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If you are working on press-worthy science that relates to future Roman WFI science, we invite you to share your work with Brandon Lawton - lawton@stsci.edu - Project Scientist, Roman Science Communications.  

Brandon will be at the STScI booth and will work with the Roman partners to share your exciting science with the world!

Roman Events at the 243rd AAS Meeting

LocationTitle Date and Time (CT)

Room:

NASA Exhibitor Booth (Hall B-1/B-2)

NASA Hyperwall Presentation:

Great [missions] are not maintained by timidity!

Sunday, January 7

7:30pm - 7:45pm

Room:

R07

Splinter Meeting:  

Building the Roman Supernova Pipeline

Monday, January 8

9:30am - 11:30am

Room:

Great Hall A

Town Hall:

NASA Town Hall

 Monday, January 8

12:45pm - 1:45pm

Room:
Hall B-1/B-2

iPoster:

The Astronomer's Proposal Tool for the Roman Space Telescope (201.11) - WITHDRAWN, see flyer at the STScI booth

Tuesday, January 9

9:00am - 10:00am

Room:

NASA Exhibitor Booth (Hall B-1/B-2)

NASA Hyperwall Presentation:

Coronagraph Technology Demo on the Roman Space Telescope

Tuesday, January 9

9:20am - 9:35am

Room:

215

Town Hall:

STScI Town Hall

Tuesday, January 9

12:45pm - 1:45pm

Room:

216

Special Session:

The Future of Galactic Plane Science with the Roman Space Telescope 

Tuesday, January 9

2:00pm - 3:30pm

Room:

240/241

Splinter Meeting:

Maximizing the Science of Roman with Simulations

Tuesday, January 9

2:00pm - 3:30pm

Room:

R04

Oral Presentation:

The Roman Photometric Repeatability Floor (253.06)

Tuesday, January 9

3:20pm - 3:30pm

Room:
Hall B-1/B-2

iPoster:

Sky background matching in Roman WFI mosaics (258.08)

Tuesday, January 9

5:30pm - 6:30pm

Room:
Hall B-1/B-2

iPoster:

Automated Anomaly Detection at Scale With the Cloud-Based Roman Data Monitoring Tool (258.13)

Tuesday, January 9

5:30pm - 6:30pm

Room:
Hall B-1/B-2

iPoster:

Simulating 3D Galaxy Datacubes for the Roman Space Telescope (258.28)

Tuesday, January 9

5:30pm - 6:30pm

Room:

235/236

Splinter Meeting:

A Discussion of Science Drivers for Defining Roman's Core Community Surveys

Wednesday, January 10

9:00am - 11:30am

  • 9:00am - High Latitude Wide Area Survey
  • 9:50am - High Latitude Time Domain Survey
  • 10:40am - Galactic Bulge Time Domain Survey

Room:

NASA Exhibitor Booth (Hall B-1/B-2)

NASA Hyperwall Presentation:

Obscured AGN with Roman– Hiding High Growth across Cosmic Time

Wednesday, January 10

9:05am - 9:20am

Room:

210

Oral Presentation:

Cosmic ray detection for the Roman Wide Field Instrument (313.03)

Wednesday, January 10

10:20am - 10:30am

Room:

209

Oral Presentation:

The Allure of 200,000 Transiting Exoplanets in the Roman Galactic Bulge Time Domain Survey (337.06)

Wednesday, January 10

3:20pm - 3:30pm

Room:

Hall B-1/B-2

iPoster:

The Roman Space Telescope Science Operations Center: News and updates (360.22)

Wednesday, January 10

5:30pm - 6:30pm

Room:

Hall B-1/B-2

iPoster:

The Roman Space Telescope Science Operations Center: the SOC Roman Documentation (RDox) Platform (360.23)

Wednesday, January 10

5:30pm - 6:30pm

Room:

Hall B-1/B-2

iPoster:

Prospects for Detecting Gaps in Globular Cluster Stellar Streams in External Galaxies with the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (364.03)

