The 20th Meeting of the JWST Users Committee (JSTUC)

Committee Meetings

Wed 6 May 2026

Thu 7 May 2026

Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)
3700 San Martin Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218

The 20^th meeting of the JSTUC was held in person on May 6 and 7, 2026. Topics included:

An update from the STScI Director
Status updates from the JWST Project at NASA's GSFC and the Science & Operations Center
Partners perspectives: NASA HQ, CSA, and ESA
Cycle 5 results and grants
Planning for Cycle 6
Community ToO Programs and the Long-term Monitoring DD Working Group
Rocky Worlds DDT
Astronomical community outreach
JWST user surveys
Pipeline development
Timing of the JWST review process

More information is available on the JSTUC page.

Time	Topic	Presenter
8:45-9:00	Executive session
9:00-9:10	JSTUC Chair Welcome & Introductions	E. Levesque
9:10-9:30	STScI Director's Welcome	J. Lotz
9:30-9:40	Meeting Overview	L. Watkins
9:40-10:10	GSFC Project Update	J. Rigby
10:10-10:40	JWST Science Operations Center Update	T. Brown
10:40-11:00	Discussion
11:00-11:20	Break
11:20-11:35	ESA Perspective	C. Evans
11:35-11:50	CSA Perspective	J. Dupuis
11:50-12:05	NASA Perspective	H. Jang-Condell
12:05-12:15	Discussion
12:15-12:30	Executive session
12:30-13:40	Lunch
13:40-14:10	JWST Grants	N. Reid
14:10-14:30	Cycle 5 TAC Results	L. Watkins
14:30-14:50	Cycle 5 TAC: Galactic, Extragalactic	M. Wyatt/X. Fan
14:50-15:10	Discussion
15:10-15:30	Break
15:30-15:45	Cycle 6 Plans	M. Peeples
15:45-16:00	Community ToO Programs & Long-term Monitoring WG	M. López-Morales
16:00-16:20	Discussion
16:20-16:50	Executive session
16:50-17:30	Discussion

Time	Topic	Presenter
8:45-9:00	Executive session
9:00-9:30	Rocky Worlds DDT	H. Diamond-Lowe
9:30-9:50	JWST Astronomical Community Outreach	M. Garcia Marin
9:50-10:10	JWST User Survey	S. Bright
10:10-10:30	Discussion
10:30-10:50	Break
10:50-11:20	JWST Pipeline Development	D. Law
11:20-11:40	TAC Timing	L. Watkins
11:40-12:00	Discussion
12:00-12:30	Executive session
12:30-13:30	Lunch
13:30-15:15	Executive session
15:15-15:45	Closed Session: Report to STScI Director and NASA JWST Senior Project Scientist

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