Podcaster: Rob Sparks
Title: The Future of NOAO
Organization: NOAO
Links: www.noao.edu ; @NOAONorth; https://www.flickr.com/photos/halfastro ; www.lsst.org
Description: In this interview recorded at the January meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Grapevine, Texas, NOAO director Dr. David Silva discusses the future of NOAO as astronomy moves into the era of big data.
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Bio: Rob Sparks is a science education specialist in the Education and Public Outreach (EPO) group at the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) and works on the Galileoscope project (www.galileoscope.org), providing design, dissemination and professional development. He blogs at halfastro.wordpress.com. You can see his photos at https://www.flickr.com/photos/halfastro
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