Astronomy Colloquium

  The Atacama Large Millimeter / Submillimeter Array has been in operation for nearly three years and although it has not yet entered full science operations, has delivered incredible results changing the paradigms across the entire spectrum of astrophysics research.  There are also some important synergies between ALMA, JWST and the TMT. I will describe the science results and the synergies along with an update on ALMA today with the goal of inspiring the audience to use this transformational millimeter / submillimeter facility.  Time permitting I hope to also show our newest ALMA results on gas and dust content of nearby and high redshift galaxies.