Publications

ADS Public Library for the US-ELTP

The US-ELTP public library in ADS includes records for refereed and non-refereed publications that reference the US-ELTP.

Recent Publications

• Kalawe, J., Chene, A.-N., Thomas-Osip, J. "Applying a data-driven approach to the structure and governance of a professional astronomical observatory website to meet the latest industry practices." Bulletin of the AAS. March 2023. doi:10.3847/25c2cfeb.587f7af9. The US-ELTP is in the process of updating our website under the direction of Andre-Nicolas Chene.

• Chene, A.N., Lemoine-Busserolle, M. "US Astronomy Community Surveys for the US-ELTP," The NOIRLab Mirror, January 2023, p. 30.

• Hainault, O.R., et al., "End-to-end science operations in the era of Extremely Large Telescopes," J. of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems, 8(2), 021508 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JATIS.8.2.021508
• Hardie, K., et al., "Systems engineering processes and tools for requirements management at the Extremely Large Telescopes," J. of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems, 8(2), 021507 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JATIS.8.2.021507
• Sacco, T., Norman, D. 2022, "Report on the Review of ATP Inclusion Plans by DEI Expert and Science Expert Panels," BAAS, 54, 028. https://doi.org/10.3847/25c2cfeb.19262ac

SPIE 2022 Presentations

• Fanson, J., et al. 2022, Overview and status of the Giant Magellan Telescope project, Proc. SPIE, 12182, 121821C, doi:10.1117/12.2631694 
• Lemoine-Busserolle, M., Dickinson, M. E., Bolton, A. S., Chené, A.-N., Willman, B., Norman, D. J., Serio, A. W., Berukoff, S., Dumas, C., Goodrich, R. W., Trancho, G., 2022, DRAW in the US Extremely large Telescope Program Platform, Proc. SPIE, 12186, 121860F, doi.org/10.1117/12.2629616
• Sacco, T., Norman, D., 2022, The US-ELTP research inclusion collaboration toolkit, Proc. SPIE, 12186, 1218605, doi.org/10.1117/12.2630189
• Serio, A. W., Lemoine-Busserolle, M., Berukoff, S., 2022, NSF's NOIRLab US-ELTP verification and validation process: Part 1 of 3 PDR stage, Proc. SPIE, 12187, 121871E, doi.org/10.1117/12.2630565
• Serio, A. W., Lemoine-Busserolle, M., Berukoff, S., 2022, NSF's NOIRLab US-ELTP novel approach to requirements management using R4J: requirements for Jira, Proc. SPIE, 12187, 121870N, doi.org/10.1117/12.2630562
• Trancho, G., et al., 2022, TMT systems engineering evolution in the last decade, Proc. SPIE,12187, 121870, doi:10.1117/12.2631603
• Weiss, J., Gillies, K. Subramanian, S., Ahmed, M. 2022, TMT observatory software construction update, Proc. SPIE, 12189, 1218918, doi:10.1117/12.2630766

Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics 2020

Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics 2020 (Astro2020)

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 2020s. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/26141.

Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 2020s identifies the most compelling science goals and presents an ambitious program of ground- and space-based activities for future investment in the next decade and beyond. The decadal survey identifies three important science themes for the next decade aimed at investigating Earth-like extrasolar planets, the most energetic processes in the universe, and the evolution of galaxies. The Astro2020 report also recommends critical near-term actions to support the foundations of the profession as well as the technologies and tools needed to carry out the science.

• Astro2020 Science White Papers -  White papers submitted to the 2020 Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey (Astro2020) that discuss science for which Extremely Large Telescopes are particularly relevant.
• Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey White Papers - "Programmatic" white papers submitted to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032 that make reference to Extremely Large Telescopes and/or the US ELT Program.  Astro2020 Project (APC) White Papers -  White papers on Activities, Projects, and State of the Profession Considerations (APC) submitted to the 2020 Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey (Astro2020) that discuss the US ELT Program, instruments or synergistic projects related to GMT and TMT, and other related topics.

• Community White Papers - Members of the astronomical community have submitted white papers and letters of interest (LOIs) as input to various community-based scientific prioritization processes including the Astro2020 Decadal Survey of Astronomy and Astrophysics 2020, the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032, and the Snowmass 2021 Particle Physics Community Planning Exercise. Here are collections of some of the white papers and LOIs that are relevant to the US ELT Program.

AAS Presentations

AAS #241 meeting, January 2023

• NSF's NOIRLab and US Extremely Large Telescope Program joint Open House (11 January 2023)

AAS #240 meeting, June 2022

• Open House (14 June 2022) 

AAS #237 virtual meeting, January 2021

• AAS Giveaways: US-ELTP virtual backgrounds, phone screens, and more!

