JWST at the 232nd American Astronomical Society Meeting
Location:
Sheraton Denver Downtown, CO
Description:
The 232nd American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting in Denver, CO will include a variety of events designed to update and prepare the astronomical community for JWST science.
JWST at the STScI Exhibitor Booth
June 3rd-6th, during regular booth hours
"Preparing for JWST Science with the Early Release Science Programs" Special Sessions
June 5th and 6th
Room: Governor’s Square 11
Sessions: 202, 210, 302, 311
The Director's Discretionary Early Release Science (DD-ERS) program was designed to educate and inform the community regarding JWST's capabilities, and provide rapid access to substantive, representative datasets to enable full scientific exploitation in Cycle 2 and beyond. The 13 selected programs were announced in November 2017, and the teams have already gotten to work on products to fulfill the mission of the DD-ERS. In this session, DD-ERS program team members will give an overview of their planned observations and the science-enabling products they are working on for the community. We will also update the community on the status of JWST and allow time for discussion.
There will be four 90-minute sessions on the following topics:
- Distant Galaxies and Cosmic Dawn
- Nearby and Resolved Galaxies
- Astrochemistry and the ISM
- Planets
| Session | Topic | Time | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
202 |
ERS: Distant Galaxies and Cosmic Dawn | 10:40-11:10 | Welcome and Introduction to the Early Release Science Program | Ken Sembach |
| 11:10-11:30 | TEMPLATES: Targeting Extremely Magnified Panchromatic Lensed Arcs and Their Extended Star Formation | Justin Spilker | ||
|
11:30-11:50 |
Through the Looking GLASS: A JWST Exploration of Galaxy Formation and Evolution from Cosmic Dawn to Present Day | Marusa Bradac | ||
| 11:50-12:10 | Community Dialogue: Conversation with ERS Teams | MC: Bonnie Meinke | ||
| 210 (June 5) |
ERS: Nearby and Resolved Galaxies | 2:50-3:20 | JWST Status Update | Jonathan Gardner |
| 3:20-3:40 | The Resolved Stellar Populations Early Release Science Program | Karoline Gilbert | ||
| 3:40-4:20 | Community Dialogue: Conversation with ERS Teams | MC: Bonnie Meinke | ||
| 302 (June 6) |
ERS: Astrochemistry and the ISM | 10:40-11:00 | Establishing Extreme Dynamic Range with JWST: Decoding Smoke Signals in the Glare of a Wolf-Rayet Binary | Matt Hankins |
| 11:00-11:20 | Radiative Feedback from Massive Stars as Traced by Multiband Imaging and Spectroscopic Mosaics | Xander Tielens | ||
| 11:20-11:40 | Ice Age: Chemical Evolution of Ices during Star Formation | Melissa McClure | ||
| 11:40-12:10 | Community Dialogue: Conversation with ERS Teams | MC: Bonnie Meinke | ||
| 311 (June 6) |
ERS: Planets | 2:50-3:10 | The Transiting Exoplanet Community Early Release Science Program | Zach Berta-Thompson |
| 3:10-3:30 | ERS Observations of the Jovian System as a Demonstration of JWST’s Capabilities for Solar System Science | Al Conrad | ||
| 3:30-4:20 | Community Dialogue: Conversation with ERS Teams | MC: Bonnie Meinke |
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