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Abstract:
In this talk I will discuss the ambitious scientific program underway
in the United States over the next decade to explore the radio
Universe, in concert with numerous powerful new instruments around the
world, and facilities at other wavelengths. The scientific
opportunities and technical/operational challenges being faced by
ground-based radio astronomy in the United States currently are
significant; half a decade beyond the 2020 Decadal Survey process,
factors both internal and external to the astronomy community have
slowed the development of many U.S. facilities. NRAO is exploring
several new technologies and operational approaches to optimize the
scientific return from our existing and planned instruments; these
will be described. As the field of radio astronomy approaches its
centenary, we continue to seek new scientific horizons.
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