Roman Science Interest Group 

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The Roman Science Interest Group provides broad-based community input to the Roman project and NASA headquarters. Its primary purpose is to assist NASA in ensuring that the interests of the scientific community are served by the Roman Space Telescope project in planning for and executing Roman development and operations.

Program Level Requirements for the Roman Space Telescope [approved 2020-08-12]

Terms of Reference[updated July 9, 2020]

Appointment memo [Aug 04, 2020] 

Dear Colleagues’ Community Letter [May 2020]

Members

Prof. Megan Donahue, Michigan State UniversityProf. Zeljko Ivezic, University of WashingtonProf. Jessica Lu, University of California, BerkeleyDr. John MacKenty, Space Telescope Science InstitutDr. Ashley Villar, Columbia University / Flatiron InstituteProf. Alice Shapley, University of California, Los AngelesProf. Keith Bechtol, University of Wisconsin, MadisonProf. Saurabh Jha, Rutgers UniversityProf. Peter Melchior, Princeton UniversityDr. Dara Norman, National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research LaboratoryDr. Jessie Christiansen, NASA Exoplanet Science Institute / CaltechProf. Rachel Bean, Cornell UniversityProf. Ryan Hickox, Dartmouth CollegeDr. Lisa Storrie-Lombardi, Las Cumbres ObservatoryProf. Dimitri Mawet, CaltechProf. David Spergel (observer), Princeton University / Flatiron InstituteProf. N.Jeremy Kasdin (observer), University of San FranciscoDr. Roeland van der Marel (observer), Space Telescope Science InstituteDr. Lee Armus (observer), Infrared Processing and Analysis Center

Meetings

[PDF presentations and meeting notes listed below]

August 19, 2022, 1pm EDTCommunity Engagement UpdateWFI StatusMeeting NotesMay 16, 2022ROSES Draft SolicitationMeeting NotesMarch 28, 2022CAA Non-Advocate reviewMeeting NotesDecember 20, 2021Astro2020 – Julie, Roeland, allMeeting NotesNovember 22, 2021Project status, CDR – JulieProject Status, hardware- JeffEarly Definition Survey option RFI – Julie, allRFI webpage, resources, charter, submission template, RFIMeeting NotesAugust 6, 2021White paper call overview- JulieResources/documentation – Josh, Rebekah, JamesMeeting NotesJuly 23, 2021Revisions to GSFC Roman Observations webpages – JamesMeeting NotesJune 9, 2021HQ update – Dominic BenfordProject update – Julie McEneryCoronagraph instrument overview – Vanessa BaileyMeeting NotesApril 30, 2021Roman science teams discussion – Julie, allApril 14, 2021Roman Science Teams Discussion – Julie, allMeeting NotesApril 2, 2021Roman Data Management system – Harry FergusonMeeting NotesMarch 17, 2021Survey discussionMeeting NotesMarch 5, 2021Meeting NotesFebruary 17, 2021Community survey definition at STScI (slides, report) – Anton KoekemoerMeeting NotesFebruary 5, 2021Project update – Julie McEneryPilot Surveys – Dida MarkovicMeeting NotesJanuary 22, 2021Project update – Julie McEneryDeep field discussion – Brant RobertsonMeeting NotesJanuary 8, 2021High Latitude time domain survey (SNIA Cosmology) – Rebekah HounsellDesign of the Roman …

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