

Morning Break

11:00 – 11:45

ATSU 3) VLF Radio Signals From Space - What Can STEMSAT Expect?

Dr. Mel Blake & Harmonie R. Wildharber, UNA

11:45 – 12:45

Lunch

12:45 – 1:30

ATSU 4) The Future Is Now - An Overview of the BS in Aerospace Systems at Athens State University

Dr. Mary Jo Marggraff  &  Dr. J. Wayne McCain ATSU

1:30 – 2:15

Exploring Pulsar Timing Residuals

Dan Layne, DSES

2:15 – 2:45

Afternoon Break, Group Picture

2:45 – 3:30

Principles of and a Proposed Phased Array Radio Telescope

Curt Kinghorn

3:30-4:15

SARA Board Meeting

Rich Russel