Cosmic Origins
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Cosmic Origins Program Analysis Group
Events: Meetings

243rd Meeting of the American Astronomical Society

New Orleans, Louisiana
7 – 11 January 2024


Cosmic Origins Program Analysis Group (COPAG) Session

Sunday, 7 January 2024
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room: 244 / 245
9:00am – 1:00pm CT

Agenda
Time Topic Speakers
9:00am – 9:30am Opening Remarks / COPAG Introduction [PDF] Peter Kurczynski
Chair: Shouleh Nikzad
9:30am – 10:00am UV Working Group Summary / UV STIG [PDF] UV WG Chair: Sarah Tuttle
10:00am – 12:00 noon Galaxies SIG, Stars SIG, Diffuse Gas Cosmic Ecosystems SIG [PDF] Chair: Hsiao-Wen Chen
10:00am – 10:15am UV diagnostics of the Starburst ISM [PDF] Danielle Berg
10:15am – 10:30am Massive stars at low metallicity in the lead-up to HabWorlds [PDF] Peter Senchyna
10:30am – 10:45am The Baryon cycle in the HWO era, and along the way [PDF] John O’Meara
10:45am – 11:00am The need for space-based IFU spectroscopy Claudia Scarlata
11:00am – 11:15am How to start mapping the CGM in emission without waiting 20 years [PDF] Erika Hamden
11:15am – 11:30am UV Star Formation Rate [PDF] Janice Lee
11:30am – 12:00 noon Panel Discussion: Realizing Transformative Science in the LeadTime for HabWorlds Moderator: Rachael Beaton
12:00 noon – 12:30pm Science Gaps [PDF] Panelist include Doris Daou (HQ), Enrique Lopez Rodriguez (Stanford), & John ZuHone (CFA Harvard)
12:30pm – 1:00pm HWO [PDF] HWO START Co-Chairs: John O'Meara &
Courtney Dressing
Moderator: Swara Ravindranath
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