US-ELTP session (14 January 2021)

• The US ELT Program: Building a Unique Capability for the US Community
      - Patrick McCarthy (NOIRLab)
• US-ELTP User Services: Enabling Transformational Community Research
      - Mark Dickinson (NOIRLab)
• US-ELTP Research Inclusion Initiative
      - Dara Norman (NOIRLab)
• Thirty Meter Telescope Project Status
      - Fengchuan Liu (TMT International Observatory)
• Giant Magellan Telescope Project Status
      - James Fanson (GMTO)
• Discussion

AAS #235, Honolulu, January 2020

Evening US-ELTP open house (5 January 2020)

• The US ELT Program - Patrick J. McCarthy (NOIRLab)
• The US ELT Program: Capabilities - Rebecca Bernstein (GMTO and Carnegie Observatories)
• Revealing the Dark and Hidden Universe with the US ELT Program - Jessica Lu (UC Berkeley)

Daytime US-ELTP session (7 January 2020)

• The US ELT Program - Patrick J. McCarthy (NOIRLab)
• Status of the Giant Magellan Telescope Project - James Fanson (GMTO)
• Status of the Thirty Meter Telescope Project - Michael Bolte (U.C. Santa Cruz)
• US-ELTP: Extrasolar Planetary Systems - Nikole Lewis (Cornell) and Quinn Konopacky (UC San Diego)
• Dynamical Searches for Black Holes with ELTs - Jonelle Walsh (Texas A\&M)
• US-ELTP: Cosmological Applications of Gravitational Lensing - Francis-Yan Cyr-Racine (Univ. of New Mexico)

AAS #233, Seattle, January 2019

Daytime US-ELTP session presentations (7 January 2019)

• The US Extremely Large Telescope Program - David Silva (NOAO)
• Extrasolar Planets: Formation, Discovery & Characterization - Quinn Konopacky (UC San Diego) & Nikole Lewis (Cornell)
• The First Stars and the Origin of the Elements - Ian Roederer (University of Michigan)
• Origins and Fundamental Physics of Supermassive Black Holes - Jenny Greene (Princeton University)
• Dissecting Galaxy Assembly at Cosmic Noon from 1 Mpc to 100 pc Scales - Rachel Bezanson (University of Pittsburgh)
• The Nature of Dark Matter - Josh Simon (Carnegie Observatories)
• Discovery Frontiers in Time-Domain Astrophysics: Multi-Messenger Astronomy - Raffaella Margutti (Northwestern University).

Evening US-ELTP open house presentations (7 January 2019)

• The Giant Magellan Telescope - Rebecca Bernstein (GMTO and Carnegie Observatories)
• The Thirty Meter Telescope - Shelley Wright (UC San Diego)
• The US Extremely Large Telescope Program - Debra Elmegreen (Vassar College; AURA)

Presentations

Kirshner, R. 2022. “The US-ELTP: Understanding the Universe.”

Norman, D. 2022. “US-ELTP User Support and Research Inclusion.”

Cyr-Racine, F.-Y. 2021. “US-ELTP: Cosmological applications of gravitational lensing.”

Dickinson, M. 2021. “US-ELTP User Services: Enabling Transformational Community Research.”

Lewis. N., and Q. Konopacky. 2020. “US-ELTP: Extrasolar Planetary Systems.”

Norman, Dara. 2021. “Research Inclusion Initiative for the US-ELTP.”

NOIRLab Newsletter Articles

Bolton, A. S, Wolff, S., Norman, D., Dickinson, M.. "Community Science and Community Data: Past, Present, and Future," The NOIRLab Mirror, June 2020, p. 24.

Chene, A.N., Lemoine-Busserolle, M. "US Astronomy Community Surveys for the US-ELTP," The NOIRLab Mirror, January 2023, p. 30.

Dickinson, M., 2022, "The US Extremely Large Telescope Program," The NOIRLab Mirror, June 2022, p. 30.

Dickinson, M. "Key Science Programs for the US Extremely Large Telescope Program," NOAO Newsletter, June 2019, p. 16.

Dickinson, M., Silva, D.. "The US Extremely Large Telescope Program," NOAO Newsletter, October 2018, p. 13.

NOIRLab Press Releases

"US-ELTP Director and Former NOAO Director Sidney Wolff Retires" - 19 November 2021

"US Extremely Large Telescope Program Supports Vision of Decadal Survey" - 05 November 2021

"Joint Statement Regarding the Submission of the “Planning and Design for a US Extremely Large Telescope Program” Proposals to the National Science Foundation" - 12 August 2020

NOIRLab Brochures

U.S. Extremely Large Telescope Program - June 2022

Updated: 18 January 2023