JANUARY 18, 2012
Closed Session
9:00 a.m. |
Welcome and Plans for the Meeting |
David Spergel, Chair |
Open Session
9:30 |
Welcome and Plans for the Meeting |
David Spergel, Chair |
9:35 |
NASA discussion of a plan for U.S. Participation in Euclid |
Waleed Abdalati, NASA |
Discussion |
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10:35 |
Panel Discussion with NASA |
Paul Hertz, Acting Director, Astrophysics Division |
Richard Griffiths, Euclid Program Scientist |
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Rita Sambruna, WFIRST Program Scientist |
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Lia LaPiana, Euclid and WFIRST Program Executive |
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11:30 |
ESA Perspective on a Plan for U.S. Participation in Euclid (via videconference) |
Fabio Favata, ESA |
12:20 p.m. |
The Euclid Mission (via videoconference) |
Yannick Mellier, |
Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris |
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12:55 |
Discussion with ESA and Euclid Representatives |
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1:45 |
U.S. Perspective on a U.S. Contribution to Euclid |
Jason Rhodes, |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
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Discussion |
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2:20 |
Discussion of WFIRST and Euclid |
Paul Schechter, |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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Discussion |
3:15 |
Discussion of LSST, WFIRST, and Euclid |
Steve Kahn, |
Stanford University |
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Discussion |
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3:50 |
Discussion of Ground- and Space-Based Dark Energy Missions (via videoconference) |
David Weinberg, Ohio State University |
Discussion |
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4:25 |
Discussion of the Current Study in the Context of New Worlds, New Horizons |
Roger Blandford, Stanford University |
Discussion |
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5:05 |
Discussion of the Current Study in the Context of the Implementation Panel Report (via teleconference) |
Adam Burrows, Princeton University |
Discussion |
Closed Session
5:40 |
Committee Discussion |
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6:45 |
Working Committee Dinner |
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8:30 |
Adjourn for the Day |
JANUARY 19, 2012
Closed Session
8:00 a.m. |
Breakfast and Discussion of Previous Days’ Talks |
Committee |
Open Session
9:00 |
WFIRST and Euclid impact on dark energy research |
Michael Turner, |
University of Chicago |
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Discussion |
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9:40 |
Discussion of Euclid and WFIRST Gravitational |
Chris Hirata, |
Lensing Capabilities (via WebEx) |
California Institute of Technology |
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Discussion |
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10:10 |
Discussion of WFIRST and Euclid exoplanet microlensing |
Dave Bennett, |
University of Notre Dame |
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Discussion |
10:45 |
Impact of Current and Future Developments in Microlensing on Euclid and WFIRST (via WebEx) |
Dimitar Sasselov, Harvard University |
Discussion |
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11:20 |
Lessons Learned from Similar Past NASA-ESA |
George Helou, |
Collaborations |
California Institute of Technology |
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Discussion |
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11:55 |
Public Comment Session |
Closed Session
12:15 p.m. |
Committee Discussions |
Open Session
2:30 |
Panel Discussion with NASA |
Paul Hertz, |
NASA Astrophysics Division |
Closed Session
3:50 |
Committee Discussion |
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6:00 |
Adjourn for the Day |
JANUARY 20, 2012
Closed Session
8:00 a.m. |
Committee Discussions |
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3:00 p.m. |
Adjourn Meeting |