Cosmic Origins at AAS 241
The Cosmic Origins (COR) Program's presented activities at the 241st Meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS). AAS 241 was held jointly with the Historical Astronomy, High Energy Astrophysics, and Laboratory Astrophysics Divisions.
Location
Seattle, WA
DATE
8-12 January 2023
COMMUNITY
COPAG, IR STIG, UV STIG
TYPE
Meeting
Sunday January 8, 2023
NASA Joint Program Analysis Group (Joint PAG)
| 3:00pm – 5:00pm PT | 4:00pm – 6:00pm MT | 5:00pm – 7:00pm CT | 6:00pm – 8:00pm ET |
Room: 4C-3
Keynote speaker Mark Clampin, NASA Astrophysics Division Director
Monday January 9, 2023
Cosmic Origins Program Analysis Group (COPAG)
Monday, 9 January 2023
| 9:00am – 11:00am PT | 10:00am – 12:00 Noon MT | 11:00am – 1:00 PM CT | 12:00 Noon – 2:00 PM ET |
Room: 4C-4
| Presentation | Speaker |
|---|---|
| Introduction | Peter Kurczynski & Shouleh Nikzad [PDF] |
| Stars SIG | Rachael Beaton [PDF] |
| Galaxies SIG | Benne Holwerda [PDF] |
| UV STIG | Stephan McCandliss [PDF] |
| IR STIG | Meredith MacGregor & Jake Connors [PDF] |
| AGN SIG | Shobita Satyapal [PDF] |
| Discussion | |
NASA’s Great Observatories Maturation Program (GOMaP)
Monday, 9 January 2023
| 2:00pm – 3:30pm PT | 3:00pm – 4:30pm MT | 4:00pm – 5:30pm CT | 5:00pm – 6:30pm ET |
Room: 4C-3
| Presentation | Speaker |
|---|---|
| HQ Leads Introductions | Julie Crooke, Eric Smith |
| GOMAP Plans and Timeline | Julie Crooke (HQ) |
| DEIA in Mission Development | Keivan Stassun (Vanderbilt Univ.) NAS Report and Kartik Sheth (NASA HQ) |
| Cross-PAG New Great Observatories Science Analysis Group | Grant Tremblay (SAO) |
| GOMAP Precursor Science Solicitation | Eric Smith (HQ) |
Tuesday January 10, 2023
Infrared Science & Technology Interest Group (IR STIG)
| 9:00am – 11:00am PT | 10:00am – 12:00 Noon MT | 11:00am – 1:00pm CT | 12:00 Noon – 2:00pm ET |
Room: 204
| Presentation | Speaker |
|---|---|
| Welcome and Introduction to the IRSTIG | Meredith MacGregor &AMp; Jake Connors [PDF] |
| Roman Space Telescope | Dominic Benford [PDF] |
| SPICE Probe Concept | Lee Mundy [PDF] |
| Synergies with the SPHEREx All-Sky Spectroscopic Surveys | Rachel Akeson [PDF] |
| PRIMA Probe Concept | Jason Glenn [PDF] |
| Future Far-Infrared Surveys for Galaxy Evolution | Joaquin Viera [PDF] |
| FIRSST Probe Concept | Asantha Cooray [PDF] |
| Extragalactic Magnetism Using FIR and Sub-mm Polarimetry | Enrique Lopez Rodriguez [PDF] |
| SALTUS Probe Concept | Chris Walker [PDF] |
| Cross-Correlations Between NIR and FIR Images to Trace Star Formation in Large-Scale Structures | Douglass Scott [PDF] |
| Community Discussion and Questions | |
Ultraviolet Science & Technology Interest Group (UV STIG)
| 1:30pm – 3:30pm PT | 2:30pm – 4:30pm MT | 3:30pm – 5:30pm CT | 4:30pm – 6:30pm ET |
Room: 211
| Presentation | Speaker |
|---|---|
| Decadal Science Goals | Jason Tumlinson [PDF] |
| Telescopes | Lee Feinberg [PDF] |
| Coronagraphs | Emiel Por, Bertrand Mennesson [PDF] |
| High Definition Imager & Workhorse Camera | Shouleh Nikzad [PDF] |
| Multi-Object Spectrographs | Kevin France [PDF] |
| Star Shades | Aki Roberge, Scott Gaudi [PDF] |
| Workforce Development | Rachael Beaton [PDF] |
| GOMaP Process | Julie Crooke [PDF] |
| Open Discussion | All Present |
Stars & Galaxies Science Interest Group
Tuesday, 10 January 2023
| 2:00pm – 3:30pm PT | 3:00pm – 4:30pm MT | 4:00pm – 5:30pm CT | 5:00pm – 6:30pm ET |
Room: 204
Wednesday January 11, 2023
Introducing ULTRASAT
| 9:30am – 11:30am PT | 10:30am – 12:30pm MT | 11:30am – 1:30pm CT | 12:30pm – 2:30pm ET |
Room: 401
| Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|
| Introduction + US Involvement Overview | James Rhoads |
| Mission Overview | Eli Waxman Mission PI |
| Mission Technical Capabilities | Yossi Shvartzvald |
| US Archive | Vandana Desai |
| Vera Rubin Observatory – ULTRASAT – NASA Partnership | Bob Blum |
| NASA Proposal Call Summary | Valerie Connaughton |
| ULTRASAT Role in TDAMM Ecosystem | Avishay Gal-YAM |
| ULTRASAT Science Shorts (3-5 mintues each) | |
| The Importance of Early UV Observations Following GW Events | Iair Arcavi |
| Early UV Emission from Supernova – Theory | Jonathan Morag |
| Early UV Emission from Supernovae – Observations | Ido Irani |
| Studying Exoplanet Host-Star Flares with ULTRASAT | Sagi Ben-AMi |
| Measuring AGN Black-Hole Mass Using ULTRASAT | Eran Ofek |
| Open Discussion Q&A |
Introducing ULTRASAT Session Video Wednesday January 11, 2023
Active Galactic Nuclei Science Interest Group (AGN SIG)
| 2:00pm – 3:30pm PT | 3:00pm – 4:30pm MT | 4:00pm – 5:30pm CT | 5:00pm – 6:30pm ET |
Room: 211
| Title | Speaker |
|---|---|
| Overview of AGN SIG and Activities | Shobita Satyapal |
| State of the Field and Big Science Questions | Gaby Canalizo & Shobita Satyapal |
| Current and Future Facilities Needed | Erin Hicks & Vivan U |
| State of the Profession | Ron Gamble & Jenna Cann |
| Open Discussion and Concluding Remarks |
241rd Meeting of the American Astronomical Society
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