Sunday, 17 April 2016

Physics of the Cosmos Mini-Symposium

Session H11 Room 250C

Chair: Jamie Bock

• Physics of the Cosmos Session Abstracts [PDF]

Time	Topic	Speaker	Presentation
8:30 AM–9:06 AM	High Energy Astrophysics and Cosmology from Space: NASA's Physics of the Cosmos program	Ann Hornschemeier  (Invited)	[PDF]
9:06 AM–9:18 AM	The gravitational wave decade	John Conklin	[PDF]
9:18 AM–9:30 AM	Probing the Hot and Energetic Universe: X-rays and Astrophysics	Mark Bautz	[PDF]
9:30 AM–9:42 AM	Current Status and Future Prospects for Space-Based Gamma Ray Astronomy	Mark McConnell	[PDF]
9:42 AM–9:54 AM	Space-based Cosmic Ray Astrophysics	Eun-Suk Seo	[PDF]
9:54 AM–10:06 AM	The Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation and its Polarization	Edward Wollack	[PDF]
10:06 AM–10:18 AM	Space Based Dark Energy Surveys	Olivier Dore	[PDF]

Inflation Probe SIG Special Session

Session J11 Room 250C

Chair: Edward Wollack

Time	Topic	Speaker	Presentation
10:45 AM–11:21 AM	Inflation probe Science Interest Group	James Bock (Invited)	[PDF]
	The Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation and Its Polarization	Edward Wollack	[PDF]
11:21 AM–11:33 AM	Lessons Learned from Planck	Charles Lawrence
11:33 AM–11:45 AM	Planned CMB Satellite Mission Overview	Adrian Lee
11:45 AM–11:57 AM	Overview of Current and Planned CMB Ballooning Efforts	Shaul Hanany
11:57 AM–12:09 PM	Landscape of Ground-Based CMB Polarization Measurements	John Carlstrom
12:09 PM–12:21 PM	Technology Landscape for the Inflation Probe	Jeff McMahon	[PDF]

Gravitational Wave SIG Special Session

Session J12 Room 250DE

Chair: John Conklin

Time	Topic	Speaker	Presentation
10:45 AM–11:21 AM	Revisiting the LISA science case in a changing astrophysical landscape	Neil Cornish (Invited)	[PDF]
11:21 AM–11:33 AM	Report from the Gravitational Observatory Advisory Team	Guido Mueller
11:33 AM–11:45 AM	NASA's Preparations for ESA's L3 Gravitational Wave Mission	Robin Stebbins
11:45 AM–11:57 AM	The GRACE Follow-On Laser Ranging Interferometer; A inter-spacecraft laser interferometry technology demonstrator with similarities to LISA	Kirk McKenzie
11:57 AM–12:09 PM	Mission and Instrument Design Trades for a Space-based Gravitational Wave Observatory to Maximize Science Return	Jeff Livas
12:09 PM–12:21 PM	Preparing for LISA in the Gravitational Wave Era	Shane Larson
12:21 PM–12:33 PM	Update on LISA Pathfinder	Martin Hewittson

Cosmic Ray SIG Special Session

Session J13 Room 250F

Chair: Eun-Suk Seo

Time	Topic	Speaker	Presentation
10:45 AM–11:21 AM	Current Status of Astrophysics of Cosmic Rays	Igor Moskalenko (Invited)	[PDF]
11:21 AM–11:33 AM	The CALorimetric Electron Telescope (CALET) Launch and Early On-Orbit Performance	Greg Guzik	[PDF]
11:33 AM–11:45 AM	Status and Plan of the ISS-CREAM Experiment	Nico Picot-Clemente	[PDF]
11:45 AM–11:57 AM	Cosmic Rays in the Gamma-ray Sky	Terri Brandt	[PDF]
11:57 AM–12:09 PM	The Heavy Nuclei eXplorer (HNX) Mission	John Krizmanic	[PDF]
12:09 PM–12:21 PM	Update on JEM-EUSO	James Adams	[PDF]

Tuesday, 19 April 2016 Through Wednesday, 20 April 2016

First Meetings of the L3 Study Team (L3ST)