Additional Event Information

• Summer School Materials: Pre-School Materials

  Check these files before starting with the Summer School Materials:

  • Getting Started with the JWST Summer School
  • Link to top level Box Folder  (Use this to navigate all Summer School Materials)
  • Link to all Summer School Videos

• Summer School Materials: High-z Transients Science

  Monday, August 4, 2025: Transients General Overview
  Topic	Presenter(s)
  Session 0 Video: Welcome and Introduction	Nancy Levenson, Chris Evans
  Session 1 Video: Introduction Slides: What are transients? Introduction to Photometry notebook	Takashi Moriya, Robert Quimby
  Session 2 Video: Introduction to Spectroscopy  Exercises	Robert Quimby
  Session 3 Video : What does JWST bring to the table? Slides Part 1: JWST’s Unique Contribution to High-z Time Domain Astronomy Slides Part 2: High-z (>1-3) Transients	Ori Fox

   

  Tuesday, August 5, 2025: Supernovae
  Topic	Presenter(s)
  Session 4 Video: Supernovae I Slides: Supernovae from massive stars  Exercises (Light Curve)	Takashi Moriya
  Session 5 Video: Supernovae II Slides: Theory of Thermonuclear supernovae	Takashi Moriya
  Session 6 Video: Supernovae III Slides: Superluminous supernovae Observations of Thermonuclear supernovae Classifying Supernovae Exercises (SN classification)	Robert Quimby
  Session 7 Video: Supernovae IV Slides: Uses of Supernovae: Distances and Rates	Lou Strolger

   

  Wednesday, August 6, 2025: Tidal Disruption Events
  Topic	Presenter(s)
  Special Session Video: Science Communication  Slides: Science Communication The art and science of how Webb Images are made	Quyen Hart Alyssa Pagan
  Session 8 Video: Tidal Disruption Events: Theory Part I Slides: Tidal Disruption Events Theoretical Background Notes	Iair Arcavi
  Session 9 Video: Tidal Disruption Events  Slides (same slideset as above) Theory Part II; The Disruption Observations; surprises and puzzles Part I	Iair Arcavi
  Session 10 Video: TDEs Observations; surprises and puzzles Part II Slides (same slideset as above)	Iair Arcavi

   

  Thursday, August 7, 2025: Active Galactic Nuclei
  Topic	Presenter(s)
  Session 11 Video: Active Galactic Nuclei  Slides Whiteboard Photos	Dale Kocevski Erini Lambrides
  Session 12 Video:  Active Galactic Nuclei (same slides as above) AGN in the context of JWST Exercises	Dale Kocevski Erini Lambrides
  Session 13 Video and Session 14 Video How to identify AGN? Discussion and exercises Active Galactic Nuclei (same slides as above) Exercises	Dale Kocevski Erini Lambrides

   

  Friday, August 8, 2025: Gravitational lensing
  Topic	Presenter(s)
  Session 15 Video: Gravitationally Lensed Transients: Introduction  Slides Exercises Multiple images in various lensing systems	Patrick Kelly, Erin Hayes, Justin Pierel
  Session 16 Video: Gravitationally lensed supernovae Slides Exercises	Erin Hayes, Justin Pierel
  Session 17 Video: Highly Magnified Stars Slides Exercises Measuring time delays for cosmology	Patrick Kelly, Birendra Dhanasingham
  Session 18 Video: Further open questions in SN Cosmology Slides	Erin Hayes, Justin Pierel

• Summer School Materials: JWST Proposal Preparation and Supernova Data Analysis

  Monday, August 11, 2025: JWST Proposal Preparation
  Topic	Presenter(s)
  Session 19 Video: JWST Proposal Preparation I  Slides: Proposal Writing Tips JWST Proposal Tools, Resources, and Workflow The Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes (MAST)	Neill Reid, Macarena Garcia Marin, Thomas Dutkiewicz
  Session 20 Video: JWST Proposal Preparation II: The Exposure Time Calculator Slides Exercises Make sure to have followed the Getting Started with the JWST Summer School guide	Macarena Garcia Marin
  Note: There is no video for Session 21; individual work time
  Session 22 Video: JWST Proposal Preparation III: The Astronomer’s Proposal Tool Exercises Make sure to have followed the Getting Started with the JWST Summer School guide	Weston Eck, Stacey Bright

   

  Tuesday, August 12, 2025: JWST Pipeline and Alignment
  Topic	Presenter(s)
  Session 23 Video: JWST Pipeline Overview and Resources Slides Quick Reference	Chris Hayes, Bryan Hilbert, Alicia Canipe
  Session 24 Video: Imaging Pipeline Introduction Exercises	Bryan Hilbert
  Session 25 Video: JWST Astrometry with JHAT Slides Exercises Relative and absolute astronomy with JHAT	Armin Rest, Justin Pierel
  Session 26 Video: JHAT Examples Exercises Common use cases for JHAT in transient science Overcoming common JWST alignment issues	Justin Pierel

   

  Wednesday, August 13, 2025: Difference Imaging, Photometry and Photometric Redshift
  Topic	Presenter(s)
  Session 27 Video: A Personal Invitation to a Difference Imaging Extravaganza Slides Exercises	Dave Coulter, Armin Rest, Mike Engesser, Justin Pierel
  Session 28 Video: Methods for difference imaging and identifying transients in JWST imaging Exercises	Dave Coulter, Armin Rest, Justin Pierel
  Session 29 Video: The methods and difficulties of measuring photometry for JWST transients Exercises: Supernova photometry from JADES difference images	Justin Pierel, Dave Coulter
  Session 30 Video: Host Galaxy Photo-z and SED Fitting Slides Exercise: Hands-on Session using EAZY	Jeyhan Kartaltepe , Christa DeCoursey

