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![Dr. Ir. Omid Noroozian](https://public.nrao.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/omidimage-585x300.jpg)
Dr. Ir. Omid Noroozian, an associate scientist and senior research engineer with NRAO’s Central Development Laboratory, was honored with NASA’s prestigious Nancy Grace Roman Technology Fellowship in Astrophysics.
![Prof. Philip Diamond and Tony Beasley](https://public.nrao.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/CASA-signature-585x300.jpeg)
The SKA Organisation and NRAO have signed an MoU for the design and development of new data models to address the data processing requirements of their next-generation telescopes.
![VLASS Logo](https://public.nrao.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/VLASSlogo-585x300.jpg)
Astronomers from a Canadian consortium will develop a data center to perform advanced processing of VLA Sky Survey data to augment its scientific value.
![The three winners of the ICARE 2017 Award](https://public.nrao.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Award-585x300.jpg)
The prestigious Chilean business organization ICARE (Instituto Chileno de Administración Racional de Empresas) chose ALMA in its Special Category for its annual award to people, businesses or institutions who stand out for their contribution to business development through business excellence and support for the country’s growth.
![Artist's conception of the VLBA](https://public.nrao.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/VLBA1_med-585x300.jpg)
The VLBA finds the closest pair of supermassive black holes yet found, orbiting each other at the core of a distant galaxy.
![Artist's conception of ngVLA](https://public.nrao.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/nrao17df12b-585x300.jpg)
NRAO and AUI are launching development of a new radio-telescope system with the advanced capabilities to answer critical scientific questions of the coming decades.
![Screenshot of animated series on ALMA](https://public.nrao.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Revised-graphic-NRAO-585x300.jpg)
Animated series explains the discoveries enabled by ALMA and the wonders of the invisible universe.
![VA-NC Alliance students](https://public.nrao.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/GBT-small-group-2017-585x300.jpg)
NSF awards grant to VA-NC Alliance program.
![Dr. Sean Dougherty](https://public.nrao.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Dougherty-2017-585x300.jpg)
The ALMA Board selects Dr. Sean Dougherty as the new ALMA Director for a 5-year term beginning April 2018.
![ACEAP logo imposed over image of various observatories in Chile.](https://public.nrao.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/imagesnon-gallery2014c-blue12-11-ACEAPACEAP_nrao-585x300.jpg)
Astronomy outreach team travels to Chile to learn about U.S.-funded observatories.