The University of Arizona’s College of Optical Sciences has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, or AURA, to polish the 4.2-meter primary mirror for the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope, or ATST. UA NEWS

SCOTS Test Study of Synchrontron Mirrors Phase I. Sponsor: Brookhaven National Laboratory. PI: Peng Su. Start date: May 12, 2011. End date: June 30, 2011. $15,000.