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MWA Project Meeting - 2026

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Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125 (Engineering Research Center, Brown University)

Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

Engineering Research Center, Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
Description

MWA Project Meeting: Providence, Rhode Island, 2026

Overview

This year, we're very excited to hold the 2026 mid-year meeting at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. 

Radio astronomers are invited to attend from Monday 27 July to Thursday 30 July. Meeting room locations will be advised shortly.

Details

The event will be held in-person, with remote participation facilitated online. Online attendance is encouraged. 

The time zone of the meeting will be that of the venue - US Eastern Daylight Time (AWST−12, UTC−4)

Please do not hesitate to contact the LOC if you have any questions.

Registration

Registrations are OPEN for the MWA Project Meeting. Please register by accessing the form here, or through the Registration link in the left-hand menu of this page. Registrations for in-person attendance will close on July 17. Online attendance registrations will close on July 26.

Online meeting links will be sent to registered participants' email addresses closer to the event. Please contact kirsty.snadden@curtin.edu.au for queries related to registrations. 

Call for Abstracts

The call for abstracts is OPEN for the MWA Project Meeting. Abstracts for presentations must be submitted through this page, or can be accessed through the left-hand menu. Abstracts are due by 3 June, for consideration by the SOC.

Science Group Meetings

Discussion among attendees is highly encouraged. To facilitate collaboration and meaningful interactions among scientific groups, small breakout rooms are provided on day 1, 27 July. Further details will be provided here soon.

LOC

  • Jonathan Pober
  • Ariel Green

SOC

  • Jonathan Pober
  • Chris Riseley
  • Stefan Duchesne

Key Dates

  • Registrations open: 13 April 2026
  • Call for Abstracts open: 13 April 2026
  • Call for Abstracts close: 3 June 2026
  • In-person registrations close: 17 July 2026
  • Timetable announced (with book of abstracts): 17 July 2026, Book of Abstracts
  • Online registrations close: 26 July 2026
  • MWA Project Meeting: 27-30 July 2026
Acknowledgements

The MWA Project is an initiative of the Australian Government being conducted as part of the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy and administered by Astronomy Australia Ltd.

We also recognise contributions from ICRAR, Curtin University, and the MWA Collaboration towards this event, in particular, the event hosts and United States Consortium Lead for the MWA Collaboration, Brown University. 

Book of Abstracts 2026.pdf
MWA Project Meeting Schedule 2026.docx
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  • Monday 27 July
    • Busy days Room 125

      Room 125

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University
  • Tuesday 28 July
    • Registrations Room 190

      Room 190

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University
    • LOC Welcome Room 190

      Room 190

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University
    • 1
      Director's report Room 190

      Room 190

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University
      Speaker: Prof. Steven Tingay (ICRAR-Curtin)
    • Invited Speakers: EoR status report - online presentation Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University

      Providence, Rhode Island
      Convener: Cathryn Trott (ICRAR - Curtin University)
    • Invited Speakers: Transients status report - online presentation Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University

      Providence, Rhode Island
      Convener: Natasha Hurley-Walker (Curtin / ICRAR)
    • Invited Speakers: PFT status report - online presentation Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University

      Providence, Rhode Island
      Convener: Chia Min Tan (ICRAR/Curtin)
    • Invited Speakers: SHI status report - online presentation Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University

      Providence, Rhode Island
      Convener: Divya Oberoi (National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, Pune India)
    • 10:00
      Morning break Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University

      Providence, Rhode Island
    • Invited Speakers: GEG status report - online presentation Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University

      Providence, Rhode Island
      Convener: Prof. Christopher Riseley (Astronomisches Institut der Ruhr-Universität Bochum (AIRUB))
    • GEG: GaLactic and Extragalactic All-Sky MWA eXtended (GLEAM-X): Entire survey results - online presentation Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University

      Providence, Rhode Island
      Convener: Kathryn Ross (AusSRC - Curtin University)
    • PFT: First measurements of pulse broadening for the double pulsar - online presentation Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University

      Providence, Rhode Island
      Convener: Christopher Lee (Curtin University)
    • PFT: The first blind detection of a low-frequency fast radio burst with the Murchison Widefield Array - online presentation Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University

      Providence, Rhode Island
      Convener: Cristian Di Pietrantonio
    • GEG: A multi-frequency perspective on Cosmic Ray signatures in Nearby Galaxies - online presentation Room 190

      Room 190

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University
      Convener: Prof. Christopher Riseley (Astronomisches Institut der Ruhr-Universität Bochum (AIRUB))
    • 12:30
      Lunch break Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University

      Providence, Rhode Island
    • Invited Speakers: Archive, MWAX and MWA ASVO Systems Update Room 190