Wednesday, January 10

5:30pm - 6:30pm

Room:

Hall B-1/B-2

iPoster:

Simulating Weak Gravitational Lensing in the Roman Space Telescope Using JWST Observed Galaxies (364.08)

Wednesday, January 10

5:30pm - 6:30pm

Room:

NASA Exhibitor Booth (Hall B-1/B-2)

NASA Hyperwall Presentation:

The Dynamic Sky with NASA's Roman Space Telescope

Thursday, January 11

9:35am - 9:50am

Room:

NASA Exhibitor Booth (Hall B-1/B-2)

NASA Hyperwall Presentation:

Roman Wide Field Instrument: From ground tests to science

Thursday, January 11

9:50am - 10:05am

Room:

207

Town Hall:

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Town Hall

Thursday, January 11

12:45pm - 1:45pm

Room:

NASA Exhibitor Booth (Hall B-1/B-2)

NASA Hyperwall Presentation:

Roman Science Operations Center Updates

Thursday, January 11

1:30pm - 1:45pm

Room:

Hall B-1/B-2

iPoster:

Non-Linearity Correction Methods for The Roman Space Telescope (457.08)

Thursday, January 11

1:30pm - 2:30pm

Room:

Hall B-1/B-2

iPoster:

Verification and Calibration of Spectroscopy and Polarization modes for the Roman Coronagraph Instrument (457.09)

Thursday, January 11

1:30pm - 2:30pm

Room:

Hall B-1/B-2

iPoster:

Spot-Based Measurement of the Brighter-Fatter Effect on a Roman Space Telescope H4RG Detector and Comparison with Flat-Field Data (457.26)

Thursday, January 11

1:30pm - 2:30pm

Room:

212

Oral Presentation:

Population Survey and Image Simulation of Strong Gravitational Lenses Detectable by the Roman Space Telescope (439.05)

Thursday, January 11

2:50pm - 3:00pm


Roman Resources 

Call for Community Input into the Definition of the Roman Space Telescope’s Core Community Surveys

Open Opportunity to Get Involved!

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, NASA's next flagship observatory, is planned for launch in late 2026. The Roman Mission requests the astronomical community's input for the purpose of initiating the community-led definition of the Roman Space Telescope's Core Community Surveys.. Combined, these surveys are anticipated to use most of the observing time during Roman’s first five years. The cosmology and exoplanet science requirements for these surveys leave significant parameter space available to define the observational strategies (filters, depth, cadence, etc.) in a way that will enable a broad range of astrophysical investigations.

This call for input consisted of two independent avenues for members of the community to provide information on science drivers and the requirements they place on the design of the Core Community Surveys. The first avenue, submission of a short, one to two paragraph 'science pitch' (including a questionnaire) was due February 17, 2023, and resulted in more than 100 submissions. The second avenue, technically focused white papers describing what observing strategies are needed for a given science investigation were due by June 16, 2023. Over 70 submissions were received.

All input is being passed to the committees that will be formed of community members and tasked with defining the Core Community Surveys. We are now in the process of forming these committees.

Welcome to the home for Roman Documentation (RDox)!

Documentation for the Roman Space Telescope is currently under construction and subject to change, but represents the most up-to-date information available.  

https://roman-docs.stsci.edu/ 

Roman Community Forum

The Roman Space Telescope mission partners are planning to start the Roman Community Forum. This will be a monthly virtual meeting that will provide updates on Roman mission status and plans, and an opportunity for the science community to engage with the Roman Project and Science Centers.

https://asd.gsfc.nasa.gov/roman_forum/

Roman Virtual Lecture Series

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope monthly virtual lecture series is run jointly by JPL, IPAC, Goddard, and STScI. These talks are open to the entire astronomy community and cover science, engineering, and technology related to the Roman mission. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. Talks are ~20 minutes with ~10 minutes for Q/A, and are scheduled for the 3rd Thursday of each month from 1-1:30 pm Pacific / 4-4:30 pm Eastern.

https://roman.ipac.caltech.edu/Lectures.html

Roman Science and Technical Overview Brochure

You can also find the brochure here.

