2 August 2023
Nine precursor science proposals were selected for funding from the ROSES 2022 D.16 Astrophysics Decadal Survey Precursor Science Program (NNH22ZDA001N-ADSPS):
Congratulations to these awardees!
Bryson, Stephen/NASA Ames Research Center
Obtaining Better Constraints on Eta-Earth By Reprocessing Kepler Data to Generate a More Complete and Reliable Exoplanet Catalog
Dressing, Courtney/University of California, Berkeley
A Pathway to Planet Properties
Ertel,Steve/University Of Arizona
Securing revolutionary exozodi research with VLTI/NOTT
Krissansen-Totton, Joshua/University Of Washington, Seattle
Determining the Habitable Worlds Observatory capabilities needed to corroborate oxygen biosignatures
Lopez Rodriguez, Enrique/Stanford University
Revealing The Physics Of Galactic Outflows Using Far-Infrared Polarimetric Capabilities
MacGregor, Meredith/University Of Colorado, Boulder
Unraveling the Disk — Sensitivity, spectral and spatial resolution requirements for accurate determinations of disk masses
Turnbull, Margaret/SETI Institute
Quantifying Spectroscopic Performance Requirements for Detecting Biosignatures with a Habitable Worlds Observatory
Wilson, David/University Of Colorado, Boulder
Stellar X-ray and Ultraviolet characterization of the Habitable Worlds Observatory habitable planet target sample
ZuHone, John/Smithsonian Institution/Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Defining Science Requirements for Galaxy Formation and Evolution Across the UV and X-ray Wavebands with Synthetic Observations
Using community inputs from both the April and October 2022 Precursor Science Workshops, the Chief Scientists from the Cosmic Origins, Exoplanet Exploration, and Physics of the Cosmos Programs distilled a set of science gaps that would help define/refine important parameters for Astro 2020's three recommended future great observatories. To see the precursor science gap list, click here. For a complete list of award abstracts, click here