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TMT Director in Japan Receives Toray Gold Medal
September 6th, 2011 TMT Partners News

Masanori Iye, the director of the TMT project office at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), has been awarded the prestigious 2010 Toray Science and Technology Prize.

Transforming our Understanding of the Universe with the Infrared Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS)
July 29th, 2011 Science & Astronomy

With the sharpest and most sensitive images ever taken in the near infrared, TMT and IRIS will open our eyes to the Universe in exciting new ways, exploring everything from dwarf planets at the orbit of Pluto to the most distant galaxies ever explored near the dawn of cosmic time.

Aloha, Mr. Roboto: TMT Powers Up Hawaiian Student Robotics Teams
July 5th, 2011 Education & Outreach

Although known for its gorgeous beaches and aloha lifestyle, the state of Hawaii is also home to a host of impressive and successful student robotics programs. The Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) Project is sponsoring several of these robotics clubs with the goal of encouraging fun and learning today that can translate into careers in science and technology tomorrow.

Aloha, Mr. Roboto: TMT Powers Up Hawaiian Student Robotics Teams
July 5th, 2011

Although known for its gorgeous beaches and aloha lifestyle, the state of Hawaii is also home to a host of impressive and successful student robotics programs. The Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) Project is sponsoring several of these robotics clubs with the goal of encouraging fun and learning today that can translate into careers in science and technology tomorrow.

A Dark and Stormy Night
June 20th, 2011 Education & Outreach

Sandra Dawson presents the Universe Tonight monthly talk.

Future Scientists and Engineers Get a Leg Up at TMT-Sponsored Summer Internship Program
June 16th, 2011

A highly successful internship program run by the Akamai Workforce Initiative (AWI) is starting another summer session this week, thanks in part to funding from the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) Project.

President Obama Meets U.S. Laureates of 2010 Kavli Prizes - TMT Project Scientist Honored
June 7th, 2011

At the White House today, President Barack Obama met in the Oval Office with the seven U.S. recipients of the 2010 Kavli Prizes to recognize and honor their seminal contributions to the three fields for which the Prizes are awarded -- astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience.

International Colloquium on the Thirty Meter Telescope
May 23rd, 2011

Special Event of the International Symposium on Photoelectronic Detection and Imaging 2011: As part of the 4th International Symposium on Photoelectronic Detection and Imaging (ISPDI 2011), May 24-26, 2011 in Beijing, China, scientists and engineers from the US and China are meeting for a special colloquium on the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT). The colloquium is a milestone in the TMT international partnership for development and operation of...

The Most Distant and Earliest Galaxies
March 31st, 2011 Science & Astronomy

The first stars and tiny galaxies formed about 150-300 million years after the Big Bang, 13.7 billion years ago. They were the seeds that led to today’s myriad galaxies, including our own Milky Way. But the details of when and how they developed are still unclear.

Thirty Meter Telescope Receives Permit in Hawaii
February 28th, 2011

The University of Hawaii has applied for and been granted a Conservation District Use Permit (CDUP) to build and operate the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) on Mauna Kea. The permit was granted by the Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) of Hawaii’s Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR).

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