      Room 190

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University
      Convener: Greg Sleap (Curtin University/Murchison Widefield Array)
    • EoR: A long term study of Over the Horizon propagation in Western Australia Room 190

      Room 190

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University
      Conveners: Danny Jacobs (Arizona State University), Sara Jones (Arizona State University)
    • EoR: External Verification of the FHD-eppsilon Analysis Pipeline using a Simulated Flat Power Spectrum Room 190

      Room 190

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University
      Convener: Mitchell Burdorf (Brown Physics -- Jonathan Pober Lab)
    • End of day Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University

      Providence, Rhode Island
    • Reception Hazeltine Commons, Engineering Research Center

      Hazeltine Commons, Engineering Research Center
  • Wednesday 29 July
    • HPC: A.I based compression for Radio-astronomy data - online presentation Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University

      Providence, Rhode Island
      Convener: Adrien Devresse (SKACH - EPFL)
    • EoR: MWA vs. LOFAR: Analyzing LOFAR data using MWA software - online presentation Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University

      Providence, Rhode Island
      Convener: Nichole Barry (University of New South Wales)
    • HPC: Identifying “bad” channels from calibration solutions - online presentation Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University

      Providence, Rhode Island
      Convener: Mr Kenil Ajudiya (Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy)
    • SHI: Enabling routine daytime observation via temperature compensation - online presentation Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University

      Providence, Rhode Island
      Convener: John Morgan (CSIRO S&A)
    • SHI: MWA Solar Quick Look Pipeline - online presentation Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University

      Providence, Rhode Island
      Convener: Angie Waszewski (University of Newcastle)
    • EoR: MWA vs. LOFAR: Analyzing MWA data using LOFAR software - online presentation Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University

      Providence, Rhode Island
      Convener: Satyapan Munshi (Australian National University)
    • 09:55
      Morning break Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University

      Providence, Rhode Island
    • EoR: Inferring properties of the first galaxies and intergalactic medium using MWA observations - online presentation Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University

      Providence, Rhode Island
      Convener: Yuxiang Qin (Australian National University)
    • EoR: A scaled-array common-uv testbed for foreground control in EoR delay-power measurements - online presentation Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University

      Providence, Rhode Island
      Convener: Zhenghao Zhu (Shanghai Astronomical Observatory，Chinese Academy of Sciences)
    • EoR: Improved Modeling for Moving Sources of Radio Frequency Interference and Impact on Flagging Strategies Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University

      Providence, Rhode Island
      Convener: Jade Ducharme (Brown University)
    • EoR: Characterizing Instrumental Effects in MWA Phase III Data Room 190

      Room 190

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University
      Convener: Lauren Dressler (University of Washington)
    • 11:45
      Lunch break Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University

      Providence, Rhode Island
    • EoR: An Improved ML Method for RFI Identification in MWA EoR Data Room 190

      Room 190

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University
      Convener: Aidan LaBella (Brown University)
    • EoR: RFI Mitigation and Power Spectrum Analysis of Newly Room 190

      Room 190

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University
      Convener: Morgan Lee (Brown University)
    • EoR: Understanding the Model Dependence of Reionization Constraints Derived from 21 cm Observations Room 190

      Room 190

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University
      Convener: Jonathan Pober (Brown)
    • End of day Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University

      Providence, Rhode Island
  • Thursday 30 July
    • Board Meeting Room 225

      Room 225

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University
    • Phase 3 Science Workshop: Transients Science: A look forward - online presentation Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University

      Providence, Rhode Island
      Convener: Natasha Hurley-Walker (Curtin / ICRAR)
    • Phase 3 Science Workshop: Pulsars and Fast Transients Science: A look forward - online presentation Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University

      Providence, Rhode Island
      Convener: Ramesh Bhat (Dr)
    • Phase 3 Science Workshop: Solar, Heliosphere and Ionosphere Science: A look forward - online presentation Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University

      Providence, Rhode Island
      Convener: Surajit Mondal (National Centre for Radio Astrophysics)
    • Phase 3 Science Workshop: Galactic and Extra Galactic: A look forward - online presentation Room 190

      Room 190

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University
      Convener: Prof. Christopher Riseley (Astronomisches Institut der Ruhr-Universität Bochum (AIRUB))
    • 13:00
      Afternoon break Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University

      Providence, Rhode Island
    • EoR Workshop: EoR Workshop: Jonathan Pober Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University

      Providence, Rhode Island
    • EoR Workshop: EoR Workshop: Bryna Hazelton Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University

      Providence, Rhode Island
    • EoR Workshop: EoR Workshop: Danny Jacobs Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University

      Providence, Rhode Island
    • EoR Workshop: Group Discussion Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University

      Providence, Rhode Island
    • End of day Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Main sessions: Room 190, Break-out sessions: Room 125

      Engineering Research Center, Brown University

      Providence, Rhode Island