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Basic Science Call for Proposals&

Asilomar 2010 Workshop

B-G AnderssonSOFIA Science Operations Manager

SSSC, February 17, 2010Palmdale

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Outline

• Basic Science Call for Proposals – Timeline & Preparations

• Asilomar 2010 Workshop– Purpose– Program– Timeline & Preparations

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• Basic Science Call for Proposals

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Basic Science Schedule

15 Dec., ‘08 Draft Call for Proposals Released 27 Feb., ‘09 Comments on draft CfP due 27 March, ‘09 Comments on draft CfP received Winter ’10 Data Rights Agreement signed

1 March ’10 Final Call for Proposal released

31 May ‘10 Proposal Deadline (Call +90 days)

Summer ’10 Selections announced

Spring ’11 Science flights begin

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Basic Science Call for Proposals - Preparations

• Call for Proposal Document ready

• Observer’s Handbook on track to be released by March 1

• SITE Updated for FORCAST

• Tutorial for GREAT sensitivity calculation in final review

• SPT in final revision for BaSc (formal reviews late Feb.)

• Web pages under final review (deltas from Draft CfP release)

• Templates for “Science Justification” (etc.) available

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Basic Science Proposing Basics• Two-phase proposal with science justification in Phase 1

• Phase 2 for Basic Science will be led by SOFIA staff and will require significant involvement from the Instrument teams – Will take advantage of lessons learned from Short Science

• Proposals shall be generated/submitted using the SOFIA Proposal Tool (SPT)– Similar to, and based on, the STScI APT

• Exposure time calculator available for FORCAST (SITE)

• Exposure time tutorial available for GREAT

• Transmission calculator (ATRAN)

• Visibility tool available on-line– No flight plans required/expected

• Lists of Reserved Observations for FORCAST and GREAT will be published with final CfP

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2:nd Generation Instrumentation Workshop

Science

Opportunities

For new

Instrumentation,

Asilomar 2010

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Background

• SOFIA was always planned to take advantage of regular instrument upgrades

• “Science Vision” exercise, SOFIA 20/20 workshop, and developments of/for 1st generation instruments makes the issue of 2nd generation instruments timely

• NASA HQ has started the preparations for an Announcement of Opportunity (AO) for the 2nd Generation US SOFIA Instrumentation

– Draft AO expected to be released in Winter 2010/2011

• At the SSSC in September 2009, Paul Hertz presented a schedule for the proposal solicitation/selection, including a recommendation/suggestion that a workshop be organized in Summer 2010.

• An SOC/LOC was organized by the SOFIA project to respond to the NASA request, consisting of Erick Young, Pamela Marcum, B-G Andersson, Eric Becklin, Scott Horner, Thomas Roellig and Martin Ruzek and Hans Zinnecker.

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Motivation

• The SOC adopted the following Mission Statement for the workshop: • The workshop will provide a venue for interaction and

collaboration between theorists, observers and instrument developers to:

• Review the most important scientific questions addressable through IR and sub-millimeter observations, particularly as they pertain to SOFIA in a 3-7 year range.

• Identify the most urgently needed new instruments required for those observations.

• Highlight technology advancements that can lead to powerful new instrumentation in the near term.

• Discuss unique, synergetic observing programs between SOFIA and other existing and near-term observatory facilities from both space and the ground.

• While the workshop is being organized in response to the plans for the NASA instrument AO, it is hoped that it can also provide a forum for informal discussions between the US and German communities w.r.t. instrument development and “who does what”.

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Organization

• Because of potential conflicts of interest relating to the proposal selection, the SOC decided, on NASA’s advice, on a workshop organization where:– All talks are Invited Reviews

• Invitees selected by SOC to not include likely instrument proposal PIs• Topics of the Invited Talks selected by the SOC

– All contributed papers in poster format• Unlimited number of posters - none will be rejected due to space

– All posters and talks will be made available on-line in a timely manner after the workshop

– No printed proceedings

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Location and Timing

• The workshop will take place at the Asilomar Conference Grounds, on the Monterey peninsula, California

• Sunday-Tuesday, June 6-8, 2010

• Sunday, June 6, activities consists of dinner and opening reception

• Monday-Tuesday, June 7-8, full days of workshop activities

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Topics and Invited SpeakersScience Topics

ISM Energetics & Magnetic Fields Eli Dwek (NASA GSFC)

Dust, including PAH, Ices & Mineralogy Xander Tielens (Leiden U.)

Molecular Astrophysics David Neufeld (Johns Hopkins U.)

The Galactic Center Paul Ho (CfA)

Extragalactic Star Formation/Starbursts Eva Schinnerer (MPIA)

Line Diagnostics of the Intermediate-z Universe George Helou (IPAC)

High-mass Star Formation John Bally (U. Colorado)

Post-Main Sequence Stars, CSEs Sun Kwok (U Hong Kong)

ExoPlanets Drake Deming (NASA GSFC)

Solar System Astronomy Dale Cruikshank (NASA ARC)

Workshop Summary Steven Beckwith (U. California)

Programmatic Topics

NASA’s View Jon Morse (NASA HQ)

NASA 2nd Gen. SOFIA Inst. AO Paul Hertz (NASA HQ)

Title TBD Alios Himmes (DLR)

SOFIA Status Pamela Marcum (NASA ARC)

SOFIA 1:st Generation Instruments Eric Becklin (USRA)

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Workshop ProgramLots of time for Posters!

Direct feedback

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Logistics

• Registration is now open (Feb 1) - closes April 1– Asilomar does not refund housing past “Event - 60 days”– Abstract form for Posters up and working (deadline also on April 1)– Poster files (in PDF format) to be delivered by May 28

• No Registration Fee• Lodging and Food (booked via the Asilomar web page):

– Three meals a day included in housing fee• In addition, USRA/Workshop will provide coffee breaks and evening

receptions

– Several different lodging options available at Asilomar• Starting at $157/day/person (single occupancy)• Up to 4 pers./room in some rooms (from $82/day/person)• Cottages available which sleeps up to 6

– Default housing agreement is for 3 nights since the meeting ends at 8pm on Tuesday

• Asilomar is easily reached from the San Jose or San Francisco airports

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Please join us at Asilomar in June 2010!

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• Backup Slides