Cosmic Origins
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Cosmic Origins Program Analysis Group
Events: Meetings

245th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society

Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
National Harbor, Maryland
12 – 16 January 2025


COR & COPAG Session

Sunday, 12 January 2025
Potomac 3 – 4
9:00am – 4:00pm ET

Agenda
Time Topic Speakers
9:00am – 9:30am COPAG Introduction and Updates [PDF][PDF] Shouleh Nikzad, Peter Kurczynski
9:30am – 10:55am Galaxies / Stars / DGCE SIG
The Need for Space-Based IFU Spectroscopy [PDF] Claudia Scarlata
Deciphering the True Properties of Galaxies Across Cosmic Time with UV Spectroscopy [PDF] Bethan James
A "Massive" Future for UV Spectroscopy [PDF] Christi Erba
Growing in the Wind: O VI Imaging of a Galaxy’s Circumgalactic Medium [PDF] David Rupke
IFU Using Slit Stepping [PDF] Susan Kassin
10:55am – 11:10am Morning Break
11:10am – 12:00 noon Spatially Resolved UV Spectroscopy – Panel Discussion Paul Scowen, Erika Hamden, Stephan McCandliss, Emily Witt, David Schminovich, Susan Kassin, Sanch Borthakur (Moderator)
12:00 noon – 1:30pm Lunch Break
1:30pm – 2:00pm Science and Upcoming Data Releases from Euclid, an ESA Mission with NASA Participation [PDF] Claudia Scarlata
2:15pm – 2:30pm Cosmic Origins Technology Gaps and Portfolio Highlights [PDF] Rachel Rivera (NASA GSFC)
2:30pm – 2:45pm Roman Space Telescope [PDF] Rachel Beaton
2:45pm – 3:00pm Afternoon Break
3:00pm – 3:15pm Unpacking the Black Box: The Role of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning-Assisted Tools in Astronomy Research [PDF] Kartheik Iyer
3:15pm – 4:00pm Preparing for Astro 2030: The Astrophysics Decadal Survey Process [PDF] Rachel Osten
4:00pm End

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