Papers of Robert L. Dickman > Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) Series

Description

This series includes Dickman’s digital files related to ALMA dated 1990-2017. The bulk of the files are from his work at the National Science Foundation, where from 1991-2007 he held key positions in the Astronomy Division, including Coordinator of the Radio Astronomy Facilities Unit and ALMA Staff Associate. Dickman served on the ALMA Board for five years and was its Chair for 2005-2006.

Collection Items

Description: Background materials for The ALMA Telescope (Vanden Bout, Dickman, Plunkett, 2023). Paper and digital materials include miscellaneous notes, listings, and other materials, dated 1982-2017. The digital research materials gathered in preparation…
Start Date: 1982-00-00

Description: As best as can be determined, this group of folders and files from his NSF computer dated July 1999-May 2006 were saved by Dickman in a single directory regardless of whether the files existed in other directories. Although much of the material is…
Start Date: 1999-07-00

Description: This unit includes digital documents dated 2005-2006 related to discussions on how local staff would be hired in Chile; there is a document summary written in 2018. A separate subfolder called Local Labor includes documents retained as a separate…
Start Date: 2005-00-00

Description: This unit includes digital documents relating to the cost review and rebaselining in 2005.
Start Date: 2005-00-00

Description: This unit includes ALMA Board minutes and related documents, 2003-2007. For most meetings there is a document summary prepared for Riccardo Giacconi by Patrick Donahoe (AUI). Permission to access ALMA Board Materials must be obtained from the ALMA…
Start Date: 2003-00-00

Description: This unit includes digital documents related to ALMA antenna procurement dated 20 January 2002-23 March 2006; the bulk of the correspondence, attachments, reports, and other materials are dated 2004-2005.
Start Date: 2002-01-20

Description: This unit includes materials related to the first negotiation meeting between Chile and the ALMA partners on 26 July 2001.
Start Date: 2001-07-26

Description: The ALMA Management Committee (AMAC) provided technical, cost, and management oversight and advice to the ALMA Coordination Committee (ACC) during both Phase I and Phase II of the ALMA project. This unit includes digital documents related to AMAC…
Start Date: 1998-02-00

Description: This unit includes digital documents related to the ACC meetings and telecons, 1999-January 2003. Also included is a copy of the December 1998 MOU between NSF and European organizations, and a summary sheet of ACC/EACC documents and emails from…
Start Date: 1999-00-00

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