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Lynne Hillenbrand, who served on the Astro2010 Decadal Survey Committee, has prepared some common sense guidelines on how to write an effective decadal white paper:
https://meeting.ipac.caltech.edu/astrodata2020s/system/media_files/binaries/18/original/hillenbrand_astro20XX.pdf?1544766354Lynne Hillenbrand Presentation - click here.
STScI and JHU Participation and Organization
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To help organize science input from STScI and JHU staff, please take the time to fill out the two tables below. The first (science papers) is organized using the most commonly chosen keywords (provided by STScI's Science Mission Office) based on a survey of the science staff. In most cases, your specific research theme should be listed under one of these keywords as a second layer. If it is the case that your research area is not well represented by a particular keyword, then please feel free to add a new keyword. Also, please make sure to add a title or short research theme that summarizes the topic of the white paper you are interested in, under each of the major themes. This will make it easy for other astronomers to join the effort. Every paper should be listed as a new row. Please indicate whether you are willing to lead the writing of the paper or willing to help contribute as a co-author by listing your name in the appropriate column. Feel free to add entries that you are interested in, but unable to lead.
Science White Papers
| Primary Keyword | Secondary/Tertiary Keyword | White Paper Theme (i.e.,Title) | Willing to Lead | Willing to Participate |
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| Active Galactic Nuclei | Galaxy Formation and Evolution / High-redshift | AGN fueling and feedback over cosmic time |
| Astrochemistry | ||||
Chemical Abundances | ||||
| Circumgalactic Medium | Galaxy Formation and Evolution | |||
| Galaxy evolution; resolved stellar pops | Understanding the Circumgalactic Medium is Critical for Understanding Galaxy Evolution | |||
| Cosmology | The role of dwarf galaxies in cosmic reionization | |||
| Cosmology | galaxy and AGN evolution | Deep Field Science with WFIRST | Notionally WFIRST Deep Field WG + extended list from FSWG/SITS, but anyone interested is welcome | |
| Exoplanets | Yields of Future Direct Imaging Missions | |||
| Gravitational Wave Counterparts | ||||
| Planetary Systems | Debris Disks | Debris Disks as tracers of planetary formation and evolution | ||
| Galaxy clusters | Galaxy Evolution; Structure formation | Assembly of the Most Massive Clusters at | Lead author is Jeyhan Kartaltepe (RIT) | |
| Galaxy Formation and Evolution |
| Star-forming galaxies | Spatially Resolved UV Nebular Diagnostics in Star-Forming Galaxies | Draft posted on Astro2020 slack channel, under #galactic_winds. | ||
| High-redshift Galaxies | ||||
| Interstellar Medium | ||||
| Galaxy Formation and Evolution | The Nuclear Outflow at the Galactic Center | |||
| Dust | Local Group UV-MIR Extinction and UV Depletions | |||
| Large-scale Structure | Galaxy Redshift Surveys | The End of Galaxy Surveys | Lead author is Jason Rhodes (JPL) | |
| Local Group Galaxies | Kinematics / DM Halo profile of dwarf local group galaxies | |||
| Resolved stellar populations; galaxy formation and evolution | the power of wide fields for studies of M31; Focus on reconstructing M31's merger history | |||
| Resolved Stellar Populations | The Variability of the Initial Mass Function | |||
| Galaxy Formation and Evolution | Formation and assembly of the MW Bulge | |||
| Star Clusters | Young Stellar Cluster (~<10Myr) | |||
| Star Formation | Protostellar Evolution | Far-IR Variability of Protostars | ||
| Stellar Evolution | ||||
| Stellar Populations | Globular clusters | Multiple populations | ||
| Galaxies | ||||
| Supermassive Black Holes | ||||
| Supernovae and Remnants | ||||
| Stellar Physics | Exo-Space Weather | Habitable Exoplanets from a Stellar Perspective – X-ray | ||
| Exo-Space Weather | Habitable Exoplanets from a Stellar Perspective – radio | |||
| Time Domain Astronomy |
Technology, State of the Profession, and other White Papers
| Topics | White Paper Theme (i.e.,Title) | Willing to Lead | Willing to Participate |
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| Instrumentation | |||
| Future Missions | |||
Synergies Between Next Generation Ground- and Space-Based Observatories | |||
| Space Based Astronomy in the Post-LSST Era | |||
| Great Observatories: Past Successes and Future Promise | |||
| Inclusion in Astrophysics | |||
| The Future Landscape of Data Science in Astrophysics | "Scientific Accessibility and Permissionless Innovation in Archives" | ||
| UV Spectroscopy in the Post Hubble Era | |||
| International Partnerships |
Astro 2020 Specific Information
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- Mar 2016 – The CAA began discussions about Astro 2020
- Jan 2017 – A Town Hall meeting at the AAS solicited community input on the framework of Astro 2020
- Jan 2018 – A Town Hall meeting at the AAS solicited community input on the framework of Astro 2020
- *Spring 2018 – A Decadal Survey “Consultation Group” was formed to draft the statement of task and prospectus for Astro 2020.
- Mar 2018 – The Astro 2020 proposal was submitted to NASA, NSF, and DOE
- Jul 2018 – The call for Astro 2020 white papers was released to the community
- Dec 2018 – Astro 2020 Chair will be selected marking the formal start of the survey
- Jan 2019 – A Town Hall meeting and other community outreach activities will be organized at the AAS.
- Jan 7th 2019 – Window for submitting white papers will open
- Feb 19Mar 11th 2019 – Deadline for submitting white papers
- Mar 20th 2019 - Deadline for submitting NOI letters for Programmatic / State of Profession / Mission White Papers
- Mar/Apr Feb/Mar 2019 – Decadal Survey committee begins meeting to discuss the survey
- May/Jun 2019 – Decadal Survey panels begin meeting to discuss white papers
- May 2020 – Decadal Survey panels complete their reports and deliver it to the main committee
- Aug 2020 – Review of survey and panel reports begins
- Dec 2020 – Astro 2020 is completed and the report is released to the agencies and the public
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