Astrophysics Computing Managers Group

The Astrophysics Computing Managers Group (aka Astronomy System Managers) meet twice a year at various astrophysical venues around the UK and occasionally Ireland. We also have an email list called STARMAN@JISCMAIL.AC.UK. This list is archived at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/starman.html. Due to discussion of commercial products and other sensitive information a login is required to view the discussions, contact Barry Smalley, address below, for login credentials.

At the meetings we discuss recent astronomical software developments and assess the latest hardware available. By pooling resources, we can help system managers "stay ahead of the game" as new software and hardware that is popular at one site will soon be demanded at other sites. Our meetings allow us to identify important new developments and plan accordingly.

New members of the group are always welcome, please contact Barry Smalley whose address begins with star and the rest of the address is astro.keele.ac.uk. Below is a list of institutions conducting astrophysics research with a local contact name.

Membership

Alphabetically by Institution:

Armagh - Martin Murphy
Belfast - Robert Ryans
Bristol - Rhys Morris
Birmingham - none at present
Cambridge - Pete Bunclark, Sue Cowell, Hardip Sanghera
Cardiff - Rodney Smith, Richard Frewin
Durham - Alan Lotts
Edinburgh - John Barrow, Horst Meyerdierks
Exeter - John Rowe
Glasgow - none at present
Hertfordshire - Tim Gledhill, John Atkinson
Imperial - Juliet Kemp
Keele - Barry Smalley
Leeds - none at present
Leicester - Mark Mahabir
Liverpool John Moores - Alan Scott, Mike Tomlinson, Dan Harman
Manchester, including Jodrell Bank - Bob Dickson, Ant Holloway
MRAO - Dave Titterington
Nottingham - Andrew Wilson
Open University - Geoff Bradshaw
Oxford - Neil Clifford, Martin J Carter
Portsmouth Institute of Cosmology & Gravitation - none at present
RAL - was Duncan Russell
Sheffield - Paul Kerry
St Andrews - Ian Taylor
Southampton - was Mike Hill
Sussex - none at present
University of Central Lancashire - Steven Chapman
UCL - John Deacon
Warwick - none at present

Recent Meetings

3rd Sept 2003, UCLAN, Preston
6-7th April 2004, Bristol
7-8th Sept 2004, Leicester
12-13th April 2005, Queen Mary, London
7-8th September 2005, Oxford
26-27th April 2006, Cardiff
6-7th September 2006, St Andrews

Minutes for these meetings are available via the jiscmail website and the not much used Starman wiki.

Next Meeting

19/20th April 2007, University of Central Lancashire, Preston during NAM,.

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