The National Science Foundation of the United States of America
$13,068,000.00 CAD
- Department
- National Research Council Canada
- Recipient country
- United States
- Fiscal year
- 2020-2021
- Agreement period
- January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2025
- Reference
- nrc-cnrc:172-2020-2021-Q3-00009
Published purpose
ALMA is a large reconfigurable array of 66 parabolic-dish radio astronomy telescopes. The facility includes associated instruments and equipment, ancillary buildings, and support services related to the technical operations and the scientific research conducted by astronomers.
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This contribution funds Canada's participation in the ALMA radio astronomy observatory, a large international telescope array located outside Canada, supporting technical operations and scientific research.
Category: Research Primarily funds activity outside Canada
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