Cosmic Origins at AAS 239 (Cancelled)
The 239th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) was cancelled but in lieu of the cancelled AAS meetings the following COR seminars were still virtually held.
Location
Virtual
DATE
9 – 13 January 2022
COMMUNITY
IR STIG, Stars SIG, Galaxies SIG, UV STIG
TYPE
Meeting
Tuesday January 4, 2022
NASA Infrared Science & Technology Interest Group (IR STIG)
| Event | Speaker |
|---|---|
| Introduction and Welcome [PDF] | IR STIG Host |
| Impressions of the Decadal Review [PDF] | Rachel Osten |
| The Astrophysics Stratospheric Telescope for High Spectral Resolution Observations at Submillimeter-wavelengths, ASTHROS [PDF] | Jorge L. Pineda |
| An Update on the Experiment for Cryogenic Large- Aperture Intensity Mapping (EXCLAIM): an instrument advancing line-intensity-mapping techniques, and the use of KID-based microwave spectrometers. [PDF] | Carrie Volpert |
| Science, Required Technology, and Scope of a Probe-Class Far-Infrared Observatory [PDF] | Jason Glenn |
| The Cosmic Infrared Background ExpeRiment-2: First Flight Status Report [PDF] | Serena Tramm |
| SOFIA Supporting the IR/FIR Community [PDF] | Margaret Meixner |
| The Near Earth Object Surveyor [PDF] | Edward L Wright |
| The Leighton Chajantor Telescope | Sunil Golwala |
| IRB: The Infrared Balloon Payload for High-Accuracy, High-Precision Photometry [PDF] | Kathleen Kraemer |
| Modeling Ionized Gas at Low Metallicities: The Wolf-Rayet Emission Nebula N76 [PDF] | Elizabeth Tarantino |
| Orbiting Astronomical Telescope for Investigating Stellar Systems: OASIS | Christopher K. Walker |
| The GUSTO Balloon Mission [PDF] | Paul Goldsmith |
| Millimetron Space Mission [PDF] | Andrey Baryshev |
| Open Discussion & Adjourn | IR STIG Host |
Wednesday January 5, 2022
NASA Stars Science Interest Group (Stars SIG)
Short presentation about the Stars Science Interest Group, and informal discussion about Stars research in light of the decadal survey. [Presentation]
Thursday January 6, 2022
NASA Galaxies Science Interest Group (Galaxies SIG)
Short presentation about the Galaxies Science Interest Group, and informal discussion about galaxies research in light of the decadal survey. [Presentation]
Sunday January 9, 2022
Joint PAG Meeting Postponed Indefinitely
Monday January 10, 2022
Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics (Astro2020) Cancelled
Tuesday January 11, 2022
NASA Town Hall
Keynote presentation from NASA Astrophysics Division Director Paul Hertz. This presentation will feature an update on the status of NASA Astrophysics in light of the release of the Astro2020 Pathways to Discovery Decadal Survey. Paul Hertz Presentation
NASA Ultraviolet-Visible Science & Technology Interest Group (UV STIG)
| Topic | Candidate Speakers | |
|---|---|---|
| Intro & Context | Tumlinson [PDF] | |
| Science | ||
| Time Domain Science | Cenko [PDF] | |
| Exoplanet Science | Shkolnik [PDF] | |
| Probes | Scowen | |
| Small Explorers | Heap [PDF] | |
| Technology | ||
| Mirror Coatings | Quijada [PDF] | |
| Gratings | Fleming [PDF] | |
| Broadening the PI base | Hamden [PDF] | |
| Panel | McCandliss, Siegmund, Nikzad Hamden [PDF] | |
Wednesday January 12, 2022
Cosmic Origins Program Analysis Group (COPAG)
| Topic |
|---|
| Introduction to the Cosmic Origins Program Analysis Group: Who are we, and what do we do to help support NASA? |
| Prioritization of Strategic Technology Gaps: Understanding the process [PDF] |
| Supporting NASA Implementation of Astro2020 Recommendations: Possible Next Steps |
| Discussion and Q/A |
239th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society
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