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Virtual Science Workshop

Aug 13 - 14, 2020
Hosted by Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD

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Agenda

Please Note:

  • The agenda has been compressed to a two-day agenda, that includes presentations and workgroups.
  • Live Presenters: Most presentations will be a shortened version of a pre-recorded presentation. These will be recorded for eventual posting.
  • Work Groups: Will be used to address specific science topics and questions, and have a goal of producing specific deliverables as described in each work group document.

Thursday, Aug 13

Time
(EDT)		 Title Presenter Connection Info
(Bluejeans, Overleaf, Passcode)
12:00 Conference Introduction
Welcome!
Keck plans for ORCAS
 
John Mather
John O'Meara
Bluejeans, Overleaf, 8136
12:25 Current State of ORCAS Eliad Peretz Bluejeans, Overleaf, 8136
12:45 Science Highlights
Cosmology - How ORCAS can help our science
Black Holes and Stars - How ORCAS can help our science
Exoplanets - How ORCAS can help our science
 
Saul Perlmutter
Jessica Lu
Dmitri Mawet
Bluejeans, Overleaf, 8136
1:15 Break
1:35 Observatory Plans - AO
AO for ELT
AO - Keck & Instrument Teams
AO - Other flagship ground-based telescopes Discussion (Gemini, VLT/Mavis, GMT, TMT, ELT)
 
Corinne Boyer
Peter Wizinowich
Peter Wizinowich
Bluejeans, Overleaf, 8136
2:20 Observatory Plans - Flux Calibration
LSST calibration and commissioning plans
LSST and exoplanets
WFIRST (NGRST)
ORCA2SAT
 
Brian Stalder
Josh Pepper
Greg Aldering
Justin Albert
 Bluejeans, Overleaf, 8136
3:00 Break
3:10 Science Requirements Overview
Capturing Science & Mission Questions
B2B
Discussion
 
John Mather
Eliad Peretz
Richard Slonaker
Bluejeans, Overleaf, 8136
4:10 Adjourn

Friday, Aug 14

Time
(EDT)		 Title Presenter Connection Info
(Bluejeans, Overleaf, Passcode)
12:00 Why Satellite Guide Stars in the Age of Laser Guide Stars?
MAVIS
AO state of the art
The path to high performance AO
 
Richard McDermid
Peter Wizinowich
Olivier Guyon
Bluejeans, Overleaf, 8136
12:30 Break
12:50 AO Fundamentals - Flux Calibration
The Current State of Flux Calibration
 
Greg Aldering
Bluejeans, Overleaf, 8136
1:00 Outreach
Public Outreach & STEM Education
 
Piotr Pachowicz
Bluejeans, Overleaf, 8136
1:10 Break
Science Working Groups
1:20 Parallel Science Breakout Sessions
AGN
Galactic Centers, Star Clusters, Stellar Evolution
Solar System
Exoplanets
Supernovae & Hosts
Lensed Galaxies, Lyman alpha z=6, Galaxy Evolution
 
Shobita Satyapal
Jessica Lu
Stefanie Milam
Peter Plavchan
Greg Aldering
Chris Fassnacht
 
Bluejeans, Oveleaf, 0154
Bluejeans, Oveleaf, 6028
Bluejeans, Oveleaf, 3588
Bluejeans, Oveleaf, 2568
Bluejeans, Oveleaf, 8129
Bluejeans, Oveleaf, 3252
2:20 Regroup and Evaluate Eliad Peretz Bluejeans, Overleaf, 8136
2:35 Parallel Science Breakout Sessions
AGN
Galactic Centers, Star Clusters, Stellar Evolution
Solar System
Exoplanets
Supernovae & Hosts
Lensed Galaxies, Lyman alpha z=6, Galaxy Evolution
 
Shobita Satyapal
Jessica Lu
Stefanie Milam
Peter Plavchan
Greg Aldering
Chris Fassnacht
 
Bluejeans, Oveleaf, 0154
Bluejeans, Oveleaf, 6028
Bluejeans, Oveleaf, 3588
Bluejeans, Oveleaf, 2568
Bluejeans, Oveleaf, 8129
Bluejeans, Oveleaf, 3252
3:15 Regroup and Conclusions/Next steps (5-min presentations from individual science groups) John Mather Bluejeans, Overleaf, 8136
4:00 Adjourn