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Astrophsyics

Cosmic Origins Program Analysis Group

241st Meeting of the American Astronomical Society

Seattle, Washington
8–12 January 2023

NASA Joint Program Analysis Group (Joint PAG)

Sunday, 8 January 2023
Room: 4C-3
| 3:00pm–5:00pm Pacific | 4:00pm–6:00pm Mountain | 5:00pm–7:00pm Central | 6:00pm–8:00pm Eastern |

Agenda

Keynote speaker Mark Clampin, NASA Astrophysics Division Director



Cosmic Origins Program Analysis Group (COPAG)

Monday, 9 January 2023
Room: 4C-4
| 9:00am–11:00am Pacific | 10:00am–12:00am Mountain | 11:00am–1:00pm Central | 12:00pm–2:00pm Eastern |

TimePresentationSpeaker
9:00am–9:05amIntroductionPeter Kurczynski & Shouleh Nikzad[PDF]
9:05am–9:15amStars SIGRachael Beaton[PDF]
9:15am–9:25amGalaxies SIGBenne Holwerda[PDF]
9:25am–9:35amUV STIGStephan McCandliss[PDF]
9:35am–9:45amIR STIGMeredith MacGregor & Jake Connors[PDF]
9:45am–9:55amAGN SIGShobita Satyapal[PDF]
9:55am–11:00amDiscussion

NASA’s Great Observatories Maturation Program (GOMaP)

Monday, 9 January 2023
Room: 4C-3
| 2:00pm–3:30pm Pacific | 3:00pm–4:30pm Mountain | 4:00pm–5:30pm Central | 5:00pm–6:30pm Eastern |

Agenda

PresentationSpeaker
HQ Leads IntroductionsJulie Crooke, Eric Smith
GOMAP Plans and TimelineJulie Crooke (HQ)
DEIA in Mission DevelopmentKeivan Stassun (Vanderbilt Univ.) NAS Report and Kartik Sheth (NASA HQ)
Cross-PAG New Great Observatories Science Analysis GroupGrant Tremblay (SAO)
GOMAP Precursor Science SolicitationEric Smith (HQ)

Infrared Science & Technology Interest Group (IR STIG)

Tuesday, 10 January 2023
Room: 204
| 9:00am–11:00am Pacific | 10:00am–12:00pm Mountain | 11:00am–1:00pm Central | 12:00pm–2:00pm Eastern |

Agenda

TimePresentationSpeaker
09:00am–09:05amWelcome and Introduction to the IRSTIGMeredith MacGregor
& Jake Connors
[PDF]
09:05am–09:15amRoman Space TelescopeDominic Benford[PDF]
09:15am–09:25amSPICE Probe ConceptLee Mundy[PDF]
09:25am–09:35amSynergies with the SPHEREx All-Sky Spectroscopic SurveysRachel Akeson[PDF]
09:35am–09:45amPRIMA Probe ConceptJason Glenn[PDF]
09:45am–09:55amFuture Far-Infrared Surveys for Galaxy EvolutionJoaquin Viera[PDF]
09:55am–10:05amFIRSST Probe ConceptAsantha Cooray[PDF]
10:05am–10:15amExtragalactic Magnetism Using FIR and Sub-mm PolarimetryEnrique Lopez Rodriguez[PDF]
10:15am–10:25amSALTUS Probe ConceptChris Walker[PDF]
10:25am–10:35amCross-Correlations Between NIR and FIR Images to Trace Star Formation in Large-Scale StructuresDouglass Scott[PDF]
10:35am–11:00amCommunity discussion and questions

Ultraviolet Science & Technology Interest Group (UV STIG)

Tuesday, 10 January 2023
Room: 211
| 1:30pm–3:30pm Pacific | 2:30pm–4:30pm Mountain | 3:30pm–5:30pm Central | 4:30pm–6:30pm Eastern |

Agenda

Science and Technology Tradespace for the Habitable Worlds Observatory: Working Towards a Design Reference Architecture

