Upcoming SIG Events
235th American Astronomical Society Meeting (Honolulu, HI)
IR SIG Splinter Session: The Role of Infrared Astronomy in NASA's Strategic Vision to 2030
Tuesday, January 7, 2019 | 9:30am-11:30am | Room 304AB
Schedule
| 9:30 | Welcome Remarks | Naseem Rangwala (IR SIG Co-Chair) |
| 9:40 | SPHEREx | Phil Korngut |
| 9:55 | ASTHROS | Paul Goldsmith |
| 10:10 | Origins Space Telescope | Tiffany Kataria |
| 10:25 | SOFIA | Hal Yorke |
| 10:30 | SPICA | Matt Bradford |
| 10:40 | BREAK | Changeover to panel discussion |
| 10:45 | Panel Discussion | Matt Bradford, Jessie Dotson, Margaret Meixner, Klaus Pontoppidan, Jane Rigby |
Online Streaming
The NASA COPAG Infrared SIG Meeting at the 235th AAS will be streamed online through Webex:
Meeting number: 906 449 909
Meeting Password: Astro123*
To access meeting join here.
If you wish to phone in from outside the United States, please contact Susan Neff at susan [dot] g [dot] neff [at] nasa [dot] gov
Past SIG Events
Planning for the Decadal Survey
The IR SIG Leadership Council is coordinating white papers for the upcoming Decadal Survey in a joint effort with the Origins Space Telescope (OST). The POC for OST is Lee Armus and the POC for IR SIG is Eric Murphy. The IR SIG has developed a list of potential white papers as a Google Doc available here. A similar list has been put together by NRAO and can be accessed here. Decadal plans were also discussed extensively at our IR SIG splinter session at the winter AAS meeting. The slides from that discussion are available below.
This planned community effort will allow people to sign up to participate in writing white papers that are of interest to them and to cite other white papers appropriately. The overall aim is to ensure that the FIR astronomy community speaks with a coherent voice in order to maximize our impact in the decadal review process.
233rd American Astronomical Society Meeting (Seattle, WA)
Charting the Next 10 yrs in Infrared Astronomy: Infrared Science Interest Group Session
Tuesday, January 8, 2019 | 10:00am-12:30pm | Room 205
Schedule
| 10:00 | Welcome Remarks | Naseem Rangwala (given by Meredith MacGregor) |
| 10:10 | Science Talk | Irene Shivaei |
| 10:25 | Technology Review | Erik Shirokoff |
| 10:40 | Galaxy Evolution Probe | Jason Glenn |
| 10:52 | James Webb Space Telescope | Jane Rigby |
| 11:05 | Origins Space Telescope | Klaus Pontoppidan |
| 11:20 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 11:30 | Panel Discussion | Sangeeta Malhotra, Dave Leisawitz, Cara Battersby, Kristina Nyland Moderators: Eric Murphy, Lee Armus |
Online Streaming
The NASA COPAG Infrared SIG Meeting at the 233rd AAS will be streamed online through Webex:
Meeting number: 902 579 602
Host Key: 983270
To access meeting audio by phone, call: 844-467-4685
Passcode: 769662
If you wish to phone in from outside the United States, please contact Susan Neff at susan [dot] g [dot] neff [at] nasa [dot] gov
Panel Questions
If you will not be able to attend the SIG meeting in person, you are welcome to submit panel questions beforehand through this link.
231st American Astronomical Society Meeting (Washington, DC)
Charting the Course: The Present and Future of Far-Infrared and Sub-mm Space and Airborne Astronomy
Tuesday, January 9, 2017 | 9:30am-12:30pm | Maryland Ballroom 1-2
Schedule
| 9:30 | Welcome and Introduction | Duncan Farrah |
| 9:40 | Infrared Technology Review and Update |
Matt Bradford |
| 10:00 | Line Intensity Mapping | James Aguirre |
| 10:10 | Origins Space Telescope Update | Margaret Meixner |
| 10:40 | Break (food + chat/socialize) | |
| 10:55 | SOFIA | Harold Yorke |
| 11:20 | Star Formation | Crystal Brogan |
| 11:30 | Stellar Disks Young and Old | Kate Su |
| 11:45 | Panel Discussion | Katherine Alatalo, Ted Bergin, Jason Glenn, Stefanie Milam, Johannes Staguhn, Lisa Storrie-Lombardi, Meg Urry, Elisabeth Mills (Moderator) |
Online Streaming
The NASA COPAG Far-Infrared SIG Meeting at the 231st AAS will be streamed online through Webex: here.
Meeting number: 992 400 706
Meeting password: tsNiyW*8
To access meeting audio by phone, call: 1-844-467-4685
Passcode: 239134
If you wish to phone in from outside the United States, please contact Susan Neff at susan [dot] g [dot] neff [at] nasa [dot] gov
Panel Questions
If you will not be able to attend the SIG meeting in person, you are welcome to submit panel questions beforehand through this link.
Save the date: March 23, 2017 in Pasadena, California
Calling all who love those long wavelengths and high frequencies to the...
Far-Infrared Next Generation Instrumentation Community Workshop
Thursday, Mar 23, 2017 at Caltech, Pasadena, CA with sign-up for a tour of your SOFIA Observatory in Palmdale, CA on Friday Mar 24, 2017 morning (transport to/from Pasadena provided).
Come hear what you don't know already about SOFIA and the future plans for FIR balloon observatories and probes. Bring your knowledge of what science gaps we still have in the far-IR and how we can shape our existing and future platforms to get these measurements.
Community input is sought prior to the SOFIA Next Generation Instrumentation Call which will hit the ROSES street this summer. If you are unable to attend in person, a webex will be set up and an on-line submission form of your inputs will be collected and shared.
***For more information, schedule and registration click here!
229th American Astronomical Society Meeting (Grapevine, TX)
NASA COPAG Far-Infrared SIG Meeting
Friday, January 6, 2017 | 12:30-3:30pm | San Antonio 1
Schedule
| 12:30 | Welcome | JD Smith |
| 12:35 | Overview of Far-Infrared Space Based Astronomy and Context |
Tom Roellig |
| 12:55 | Advances in Far-Infrared Detector Technology |
Jonas Zmuidzinas |
| 1:10 | SPICA Update | Peter Roelfsema |
| 1:20 | SOFIA Update | Erick Young |
| 1:30 | Short Contributed Talks | |
| 1:40 | Break for Coffee & Cookies | |
| 2:05 | OST Overview | Margaret Meixner |
| 2:20 | OST Science Cases | Cara Battersby, Stefanie Milam, Alex Pope |
| 2:35 | Break | |
| 3:00 | Panel Discussion | Matt Bradford, Laura Fissel, John Mather, Chris McKee, Karin Oberg, Klaus Pontoppidan, JD Smith (Moderator) |
Online Streaming
The NASA COPAG Far-Infrared SIG Meeting at the 229th AAS will be streamed online through Webex. Details for connection are available here.
Panel Questions
If you will not be able to attend the SIG meeting in person, you are welcome to submit panel questions beforehand through this link.