   

  Thursday, August 14, 2025: Transient Light curves
  Topic	Presenter(s)
  Session 31 Video: Advantages and disadvantages of JWST transient light curves  Exercise: Visualizing and understanding JADES light curves	Justin Pierel
  Session 32 Video: Introduction to light curve fitting Exercise: Interpreting model fits to high-z light curves	Justin Pierel
  Session 33 Video: NIRSpec MOS spectral extraction of high-redshift supernovae Slides Exercise	Matthew Siebert
  Note: There is no video for Session 34; individual work time

   

• Science Organizing Committee

  • Mic Bagley (NASA)
  • Stacey Bright (STScI)
  • Caitlin Casey (University of California, Santa Barbara)
  • Christa DeCoursey (University of Arizona, Tucson)
  • Jean Dupuis (Canadian Space Agency)
  • Chris Evans (ESA)
  • Macarena Garcia Marin (STScI/ESA)
  • Jeyhan Kartaltepe (Rochester Institute of Technology)
  • Patrick Kelly (University of Minnesota)
  • Dale Kocevski (Colby College)
  • Erini Lambrides (NASA)
  • Mercedes Lopez Morales (STScI)
  • Takashi Moriya (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan)
  • Robert Quimby (San Diego State University)
  • Neill Reid (STScI)
  • Armin Rest (STScI)
  • Lou Strolger (STScI)
  • Haojing Yan (University of Missouri)

• Confirmed Lecturers

  • Iair Arcavi (Tel Aviv University)  
  • Mic Bagley (NASA)
  • Stacey Bright (STScI)
  • Alicia Canipe (STScI)
  • David Coulter (STScI)
  • Christa DeCoursey (University of Arizona, Tucson)
  • Wes Eck (STScI)
  • Mike Engesser (STScI)
  • Ori Fox (STScI)
  • Macarena Garcia Marin (STScI/ESA)
  • Christian Hayes (STScI)
  • Erin E. Hayes (University of Cambridge)
  • Brian Hilbert (STScI)
  • Jeyhan Kartaltepe (Rochester Institute of Technology)
  • Patrick Kelly (University of Minnesota)
  • Dale Kocevski (Colby College)
  • Takashi Moriya (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan)
  • Justin Pierel (STScI)
  • Robert Quimby (San Diego State University)
  • Neill Reid (STScI)
  • Armin Rest (STScI)
  • Matthew Siebert (STScI)
  • Lou Strolger (STScI) 

• Application Information

  Application submission is now closed. Please contact us at JWSTSummer2025@stsci.edu if you have questions.

• Registration Information

  Registration is now open for in-person and virtual participation. In-person registrants require a password.  Please use the “Register” button at the top of the page.

  The cost is $750 for in-person and $100 for virtual participation. 

  Registration closes on June 27^th.  

  If you are choosing to stay at Loyola University housing, registration and reservation for housing is due by June 1^st.”

• Accommodation Information

  A block of rooms will be available at the following options: Loyola University Residence Hall, Newman Towers, the Study Hotel at Johns Hopkins and the Inn at the Colonnade Hotel.

  • All options are located near STScI.
  • Shuttle service will be provided to and from these options.
  • All options are self-pay. Rooms must be booked by their respective cutoff deadline to ensure the STScI group rate.

  Please note, participants are not required to stay at these options and may look into alternative housing in Baltimore.

   

  Loyola University Newman Towers
  100 W Cold Spring Lane
  Baltimore, MD 21210
  Single Occupancy Room Rate: $145.00 USD per night, per person (no additional fees or taxes). Single occupancy rooms are limited and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.  
  Shared Occupancy Room Rate: $90 USD per night, per person (no additional fees or taxes).
  Cut-Off Date: June 9, 2025. Reserve via JWST Summer School Registration form.

  • All students choosing to stay during the JWST Summer School will be housed in the same building on the same floor.
  • Accommodations will be in apartment-style suites containing 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms, a common area and kitchen in each unit.
  • Each bedroom contains two beds and accommodates two students unless single occupancy is requested (limited availability).
  • All apartments are single gender.
  • Laundry facilities are available 24/7.
  • Linens will be provided.
  • The Iggy Market and the Fresh Market as advertised on the Loyola website will not be available during the Summer School.
  • Contact JWSTSummer2025@stsci.edu for more info.

   

  The Study Hotel
  3215 N Charles St
  Baltimore, MD 21218
  Phone: +1 410-243-0030, please reference JWST Summer School when calling to make reservations.
  Booking Link: JWST Summer School Preferred Accommodations - The Study at Johns Hopkins
  Room Rate: $150 USD per night plus 17.5% taxes
  Cut-Off Date: 6/27/25

   

  The Inn at the Colonnade Baltimore - A Doubletree by Hilton Hotel
  4 W University Pkwy
  Baltimore, MD 21218
  Phone: +1 410-235-5400, Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Please ask for Robert or Dorothy in Sales when calling to make reservations.
  Group Code: SP3
  Booking Link: STScIJWSTSUMMERSCHOOL
  Room Rate: $150 USD per night plus 17.5% taxes
  Cut-Off Date: 6/27/25