HWO Meetings
HWO Working Groups F2F – Rochester, NY – October 2024
The fourth Face-to-Face (F2F) meeting of the Habitable Worlds Observatory took place October 22 – October 24, 2024 in Rochester, NY.
A photo of the participants of the Habitable Worlds Observatory face to face meeting, which took place in Rochester, NY in October 2024.
NASA/HQ/Megan Ansdell and STScI/Marc Postman
Present at the meeting were members of the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) Project office, HWO working group chairs, early career researchers, and various other representatives from NASA centers. The public was invited to participate virtually. The meeting agenda is provided here.
Below are the various talks from the meeting, with the talk titles linked to PDF files containing the slides used, and with the recording labels linked to recordings of the meeting.
Posters from the Poster session can be found in this folder.
Day 1: Tuesday, October 22, 2024
| Title | Speaker | Watch on YouTube |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome, Meeting Goals, & HQ Update | Julie Crooke (NASA HQ) | Watch |
| Project Office Updates | Lee Feinberg (GSFC) | Watch |
| Extended Q&A with Project Office | 0:00 | |
| EAC Report and Upcoming Analysis | Mike Menzel & Alice Liu (GSFC) | 31:54 |
| Science Updates | Giada Arney (GSFC) & Science Working Group Co-Chairs | 55:00 |
| Mentorship & Inclusion Update | Rachael Beaton (STScI) & Evan Scannapieco (ASU) | 1:34:25 |
| Mentorship Training | Kim-Vy Tran (CfA) | 1:48:00 |
| Day 1 Wrap-Up | Bertrand Mennesson (JPL) | 2:21:12 |
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Day 2: Wednesday, October 23, 2024
| Title | Speaker | Watch on YouTube |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome Back & Logistics | Megan Andsell (NASA HQ) | 0:00 |
| Big Picture Chart Panel 1: Science Return vs. Observation Quality | Aki Roberge (GSFC) | 02:27 |
| Big Picture Chart Panel 2: Observation Quality vs. Observatory Capability | Breann Sitarski (GSFC) | 16:20 |
| Big Picture Chart Panel 3: Observatory Capability vs. Engineering Challenge | John Ziemer (JPL) | 28:20 |
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| Other Breakouts | ||
| High-Contrast Post-Processing & Con Ops Discussion | Mike McElwain (GSFC) & Dimitri Mawet (Caltech) | 57:25 |
| Digital Engineering – AI/ML Splinter | Megan Ansdell (NASA HQ) | 2:29:48 |
| Day 2 Wrap-Up | Josh Pepper (NASA HQ) | 3:17:20 |
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Day 3: Thursday, October 24, 2024
| Title | Speaker | Watch on YouTube |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome Back & Logistics | Julie Crooke (NASA HQ) | 0:00 |
| Draft Technology Plan Coronagraph Performance Update | Matt Bolcar (GSFC) & Feng Zhao (JPL) | 05:00 |
| Mark Clampin Remarks | Mark Clampin (NASA HQ) | 27:19 |
| Summary of Panel Breakouts – Products Produced | SCDD Leads | 43:06 |
| Community Engagement: Poster Pops & AAS Splinter plans | Rob Zellem (GSFC) & Raissa Estrella (JPL) | 1:09:57 |
| Wrap Up & Path Forward | Scott Smith (GSFC) | 1:42:45 |
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