Science Teams

Cosmology with the Roman High Latitude Imaging Survey

PI: Olivier Doré / Jet Propulsion Laboratory

The Roman Galactic Exoplanet Survey Project Infrastructure Team

PI: B. Scott Gaudi / Ohio State University

RAPID: Roman Alerts Promptly from Image Differencing

PI: Mansi Kasliwal / California Institute of Technology

A Roman Project Infrastructure Team to Support Cosmological Measurements with Type Ia Supernovae

Co-PI: Dan Scolnic / Duke University
Co-PI: Rebekah Hounsell / University of Maryland – Baltimore County
Co-PI: Benjamin Rose / Benjamin Rose / Baylor University
Co-PI: David Rubin / University of Hawaii – Honolulu

Project Infrastructure for the Roman Galaxy Redshift Survey

PI: Yun Wang / California Institute of Technology

Unveiling the architecture of planetary systems through total and polarized intensity observations with Coronagraph

PI: Anche, Ramya, University Of Arizona

Modeling, Simulation, and Data Analysis Software Development for the Roman Coronagraph Instrument

PI: Gersh-Range, Jessica, DM Telescopes LLC

Enabling Maximum Technical and Science Return of the Roman-Coronagraph with Precursor Observations and Simulations

PI: Hom, Justin, University Of Arizona

Maximizing the lessons to be learned from the Roman coronagraph

PI: Macintosh, Bruce, University Of California, Santa Cruz

Coronagraph Instrument testing and performance evaluation in single- and binary star modes

PI: Ruslan Belikov / NASA – Ames Research Center
Institutional PI: Eduardo Bendek / Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Co-I: Dan Sirbu / NASA – Ames Research Cente

Calibrating Roman’s Coronagraphic Imaging and Polarimetry Modes

PI: Max Millar-Blanchaer / University of California – Santa Barbara

Data driven investigations of the Coronagraph Instrument as a starlight suppression yardstick.

PI: Laurent Pueyo / Space Telescope Science Institute

Roman’s Giants: Jovian Exoplanet Modeling and RCI Detectability

PI: Tyler Robinson / University of Arizona

Target Selection and Observation Modeling Tools for the Roman Coronagraph Technology Demonstration and Beyond

PI: Dmitry Savransky / Cornell University

Imaging and Characterizing Exoplanets with the Roman Coronagraph and Open-Source Tools

PI: Jason Wang / Northwestern University – Evanston

Circumstellar dust: A nexus of performance, calibration, and science potential in the Roman coronagraph technology demonstration

PI: Schuyler Wolff / University of Arizona

SUPERBACK: Building an Empirically Motivated Background Model to Optimize Roman Observations

PI: Carleton, Timothy, Arizona State University
Wide-Field Science – Regular

Roman Galactic Variability Project

PI: De, Kishalay, Columbia University
Wide-Field Science – Regular

AGN Dust Reverberation in the Roman High Latitude Time Domain Survey

PI: Fausnaugh, Michael, Texas Tech University, Lubbock
Wide-Field Science – Regular

Up and Across the Ramps: Enabling Solar System Science from Roman Level One Data

PI: Golovich, Nathan, Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
Wide-Field Science – Large

Mapping the 3D structure of the nearby Universe with Roman+Surface Brightness Fluctuations

PI: Greene, Jenny, Princeton University
Institutional PI: Wechsler, Risa, Stanford University
Institutional PI: Mao, Yao-Yuan, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
Wide-Field Science – Regular

Building pipelines for pixel-level measurement and analysis with Rubin Observatory LSST data to enhance Roman science

PI: Kannawadi Jayaraman, Arun, Duke University
Institutional PI: Melchior, Peter, Princeton University
Wide-Field Science – Large

Reionization Science from Cross-Correlations with the Roman Space Telescope

PI: Lidz, Adam, University Of Pennsylvania
Wide-Field Science – Regular

Launching the Roman Zooniverse: Getting Started with Roman Galaxy Zoo

PI: Masters, Karen, Haverford College
Wide-Field Science – Regular

Maximizing Roman’s Discovery Potential for the Faintest Galaxies

PI: Mutlu-Pakdil, Burcin, Dartmouth College
Wide-Field Science – Regular

Exploiting the Intrinsic Correlations Between Galaxy Properties: Redshift and Beyond

