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Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
National Harbor, Maryland
12 – 16 January 2025
Sunday, 12 January 2025
Potomac 3 – 4
9:00am – 4:00pm ET
| 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 | |