Agenda
Workshop Agenda
NOAO Community Needs for Science in the 2020s
Tucson, AZ, 20-21 February 2018
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February 20: Science!
8:00-8:30 | CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST @ venue |
Plenary Video Stream of Morning Session |
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8:30 | Welcome (David Silva, NOAO) |
8:35 | Introduction: Workshop Goals and Deliverables [7.8 MB PDF] (Joan Najita, NOAO) |
Science Overview Talks (Bob Blum, chair) (15 min + 5 min) | |
8:50 | Science with LSST [26.9 MB PDF] (Keith Bechtol, LSST) |
9:10 | JWST Science in the 2020s [42.3 MB PDF] (Jen Lotz, STScI) |
9:30 | Exoplanet Science in the 2020s [3.6 MB PDF] (Courtney Dressing, UCB) |
9:50 | High Angular Resolution Universe [6.4 MB PDF] (Gail Schaefer, CHARA) |
10:10-10:30 | BREAK |
10:30 | Era of Bright (Star) Astronomy [2.5 MB PDF] (Jim Fuller, Caltech) |
10:50 | Galaxy Evolution and Stellar Pops [9.4 MB PDF] (David Nidever, MSU/NOAO) |
11:10 | Time Domain and Near-field Cosmology in 2020s [35.5 MB PDF] (David Sand, UA) |
11:30 | SDSS-V: Pioneering Panoptic Spectroscopy [7.4 MB PDF] (Juna Kollmeier, Carnegie) |
11:50-1:00 | LUNCH @ venue |
1:00 | Science with GSMTs [1.2 MB PDF] (Megan Donahue, MSU) |
1:20 | Maximizing Science Return from Large Surveys [1.3 MB PDF] (Chad Schafer, CMU) |
1:40 | Solar System Science in the Next Decade [976 KB PDF] (Henry Hsieh, PSI) |
Breakout Sessions on Science Themes:
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2:00-3:15 | Bright Universe (Michelle Creech-Eakman + Ken Hinkle + Jayadev Rajagopal, chairs)
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Faint Universe (Christy Tremonti + Mark Dickinson, chairs)
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3:15-3:30 | BREAK |
3:30-5:00 | Science with Large Samples [132 KB PDF] (Melissa Graham + Knut Olsen, chairs) |
Time Domain Science (David Ciardi + Tom Matheson, chairs) |
February 21: Implementation!
8:00-8:30 | CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST @ venue |
Plenary (Letizia Stanghellini, chair) Video Stream of Morning Session [NOTE: there are some sound problems] |
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8:30 | Overview of today’s activities (Joan Najita, NOAO) |
Wish Lists from Breakout Groups (10 min + 5 min) | |
8:40 | Bright Universe [3.5 MB PDF] (Michelle Creech-Eakman + Ken Hinkle + Jayadev Rajagopal) |
8:55 | Faint Universe [80 KB PDF] (Christy Tremonti + Mark Dickinson) |
9:10 | Science with Large Samples [132 KB PDF] (Melissa Graham + Knut Olsen) |
9:25 | Time Domain Science [12.5 MB PDF] (David Ciardi + Tom Matheson) |
9:40 | TBD Breakout |
Current Implementation Plans and Possibilities (12 min + 3 min) | |
9:55 | Gemini Observatory plans [3.2 MB PDF] (Bryan Miller, Gemini) |
10:10-10:30 | BREAK |
10:30 | KPNO/CTIO + Time Domain Follow up [1.4 MB PDF] (Lori Allen, NOAO) |
10:45 | NOAO Data Group [14.7 MB PDF] (Adam Bolton, NOAO) |
11:00 | Wide-aperture Exoplanet Telescope [16.7 MB PDF] (Ben Monreal, Case Western) |
11:15 | Wide-field Spectroscopy Concepts [3.7 MB PDF] (Jeff Newman, U. Pitt) |
11:30 | GSMTs [16.9 MB PDF] (Mark Dickinson, NOAO) |
Noon-1:00 | LUNCH @ venue |
Noon-2:30 | Breakout Sessions: Capabilities in Need of Development Video Stream of Afternoon Session [NOTE: there are some sound problems] |
GSMTs (Jen Lotz + Bob Blum, chairs)
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Wide-field Spectroscopy (Christy Tremonti + Arjun Dey, chairs)
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High Angular Resolution Science
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Plenary: Reports of Breakout Groups + NOAO Response | |
2:30-3:30 | Reports: GSMTs, Wide-field Spectroscopy
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3:30 | Response from NOAO Director (David Silva, NOAO) |
3:45-4:30 | Breakout Sessions: Write reports on needed capabilities and recommendations to NOAO and/or sketch out community-led white papers |
4:30 | Adjourn |