Cosmic Origins at AAS 237
The Cosmic Origins (COR) Program's presented activities at the 237th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS). The COR program's topic areas include galactic and stellar evolution, dark matter, and the origins and effects of supermassive black holes.
Location
Virtual
DATE
11 – 15 January 2021
COMMUNITY
IR STIG, UV STIG
TYPE
Meeting
Friday January 8, 2021
NASA Joint PAG Session
| Title | Presenter |
|---|---|
| Update on NASA Astrophysics, Q&A [PDF] | Dr. Paul Hertz, Astrophysics Division Director |
| NASA Astrophysics Technology Needs: Plans for Factoring in the Decadal Survey's Recommendations [PDF] | Bruce T. Pham, PCOS/COR Chief Technologist, NASA GSFC, and Nick Siegler, ExEP Chief Technologist, JPL |
Monday January 11, 2021
Want to get involved with Cosmic Origins? Start here!
Cosmic Origins Program Analysis Group (COPAG)
Presentation [PDF]
Speakers: Margaret Meixner, Peter Kurczynski, Kartik Sheth (COPAG Program Scientist): State of the Profession, Jason Tumlinson: New Great Observatories, Alexandra Pope, Janice Lee, Tom MeGeath, Steven Finkelstein: Cosmic Dawn, Stephan McCandliss
Tuesday January 12, 2021
Infrared astronomy is heating up! Don’t get left out in the cold.
Infrared/Origins Space Telescope (IR/OST) SIG
| Topic | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|
| Introduction [PDF] | Peter Kurczynski |
| The Landscape of Extragalactic Infrared Astronomy Over the Next Decade [PDF] | Alexandra Pope |
| A Landscape for Far-Infrared Galactic Astronomy Over the Next Decade [PDF] | Ted Bergin |
| Technology Thoughts [PDF] | Jason Glenn |
| Community Thoughts [PDF] | Rachel Akeson, Stacey Alberts, Eric Murphy |
| Welcome [PDF] | Meredith MacGregor, Michael Zemcov |
Wednesday January 13, 2021
Tune in for transformative science from the far end of the electromagnetic dial.
Low Frequency Radio Astronomy for Cosmic Origins
Session chair: Jonathan Pober
| Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|
| Introduction [PDF] | Judd Bowman |
| The Opportunity of the Lunar Farside [PDF] | Jack Burns |
| SunRISE: A Low Frequency Pathfinder Array in Earth Orbit [PDF] | Alex Hegedus |
| Radio Science from NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services Landers: ROLSES and LuSEE [PDF] | Robert MacDowall |
| Ground-based Global 21-cm Experiments: Preparing for the Moon [PDF] | Nivedita Mahesh |
| Probing the Early Universe with the Dark Ages Polarimeter PathfindER (DAPPER) [PDF] | Keith Tauscher |
| Extrasolar Space Weather Monitoring from the Ground: Paving the Way for FARSIDE [PDF] | Marin Anderson |
| The lunar FARSIDE Low Radio Frequency Array | Gregg Hallinan |
Thursday January 14, 2021
This science will never go extinct. Join the survivors.
Ultraviolet and Visible light (UV-Vis) SIG and Technology Interest Group (TIG)
| Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|
| Introductory Remarks [PDF] | Jason Tumlinson and Stephan McCandliss |
| 101 Fun Things to do with Far-UV Fiber Optics [PDF] | Brian Fleming, CU |
| SISTINE Mirror Coating Results [PDF] | Nicholas Nell, CU |
| Dorado UV SmallSat Mission of Opportunity (Currently in Phase A) [PDF] | Brad Cenko, GSFC |
| New UV Spotlights on Exoplanets with SPARCS and UV-SCOPE [PDF] | Evgenya Shkolnik, ASU |
| Advances in UV Imaging Microchannel Plate Detectors for Future Missions [PDF] | Oswald Siegmund, UCB |
| High Contrast with Segmented Apertures: Testbed Results [PDF] | Laurent Pueyo, STScI |
| TechMAST: Technology Maturation for Astrophysics Space Telescopes [PDF] | Alison Nordt, LMCO |
| ULTRA-TM: Progress towards hardware demonstrations for critical component level-technologies to enable ultra-stable optical systems [PDF] | Laura Coyle, Ball |
| Aspera: Pioneering UV SmallSat [PDF] | Carlos Vargas, UAz |
| New approaches to UV optical coatings with atomic layer engineering [PDF] | John Hennessy, JPL |
| Improved broadband and narrowband far UV coatings [PDF] | Juan Larruquert, CSIC |
| GSFC Microshutter Update [PDF] | Alexander Kutyrev, UMD |
| Progress report for the NASA Probe Concept CETUS [PDF] | Sara Heap, UMD/GSFC (emerita) |
NASA Exhibit Booth Presentations
Booth times were 2:40pm – 3:10pm ET daily
| Presentation | Presenter |
|---|---|
| Orbiting Configurable Artificial Star – ORCAS | Eliad Peretz |
| JWST Early Release Science: CEERS | Steve Finkelstein |
| Transformative Radio Astrophysics from the Moon | Jack Burns |
AAS Chat Schedule
Chat times were 2:40pm – 3:10pm ET daily
| Date | Chat |
|---|---|
| Monday, 11 January 2021 | Steve Finkelstein, Chris DePree [PDF] |
| Tuesday, 12 January 2021 | Margaret Meixner, Christine Chen |
| Wednesday, 13 January 2021 | Janice Lee, Lisseth Gavilan-Marin |
| Thursday, 14 January 2021 | Stephan McCandliss, Sabrina Stierwalt |
| Friday, 15 January 2021 | Chris Hayward, Alex Pope |
Technology Components
Examples of strategic technology developments funded by the Astrophysics Division, and managed by the PCOS and COR Program Offices.
For more information about these technologies, download the PDF or visit our Technology Database.
237th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society
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