NASA Roman Coronagraph Instrument Fast Facts Sheet

Roman Virtual Backgrounds

Here are a series or Roman virtual backgrounds you can use in your virtual meetings and presentations.


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Space Theme

Roman Slide Set

This presentation highlights the science that will be enabled by the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The presentation includes notes for the presenter and can be used as a whole or in parts. It has been updated with accessibility in mind.  The presentation comes in multiple formats, found here.

Roman Visual Library

The Roman Visual Library, located here, is a resource for astronomers to grab Roman-related images.  You can find images, captions, credits, and image source locations here.

Roman Brochure

Targeted for launch in late 2026, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will revolutionize astronomy by building on the science discoveries and technological leaps of the Hubble and Webb space telescopes.  The Roman brochure, located here, provides a simple way to express the power of Roman's field of view and is useful for all audiences.


Come and Find Us in the Exhibit Hall!




How to Connect With Us

NASA (Booth 702)

The Roman Space Telescope Project Office is at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, which also oversees the work on the Wide Field Instrument (WFI), the Spacecraft Bus, and System Integration. 

At this booth, you can learn more about NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman mission as well as the mission’s Coronagraph Instrument.  Roman's Coronagraph Instrument is being built by NASA JPL.

Come to the NASA Town Hall

Come by the NASA Town Hall, Monday January 8 (12:45p.m. CT), to hear the latest news about Roman and other NASA efforts from NASA officials.  

STScI  (Booth 614)

STScI is Roman’s Science Operations Center (SOC). The SOC is responsible for the mission's observation scheduling system, WFI data processing system for the direct-imaging mode and the mission's entire data archive. STScI performed pre-formulation, formulation, and design activities for Roman starting in 2014, and continues its role in science operations system engineering, design, science research support, and scientific community engagement and public outreach.

Contact us with questions

The Roman Help Desk is operated joinly by the SOC and the SSC.  Contact the SOC helpdesk for questions about SOC tools, WFI imaging, data calibration and archiving, proposal planning and scheduling.

help@stsci.edu 

Caltech/IPAC  (Booth 615)

IPAC is home to the Roman Science Support Center. IPAC is responsible for Roman’s Coronagraph Instrument operations, high-level data processing of grism and prism data from the Wide Field Instrument (WFI), high-level data processing of WFI microlensing survey data and community engagement for Roman exoplanet science and wide field spectroscopy. IPAC will also implement the proposal solicitation and grant management for the General Observer, Guest Investigator and Theory programs, curate telescope instrument and simulation efforts and engage the greater scientific community in preparing for science with Roman.

Contact us with questions

The Roman Help Desk is operated joinly by the SOC and the SSC.  Contact the SSC helpdesk for questions about WFI spectroscopy, microlensing data processing, the proposal submission and review process, and the coronagraph.

roman-help@ipac.caltech.edu



Future Conference - Be Sure to Mark Your Calendars!

How Roman Observations Will Confront Theory

https://conference.ipac.caltech.edu/roman2024/ 

Dates:

July 9 - 12, 2024

Location: 

Caltech/IPAC campus

Description:  

The goal of this 4-day conference is to bring together inclusively members of the community to discuss how observations with the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will confront and challenge theories, from exoplanets to the edge of the Universe. The conference will focus mainly on the Core Community Surveys -- the Galactic Bulge Time Domain Survey, High Latitude Wide Area Survey, and High Latitude Time Domain Survey, which will occupy the majority of the primary mission -- as well as the Coronagraph Instrument technology demonstration. However, there are boundless theories that will also be addressed and tested by the wide variety of General Astrophysics Surveys. This conference, to take place on the Caltech campus and online, will be an active and exciting confluence of both observers and theorists to outline the potential breakthroughs that could be made possible during the lifetime of the Roman Space Telescope.

If you have any questions, you can email us at romanssc@ipac.caltech.edu .



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