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Suggested Citation:"Attachment 1: Committee on Review of USAF-Supported Astronomical Research." National Research Council. 2004. Review of USAF-Supported Astronomical Research: Letter Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11052.
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Attachment 1
Committee on Review of USAF-Supported Astronomical Research

(Term expires August 1, 2004)

Steven M. Kahn, Chair

Professor

Stanford University, SLAC

2575 San Hill Road, MS 29

Menlo Park, CA 94025

Phone: (650) 926-4622

Fax: (650) 926-8570

Email: skahn@slac.stanford.edu

Rachel Akeson

Research Scientist

Michelson Science Center, Caltech

Caltech M/C 100-22

770 S. Wilson Avenue

Pasadena, CA 91125

Phone: (626) 395-1812

Fax: (626) 397-7181

Email: rla@ipac.caltech.edu

Arne A. Henden

Senior Research Scientist

Universities Space Research Association

U.S. Naval Observatory

P.O. Box 1149

Flagstaff, AZ 86002-1149

Phone: (928) 779-5132 Ext. 260

Fax: (928) 774-3626

Email: aah@nofs.navy.mil

Robert R. Howell

Associate Professor

University of Wyoming

Department of Geology and Geophysics

Department 3006

1000 University Avenue

Laramie, WY 82071

Phone: (307) 766-6296

Fax: (307) 766-6679

Email: rhowell@uwyo.edu

Claire Max

Professor/Astronomer

Center for Adaptive Optics

University of California at Santa Cruz and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

617 Grizzly Peak Boulevard

Berkeley, CA 94708

Phone: (831) 459-2049 – UCSC office

(925) 422-5442 – LLNL office

Fax: (831) 459-5717 - UCSC

Email: max@ucolick.org or max1@llnl.gov

NRC Staff

Donald C. Shapero, Director

Board on Physics and Astronomy

E-mail: dshapero@nas.edu

Brian Dewhurst, Research Associate

E-mail: bdewhurs@nas.edu

Board on Physics and Astronomy

The National Academies

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Washington, DC 20001

Phone: (202) 334-3520

Fax: (202) 334-3575

E-mail: bpa@nas.edu

Suggested Citation:"Attachment 1: Committee on Review of USAF-Supported Astronomical Research." National Research Council. 2004. Review of USAF-Supported Astronomical Research: Letter Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11052.
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The USAF operates a 3.67-meter optical/near-infrared telescope in Hawaii for observational purposes. It has many features that make it a desirable scientific instrument including being the largest optical telescope in the world equipped with adaptive optics. The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) has made available a portion of the telescope’s viewing time for scientific observations funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). To evaluate the effectiveness of the AFOSR/NSF program to date, the AFOSR asked the NRC to assess the quality of that scientific research, the scientific productivity of the program, and how well the research is taking advantage of the unique features of the facility. This letter report presents the results of that evaluation. The study concluded that the program should be continued, and the report presents a number of recommendations to improve the quality of that research.

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