NOIRLab

National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab)
NOIRLab logo[1]
MottoDiscovering Our Universe Together
Established2019 (2019)
Field of research
Astronomy
DirectorPatrick McCarthy[2]
Deputy Director
Stuartt Corder[3]
LocationTucson, Arizona, United States
Sponsoring agency
National Science Foundation
Operating agency
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy
Websitenoirlab.edu Edit this at Wikidata

The National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab[pronunciation?]) is the United States' national facility for ground-based, night-time optical and infrared astronomy. It is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), as a federally funded research and development center.

NOIRLab runs four observatories and a center for scientific software and research data archiving. It provides access to observing time for astronomers affiliated with any US institution.

History

NOIRLab was formed in 2019 by the merger of three predecessor organizations, which were all managed by AURA and funded by NSF. They were:

On October 1, 2019, these three organizations merged their operations to form NOIRLab.[4]

Organization

AURA operates the NOIRLab and its facilities under a cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation (NSF).[5]

Facilities

NOIRLab operates the following facilities:

Image of the NOIRLab Facilities

References

  1. ^ "NOIRLab logo". Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Leadership". noirlab.edu. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
  3. ^ "Stuartt Corder Appointed NOIRLab Deputy Director and AURA Mission Scientist in Chile - Stuartt Corder will start as Deputy Director of NOIRLab and AURA Mission Scientist in Chile on 7 November". www.noirlab.edu. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
  4. ^ "NSF's National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory Launched". 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  5. ^ "NOIRLab". AURA Astronomy. Retrieved 2020-09-11.

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