TimePresentationSpeaker
13:30–13:35 (5)Decadal Science GoalsJason Tumlinson[PDF]
13:35–13:50 (12+3)TelescopesLee Feinberg[PDF]
13:50–14:10 (16+4)CoronagraphsEmiel Por,
Bertrand Mennesson
[PDF]
14:10–14:23 (10+3)High Definition Imager & Workhorse CameraShouleh Nikzad[PDF]
14:23–14:36 (10+3)Multi-Object SpectrographsKevin France[PDF]
14:36–14:49 (10+3)Star ShadesAki Roberge,
Scott Gaudi
14:49–15:02 (10+3)Workforce DevelopmentRachael Beaton[PDF]
15:02–15:15 (10+3)GOMaP ProcessJulie Crooke[PDF]
15:15–15:30 (15)Open DiscussionAll Present

Stars & Galaxies Science Interest Group

Tuesday, 10 January 2023
Room: 204
| 2:00pm–3:30pm Pacific | 3:00pm–4:30pm Mountain | 4:00pm–5:30pm Central | 5:00pm–6:30pm Eastern |

Agenda

  • Full Agenda TBA

  • Introducing ULTRASAT

    Wednesday, 11 January 2023
    Room: Room: 401
    | 9:30am–11:30am Pacific | 10:30am–12:30pm Mountain | 11:30am–1:30pm Central | 12:30pm–2:30pm Eastern |

    Agenda

    TimeTopicSpeaker
    9:30amIntroduction + US involvement overviewJames Rhoads
    9:45amMission overviewEli Waxman
    Mission PI
    9:55amMission technical capabilitiesYossi Shvartzvald
    10:10amUS ArchiveVandana Desai
    10:15amVera Rubin Observatory – ULTRASAT – NASA partnershipBob Blum
    10:20amNASA Proposal call summaryValerie Connaughton
    10:30amULTRASAT role in TDAMM ecosystemAvishay Gal-Yam
    10:40amULTRASAT science shorts (3-5 mintues each)
     The importance of early UV observations following GW eventsIair Arcavi
     Early UV emission from Supernova - theoryJonathan Morag
     Early UV emission from Supernovae - observationsIdo Irani
     Studying exoplanet host-star flares with ULTRASATSagi Ben-Ami
     Measuring AGN black-hole mass using ULTRASATEran Ofek
    11:00amOpen discussion Q+A
    11:30amEnd of session



    Active Galactic Nuclei Science Interest Group (AGN SIG)

    Wednesday, 11 January 2023
    Room: 211
    | 2:00pm–3:30pm Pacific | 3:00pm–4:30pm Mountain | 4:00pm–5:30pm Central | 5:00pm–6:30pm Eastern |

    Agenda

    TimeTitleSpeaker
    2:00pm–2:15pmOverview of AGN SIG and ActivitiesShobita Satyapal
    Community Discussion: 
    2:15pm–2:30pmState of the field and big science questionsGaby Canalizo &
    Shobita Satyapal
    2:30pm–2:55pmCurrent and Future Facilities neededErin Hicks &
    Vivan U
    2:55pm–3:15pmState of the ProfessionRon Gamble &
    Jenna Cann
    3:15pm–3:30pmOpen discussion and concluding remarks

    Webb Unveils Dark Side of
    Pre-stellar Ice Chemistry

    An international team of astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has obtained an in-depth inventory of the deepest, coldest ices measured to date in a molecular cloud. Read more.


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    Continuing Call for Nominations to the Cosmic Origins Program Analysis Group (COPAG) Executive Committee. »  Details.
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    23 May 2023
    Diffuse Gas in Cosmic Ecosystems Science Interest Group | Thursday, May 25th »  Details.
    4 May 2023
    ROSES-22: Topical Workshops, Symposia, and Conferences (TWSC) Delayed »  Details.
    4 May 2023
    ROSES-23: Research Initiation Awards (RIA) and SMD Bridge Program Seed Funding (BPSF) »  Details.
    4 May 2023
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