 GMT Declines to Propose to NSF Solicitation
FY12 Appropriations Conference Language for GSMT
NSF Solicits Proposals for Federal Involvement in GSMT
Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) Website
Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) Website
NSF Communication to GSMT Projects Concerning AURA Role |
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Thirty Meter Telescope Announces NSF Grant  |
March 2013 |
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| AURA/NOAO Hosts Meeting of GSMT Stakeholders |
August
2008 |
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| AURA sends response letters to GMT and TMT Boards |
June 2008 |
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| AURA Receives Letters from GMT and TMT Boards |
April 2008 |
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| Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Commits $200 Million Support for Thirty Meter Telescope |
December
2007 |
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| GSMT Science Working Group Re-established |
June 2007 |
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| AURA Releases GSMT Program Plan |
June 2007 |
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Steps Toward a Giant Segmented Mirror Telescope - Joint Statement Issued:
Following a meeting between AURA/NOAO, the NSF, and representatives of the Thirty Meter Telescope and Giant Magellan Telescope on January 11 in Tucson, a joint statement was released establishing the new role for AURA/NOAO as a National Program Manager for GSMT.
We welcome this new mission and will work to make this a success. |
January 2007 |
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| Thirty Meter Telescope passes conceptual design review
(PDF) |
June 2006 |
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AURA Receives Letter From GMT Board
- AURA's Response to GMT Board |
November
2005 |
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| AURA solicits Letters of Intent for the design of a Large Optical Telescope |
October
2005 |
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| Status and Prospects of AURA's Involvement
(PDF, 630KB, Updated 10/11/2005) |
October
2005 |
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| AURA Renews Charter for the New Initiatives Office |
August
2005 |
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GSMT SWG Meeting - Los Angeles
Meeting Agenda
Science Case I: The Early Universe
(PowerPoint, 4.5MB)
Science Case II: Stellar Populations in External Galaxies
(PowerPoint, 7.2MB)
Update on GMT
(PowerPoint, 3.5MB)
TMT Project Status (PowerPoint, 7.6MB)
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October 20, 2005 |
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GSMT Presentations
Funding for Adaptive Optics in the US: An Overview
(June 2006)
A Giant Segmented Mirror Telescope: Its Science and Synergy with JWST: The Power of Two (July 2005)
- GSMT/JWST Handout
AO Systems - A presentation to Dr. Michael Turner, NSF - Prepared by Jay Frogel
(PDF, 5.6MB) (March 2005)
Presentation on GSMT approval process by Michael Turner to ACCORD
(PowerPoint, 322KB) (January 2005)
Presentation to the Observatories Council (Power Point, 1.4MB) (June
2004)
Presentation to AURA Board
(Power Point, 33KB) (February 2004)
A Presentation to the NOAO Program Review Panel (PDF, 3.3MB)
(June 2003) |
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AAS Meeting Presentations
Providing Access for US Astronomers to the Next Generation of Large Ground Based OIR Telescopes (Power Point, 92KB)
Frontier Science Enabled by a Giant Segmented Mirror Telescope
(Power Point, 5.1MB)
The Giant Magellan Telescope
(Power Point, 9.6MB)
The Thirty Meter Telescope Project
(Power Point, 4.2MB)
Future work of the SWG (Power Point, 31KB) |
January 2005 |
