Division B Facilities, Technologies and Data Science
Description
Modern astronomical research relies on a rich mixture of technology, systems, and processes deployed and operated on the ground and in space. High performance computing and information technology have become a key component of that mix. Continued innovation in all areas is mandatory as scientists seek greater sensitivity, higher spatial resolution, and larger samples of objects at all wavelengths. International cooperation will accelerate such innovation through the cross-fertilization of ideas, the development and protection of critical ground-based sites and electromagnetic bands for current and future facilities, and the combination of resources to build “world observatories”. Particular attention will be given in the next triennium to the topic related to future large scale facilities and their ground-space synergy. Division B is the new home for the scientists and engineers who design, develop, deploy, and operate the ground- and space-based hardware and software tools and systems necessary to advance our knowledge of the cosmos.
- Total number of active members: 4014
- Number of junior members: 237
Participating Commissions
Commission B1 Computational Astrophysics
Commission B2 Data and Documentation
Commission B3 Astroinformatics and Astrostatistics
Commission B4 Radio Astronomy
Commission B5 Laboratory Astrophysics
Commission B6 Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry
Inter-Division B-C Commission Protection of Existing and Potential Observatory Sites
Inter-Division B-H-J Commission Intergalactic Medium
Division Working Groups
Division B WG Information Professionals
Division B WG Time Domain Astronomy
Division B WG UV Astronomy
Inter-Division Working Groups
Inter-Division B-E WG Coordination of Synoptic Observations of the Sun
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica
Istituto di Radioastronomia
via Gobetti 101
40129 Bologna
Italy
Phone: +39 051 639 9415
Email 1: ggiovann
ira
inaf
it
Email 2: gabriele
giovannini
unibo
it
Organization website: http://www.ira.inaf.it
NCA adherence: Italy
Last updated:
January 7, 2021
INAF
IAPS - Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology, Roma
Via Fosso del Cavaliere 100
00133 Roma
Italy
Phone: +39 0645488090
Fax: +39 06 206 60188
Email: pietro
ubertini
iaps
inaf
it
Organization website: http://www.iapsf.inaf.it
NCA adherence: Italy
Last updated:
November 21, 2018
Steering Committee