HWO Meetings
START/TAG F2F - Baltimore, MD - June 2024
The third Face-to-Face (F2F) START/TAG meeting took place June 3 - June 5, 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
Present at the meeting were most members of the START and TAG, several of the Habitable World Observatory (HWO) working group chairs, 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 .mp4 files of the recording of the meeting.
Day 1: Monday, June 3, 2024
| Title (links to PDF if available) | Speaker | Watch on YouTube |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome & HQ Update | Julie Crooke (NASA HQ) | 00:00:00 |
| HQ APD Leadership Remarks | Mark Clampin (NASA HQ) | 00:06:22 |
| Meeting Overview & Goals | Aki Roberge (NASA GSFC) & John Ziemer (NASA JPL) | 00:25:10 |
| START Status Summary: SCDDs | Courtney Dressing (UC Berkeley) & John O'Meara (Keck) | 00:34:30 |
| Example Science Case 1: IGM / CGM | Joe Burchett (New Mexico State) | 00:51:40 |
| Example Science Case 2: Living Worlds | Giada Arney (NASA GSFC) & Niki Parenteau (NASA Ames) | 01:11:15 |
| TAG Status Summary: EACs & Parametric Studies | Lee Feinberg (NASA GSFC) & Bertrand Mennesson (NASA JPL) | 01:33:30 |
| Considerations from the Coronagraph Design Survey | Rus Belikov (NASA Ames) & Chris Stark (NASA GSFC) | 01:58:35 |
| Considerations from the UV Science & Instrumentation Workshop | Rachel Beaton (STScI) & Kevin France (CU - Boulder) | 02:35:20 |
| Breakout 1: Group 1: ETC & Science Case Modeling Demos | Group 1 Leads: Jason Tumlinson (STScI) & Tom Greene (NASA Ames) | |
| Breakout 1: Group 2: Service HWO! Really?!? | Group 2 Leads: John Grunsfeld (self) & Julie van Campen (NASA GSFC) | |
| Breakout 2a: Science Case Development Document Work Collaborative Feedback on SCDDs Between WGs/sub-WGs | Breakout 2a: SCDD Advisors: Courtney Dressing (UC Berkeley), Scott Gaudi (Ohio State), Tiffany Kataria (NASA JPL), Alina Kiessling (NASA JPL), Bertrand Mennesson (NASA JPL), John O'Meara (Keck), Rob Petre (NASA GSFC), Jane Rigby (NASA GSFC) | |
| Breakout 2b: Other Technology Reports / Discussions Technology Formulation Planning Technology WG Status | Breakout 2b Leads: Lee Feinberg (NASA GSFC) & John Ziemer (NASA JPL); Matt Bolcar (NASA GSFC) & Feng Zhao (NASA JPL) | 02:56:00 |
| Report from Day 1 Breakouts | Facilitator: Josh Pepper (NASA HQ) | 04:03:40 |
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Day 2: Tuesday, June 4, 2024
| Title (links to PDF, if available) | Speaker | Watch on YouTube |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome Back & Logistics | Megan Ansdell (NASA HQ) | 00:00:00 |
| HWO Project Office Plans | Shawn Domagal-Goldman (NASA GSFC) | 00:03:05 |
| ExEP Program Manager Introduction | Dawn Gelino (NASA JPL) - remote | 00:35:20 |
| Intro to Key Science-Engineering Interaction Questions | John Ziemer (NASA JPL) | 00:40:00 |
| Breakout 3a: Group 1: Telescope Short Wavelength Cutoff | Group 1 Facilitators: Lee Feinberg (NASAGSFC) & John O'Meara (Keck) | |
| Breakout 3a: Group 2: Field of Regard & Response Time | Group 2 Facilitators: Courtney Dressing (UC Berkeley) & John Ziemer (NASA JPL) | |
| Breakout 3a: Group 3: NUV Coronagraphy | Group 3 Facilitators: Giada Arney (NASA GSFC) | |
| Breakout 3b: Group 1: Coronagraph Long Wavelength Cutoff | Group 1 Facilitators: Bertrand Mennesson (NASA JPL) & Lee Feinberg (NASA GSFC) | |
| Breakout 3b: Group 2: UV IFS / MOS | Group 2 Facilitators : Aki Roberge (NASA GSFC) & John O'Meara (Keck) | |
| Mentoring & Internships Update & Discussion | Rachel Beaton (STScI) & Evan Scannapieco (ASU) | 00:52:32 |
| Breakout 4: Group 1: ExoEarth Discovery & Characterization | Rachel Beaton (STScI) & Evan Scannapieco (ASU) | |
| Breakout 4: Group 2: General Astrophysics Driving Science Cases Also see Notes and Table | Group 2 Leads: Swara Ravindranath (NASA GSFC) & Marc Postman (STScI) | |
| Breakout 5: Group 1: Exoplanet Target Stars | Group 1 Leads: Natalie Hinkel (LSU) & Eric Mamajek (NASA JPL) | |
| Breakout 5: Group 2: Near-Term Observations in Support of HWO | Group 2 Leads: Sangeeta Malhotra (NASA GSFC) & Jane Rigby (NASA GSFC) | |
| Breakout 5: Group 3: AI / ML | Group 3 Leads: Megan Ansdell (NASA HQ) | |
| Report from Breakouts 4 & 5 | Facilitator: Courtney Dressing (UC Berkeley) | 01:39:04 |
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Day 3: Wednesday, June 5, 2024
| Title (links to PDF, if available) | Speaker | Watch on YouTube |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome Back & Logistics | ||
| Reports from Breakout 3 | Facilitators: Josh Pepper (NASA HQ) | 00:01:40 |
| Path Forward Discussion & Industry Involvement Update | Facilitator: Lee Feinberg (NASA GSFC); Industry speakers: Jon Arenberg (NG), Matthew East (L3Harris), Alison Nordt (LM), Eric Wilkinson (BAE) | 00:27:50 |
| Plans for HWO Seminar Series | Eric Mamajek (NASA JPL) & Swara Ravindrath (NASA GSFC) | 01:29:08 |
| Hitting the Road: Outreach Plans & Discussion | Facilitators: John O'Meara (Keck), Travis Schirner (NASA JPL), Amber Straughn (NASA GSFC) | 01:46:45 |
| Meeting Wrap: Deliverables, Actions, & Next Steps | Megan Ansdell (NASA HQ) | 02:02:20 |
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