Green titles reflect presentations by Invited Speakers.
Tuesday, November 13,2007
9:00a - 9:10a | Welcome: Matt Mountain, STScI Director |
9:10a - 9:35a |
Mapping the Structure of all Matter in the Universe
S. Kahn (KIPAC - Stanford University) |
9:35a - 9:45a | Discussion |
9:45a - 10:10a |
Future Giant Telescopes: Evolution in
Ground-Space Synergy R. Ellis (Caltech) |
10:10a - 10:20a | Discussion |
10:20a - 10:45a | Break |
10:45a - 12:00p | Panel Discussion: The Mission Timescale Conundrum: J. Crocker (LMCO), T. Heckman (JHU), J.P. Looney (BNL), C. Hartman (NASA). Moderator: M. Postman (STScI) |
12:00p - 1:30p | Lunch |
1:30p - 1:55p |
Technologies for Astrophysics Missions in 2020
D. Ebbets (Ball Aerospace) |
1:55p - 2:05p | Discussion |
2:05p - 2:30p |
Technology Responsivity and Risk Mitigation:
Optimizing the Programmatic S/N of Future Large Space Telescopes
D. Lester (University of Texas, Austin) |
2:30p - 2:40p | Discussion |
2:40p - 2:50p |
Far-IR Space Interferometry: Science Opportunities, Mission Concepts
and Technical Challenges
D. Leisawitz (Goddard Space Flight Center) |
2:50p - 2:55p | Discussion |
2:55p - 3:05p |
The Role of Interferometers in Future Space Astrophysics Missions
R. Allen (STScI) |
3:05p - 3:10p | Discussion |
3:10p - 3:40p | Break |
3:40p - 3:50p |
The Importance of High Spatial and Appropriate
Spectral Resolution Spectroscopy
T. Gull (Goddard Space Flight Center) |
3:50p - 3:55p | Discussion |
3:55p - 4:20p |
Resolved Stellar Populations Beyond the
Next Decade
E. Tolstoy (Kapteyn Institute) |
4:20p - 4:30p | Discussion |
4:30p - 4:55p |
Imaging Inflation with Cosmic Microwave
Background Polarization
M. Tegmark (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) |
4:55p - 5:05p | Discussion |
5:05p | Adjourn |
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
9:00a - 9:25a |
The 20/20 Vision of Galaxy Formation and Reionization
S. Malhotra (Arizona State University) |
9:25a - 9:35a | Discussion |
9:35a - 10:00a |
Cracking the Mystery of Galaxy and Black Hole
Formation: A Theorist's Wish-List for the Next Generation of Space Telescopes
R. Somerville (Max Planck Institute) |
10:00a - 10:10a | Discussion |
10:10a - 10:20a |
The Future of Direct Supermassive Black Hole Mass Measurements
D. Batcheldor (Rochester Institute of Technology) |
10:20a - 10:25a | Discussion |
10:25a - 10:55a | Break |
10:55a - 11:20a |
Enabling Future Large Astrophysics Missions While
Living Within Our Means J. Morse (NASA Headquarters) |
11:20a - 11:30a | Discussion |
11:30a - 11:55a |
Large Deployed and Assembled Space Telescopes
R. Polidan (Northrop Grumman Space Technology) |
11:55a - 12:05p | Discussion |
12:05p - 1:35p | Lunch |
1:35p - 2:00p |
The Next Large X-ray Mission - Constellation-X
H. Tananbaum (Chandra X-ray Center; SAO) |
2:00p - 2:10p | Discussion |
2:10p - 2:20p |
High Resolution X-ray Imaging after Chandra: The Generation-X Mission Concept
M. Elvis (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) |
2:20p - 2:25p | Discussion |
2:25p - 2:50p |
Multiple Spacecraft Observatories for 2020 and Beyond:
Breaking a Tradition of Four Centuries
W. Cash (University of Colorado) |
2:50p - 3:00p | Discussion |
3:00p - 3:30p | Break |
3:30p - 3:55p |
Enhancing the Characterization of Extrasolar
Planets via Direct Detection with a Coronagraphic Terrestrial Planet Finder
E. Ford (University of Florida) |
3:55p - 4:05p | Discussion |
4:05p - 4:15p |
Massively Parallel Ground-Based Follow-Up by
Amateur and Educational Communities Beyond the Next Decade
D. Hogg (New York University) |
4:15p - 4:20p | Discussion |
4:20p - 4:45p |
Exoplanet Science with Ares-V Enabled Telescopes
W. Traub (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) |
4:45p - 4:55p | Discussion |
4:55p - 5:20p |
Extrasolar Planets in 2020
Drake Deming (NASA / GSFC) |
5:20p - 5:30p | Discussion |
5:30p | Adjourn until Reception |
6:00p | Conference Dinner (Drinks at 6; Meal at 7) |
Thursday, November 15, 2007
9:00a - 9:25a |
20/20 Vision: The Technology, the Facilities,
the Science and the Politics That May Drive Space Astrophysics Observatories in the 21st Century
J. Crocker (Lockheed Martin) |
9:25a - 9:35a | Discussion |
9:35a - 10:00a |
Gravitational Wave Astronomy from Space
T. Prince (Caltech) |
10:00a - 10:10a | Discussion |
10:10a - 10:20a |
Detection of Relic Gravitational Waves and
Rotation of the Universe by Direct Angular Measurements at 1 Microarcsecond
V. Makarov (Michelson Science Center, Caltech) |
10:20a - 10:25a | Discussion |
10:25a - 10:55a | Break |
10:55a - 11:20a |
Astrophysics Missions in ESA's Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 Program
F. Favata (ESA) |
11:20a - 11:30a | Discussion |
11:30a - 11:40a |
The Dark Ages Lunar Interferometer (DALI)
Kurt Weiler (NRL) |
11:40a - 11:45a | Discussion |
11:45a - 12:10p |
Remote Sensing for Space Exploration in 50 Years
S. Beckwith (STScI) |
12:10p - 12:20p | Discussion |
12:20p | Meeting Adjourns |