La Asociación de Universidades para la Investigación en Astronomía de Estados Unidos invita al IAC a ingresar como miembro asociado en esta organización

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Esta mañana, William Smith, presidente de AURA (Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy), se reunió con el director e investigadores del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) con el fin de invitar a este Instituto, implicado en la enseñanza universitaria a través del Departamento de Astrofísica de la Universidad de La Laguna, a que solicite su adhesión a dicha organización como "International Affiliate Member". William Smith también se entrevistó con el Rector de la Universidad de La Laguna y miembro del Consejo Rector del IAC, Ángel Gutiérrez.

AURA (www.aura-astronomy.org) es un consorcio formado por universidades y centros de investigación, encargado de operar observatorios astronómicos de primer nivel (Gemini Observatory, National Optical Astronomy Observatory-NOAO, National Solar Observatory-NSO, Space Telescope Science Institute-STScI, New Initiatives Office-NIO). En la actualidad, AURA está constituida por 31 instituciones estadounidenses y 5 afiliados internacionales.

El objetivo de AURA es crear un programa de astronomía conjunto más efectivo promoviendo una fuerte asociación pública y privada, una mayor coordinación entre agencias (en tierra y en espacio) y una mayor colaboración internacional.

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