ARC staff

The ARC staff will support the ALMA users in all the steps of their projects, by helping in

• using and teaching how to use the ALMA tools for proposal preparation and submission
• tracking the project status
• data reduction with CASA
• archive mining

ARC members expertise in several branches of mm and submm interferometry and in handling large data sets could be requested through tutorials and face-to-face support activities.

Users who request a face-to-face support will find a reference staff member experienced in reducing interferometric data using CASA and versatile in the use of the ALMA tools.

System managers are dedicated to both the software and hardware requirements of the ARC-operations, including the application of GRID technology to ALMA data reduction.

Non-staff members could contribute to the ARC activity by supervising students, by building scientific collaborations with the staff members, or helping with staff members recruitment and funding. If you are interested in contributing to the ARC activities please contact the ARC coordinator.

Students (both undergrad and doc) could ask the staff members for thesis on ALMA subjects to be done in collaboration with the ARC node staff.

ARC members

Jan Brand

• ARC Responsible
  
• E-mail: j.brand@ira.inaf.it
  
• Phone: +39 051 6399372
  
• Scientific interests:
  • physics and chemistry of the galactic ISM;
  • properties of star-forming regions across the Galaxy;
  • circumstellar envelopes; masers, monitoring.

Marcella Massardi

• E-mail: massardi@ira.inaf.it
  
• Phone: +39 051 6399363
  
• ARC activities:
  • ARC vice coordinator
  • User support
  • Data reduction
  • Formation & Outreach
• Scientific interests:
  • extragalactic radio sources;
  • high-z galaxies & galaxy formation;
  • galaxy clusters and SZ effect;
  • polarimetry;
  • instrumental calibration.

Francesco Bedosti

• ARC system manager
• E-mail: f.bedosti@ira.inaf.it
• Phone: +39 051 6399546

Viviana Casasola

• E-mail: casasola@ira.inaf.it
• Phone: +39 051 6399544
• ARC activities:
  • User support
  • Formation & Outreach
• Scientific interests:
  • molecular gas in normal galaxies;
  • AGN fueling mechanisms;
  • star formation in galaxies;
  • H2-CO conversion factor.

Elisabetta Liuzzo

• E-mail: liuzzo@ira.inaf.it
• Phone: +39 051 6399544
• ARC activities:
  • User support
  • Data quality assessment
  • Software development
  • Formation & Outreach
  • mm-VLBI expert

Nuria Marcelino

• E-mail: marcelino@ira.inaf.it
• Phone: +39 051 6399544
• ARC activities:
  • Data reduction
  • ALMA calibrator database expert

Arturo Mignano

• E-mail: a.mignano@ira.inaf.it
• Phone: +39 051 6399542
• ARC activities:
  • Data reduction
  • Data quality assessment
  • Software development
  • Formation & Outreach
• Scientific interests:
  • multi-wavelength surveys;
  • physics and evolution of low luminosity AGN;
  • physical Constants Variation.

Rosita Paladino

• E-mail: a.mignano@ira.inaf.it
• Phone: +39 051 6399542
• ARC activities:
  • Data reduction
  • Data quality assessment
  • Formation & Outreach
• Scientific interests:
  • star formation in nearby galaxies;
  • magnetic fields and cosmic rays in the ISM;
  • environmental effects on star formation processes

ARC students and collaborators

• Eleonora Bianchi - UNIBO graduating student
• Andrea Giannetti - postDOC research grant