JWST at the 237th American Astronomical Society Meeting
Location:
Virtual meeting
Description:
The 237th American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting will include updates and events to help the astronomical community prepare for JWST science.
JWST Virtual Town Hall
Thursday, January 14
1:40-2:40 p.m. (ET)
The JWST Town Hall will provide updates on a variety of topics:
- Klaus Pontoppidan (STScI): Welcome
- Eric Smith (NASA HQ): JWST Program Status
- Christine Chen (STScI): JWST Cycle 1 Submission Statistics
- Camilla Pacifici (STScI): JWebbinar: JWST Data Reduction and Analysis Training
Virtual Booth Activities
January 11-15, during regular booth hours
Featured at the various virtual booths:
- JWST Exhibitor Webinars:
- NASA Science: The James Webb Space Telescope Science (Jonathan Gardner)
Monday, January 11, 1:00-1:30 (ET) at the NASA booth - NASA Science: Overview of the James Webb Space Telescope (John Mather)
Thursday, January 14, 12:00-12:30 (ET) at the NASA booth - STScI: JWST for Beginners (Susan Mullally)
Thursday, January 14, 1:00-1:30 (ET) at the STScI booth - Northrop Grumman: JWST at Northrop Grumman (Amy Lo)
Friday, January 15, 2:00-2:30 (ET) at the Northrop Grumman booth
- NASA Science: The James Webb Space Telescope Science (Jonathan Gardner)
-
STScI Exhibition trivia contest, with prizes for winners at the STScI booth
- Visit the STScI booth to get the January 2021 edition of the JWST Pocket Guide
Other STScI events taking place at the 237th AAS include updates on HST and Roman Space Telescope.
Notes:
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