Cosmic Origins
Searching for answers about our universe and its origins

Cosmic Origins Program Analysis Group
(COPAG)

Executive Committee

Former Executive Committee Members

Name Term Institution
Lee Armus November 2015–October 2018 Caltech
Dominic Benford
COR Program Office,
Ex-Officio
August 2011–September 2013 NASA / GSFC
Misty Bentz December 2017–November 2020 Georgia State University
Daniela Calzetti December 2013–November 2016 University of Massachusetts
Julianne Dalcanton October 2011–September 2014 University of Washington
Dennis Ebbetts December 2013–November 2016 Ball Aerospace
Steve Finkelstein November 2018–October 2021 University of Texas
Michael Garcia (Ex-Officio) NASA HQ
Jonathan Gardner September 2010–November 2013 NASA / Goddard Space Flight Center
Lisseth Gavilan-Marin November 2020–November 2022 NASA Ames Research Center
Suvi Gezari November 2015–October 2018 University of Maryland
Paul Goldsmith September 2010–November 2013 Jet Propulsion Laboratory
James Green December 2013–November 2016 University of Colorado
Matt Greenhouse February 2015–January 2018 NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Sara Heap December 2013–November 2016 NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Lynne Hillenbrand October 2011–October 2015 Caltech
Chris Howk November 2015–October 2018 University of Notre Dame
Mary Elizabeth Kaiser November 2014–October 2017 Johns Hopkins
Alina Kiessling February 2020–October 2022 Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Joseph Lazio November 2014–October 2018 NASA/JPL
Janice Lee
Chair
November 2017–October 2022
Chair-elect/Chair Jan 2021
Gemini / NOIRLab
David Leisawitz October 2011–February 2015 NASA / Goddard Space Flight Center
Paul Lightsey November 2016–November 2019 Ball Aerospace
Charles Lillie September 2010–November 2013 Northrop Grumman
James Lowenthal March 2012–March 2015 Smith College
Pam Marcum November 2014–October 2017 NASA / Ames
Chris Martin
Chair
September 2010–July 2013 California Institute of Technology
John O'Meara November 2016–November 2019 Saint Michael College
Thomas Megeath November 2016–November 2020 U. Toledo
Margaret Meixner
Chair
November 2018–October 2021 USRA / Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
Deborah Padget
COR Program Office,
Ex-Officio
March 2014–January 2017 NASA/GSFC
Mario Perez
Executive Secretary,
Ex-Officio
2010–February 2020 NASA HQ
Alexandra Pope November 2018–October 2022 University of Massachussetts
Claudia Scarlata November 2016–November 2020 U. Minnesota
Paul Scowen
Chair
December 2011–December 2014
November 2015–April 2019
Arizona State University
Kenneth Sembach
Chair
September 2010–November 2015 Space Telescope Science Institute
Jason Tumlinson December 2017–November 2020 Space Telescope Science Institute
Sarah Tuttle November 2016–November 2020 U. Washington
Christine Chen November 2020–January 2024 Space Telescope Science Institute
Chris Hayward November 2020–January 2024 Flatiron Institute

News
13 November 2024
Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) Technology Roadmap Webinar | Thursday, November 14th, 10:00am – 11:30am PT (1:00pm – 2:30pm ET)
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6 November 2024
Galaxies SIG Seminar: Star Formation in the Diffuse Universe | November 6th 11:00a – 12:00p ET
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REMINDER: NASA Astrophysics Advisory Committee (APAC) Meeting: November 7th & 8th, 2024 | 9:00am – 5:00 pm ET
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PhysCOS Early Career Workshop | November 19th – 21st 2024
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