PI: Newman, Jeffrey, University Of Pittsburgh
Wide-Field Science – Regular

I spy a planet: the impact of stellar variability on microlensing

PI: Newton, Elisabeth, Dartmouth College
Wide-Field Science – Regular

Training an AI Visual Inspector: Citizen Science and Deep Learning for Roman Slitless Spectroscopy

PI: Scarlata, Claudia, University Of Minnesota
Wide-Field Science – Regular

A Next-Generation Crowded-Field Stellar Photometry Tool for Roman

PI: Zucker, Catherine, Smithsonian Institution/Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Wide-Field Science – Regular

Roman High Redshift Transient Science

PI: Yan, Lin, California Institute of Technology
Institutional PI: Fox, Ori, Space Telescope Science Institute
Wide-Field Science – Large

A Flexible Open-Source Framework for Rapid Stellar Classification in the Era of Roman

PI: Zucker, Catherine, Smithsonian Institution/Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Wide-Field Science – Regular

Exploiting Deep Learning to Improve Roman Photometric Redshifts

Wide-Field Science – Regular
Brett Andrews / University of Pittsburgh, PI

Galaxy Intrinsic Alignments for Cosmology with the Roman Space Telescope

Wide-Field Science – Regular
Jonathan Blazek / Northeastern University, PI

Detecting Microhertz Gravitational Waves with the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

Wide-Field Science – Regular
Tzu-Ching Chang / Jet Propulsion Laboratory, PI

Preparing for a leap: Precursor Strong Lensing Science with Roman Towards Precision Cosmology

Wide-Field Science – Regular
Tansu Daylan / Washington University, PI

Establishing SI-traceable Standard Reference Fields and Low Redshift Type Ia Supernova Calibration for Roman Wide Field Science

Wide-Field Science – Regular
Susana Deustua / National Institute of Standards & Technology, Co-PI

Observatory Microlensing and Binary Self Lensing with Roman and with Rubin

Wide-Field Science – Regular
Rosanne Di Stefano / Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, PI

Machine Learn the Roman Universe

Wide-Field Science – Regular
Shirley Ho, New York University, PI

Kinematic Lensing with the Roman Space Telescope

Wide-Field Science – Large
Elisabeth Krause / University of Arizona, PI

DeepDISC-Roman: Detection, Instance Segmentation, and Classification for Roman with Deep Learning

Wide-Field Science – Regular
Xin Liu / University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign, PI

ROSALIA: Roman Sky Analyst for Low surface brightness Imaging & Astronomy

Wide-Field Science – Large
Pamela Marcum / NASA – Ames Research Center, PI

Enhancing the Roman Cosmology Program with Strongly Lensed Supernovae

Wide-Field Science – Large
Louis-Gregory Strolger / Space Telescope Science Institute, PI

A Statistical Framework for Optimizing Roman Spectroscopic Training Sets

Wide-Field Science – Regular
Jeffrey Newman / University of Pittsburgh, PI

Asteroseismology Using The Galactic Bulge Time Domain Survey

Wide-Field Science – Regular
Marc Pinsonneault / Ohio State University, PI

Laying the Foundation for a Comprehensive View of Transiting Exoplanets with the Galactic Bulge Survey

Wide-Field Science – Large
Elisa Quintana / NASA – Goddard Space Flight Center, PI

SPQR: Spectroscopic Probes of Quantitative Reionization

Wide-Field Science – Large
James Rhoads / NASA – Goddard Space Flight Center, PI

A new theoretical framework for globular cluster science with the Roman Wide-Field Imager

Wide-Field Science – Regular
Robyn Sanderson / University of Pennsylvania, PI

Spots, Faculae, and Ages: The Promise of Rotation with Roman and Deep Learning

Wide-Field Science – Regular
Jamie Tayar / University of Florida – Gainesville, PI

Roman Infrared Nearby Galaxies Survey

Wide-Field Science – Large
Benjamin Williams / University of Washington – Seattle, PI