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SUMMARY:Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee meeting (January 2026
 )
CONTACT:Jacqueline Keane jkeane@nsf.gov
DESCRIPTION:The Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee is a federal 
 advisory committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act at t
 he recommendation of the Presidential Committee on the Organization and Ma
 nagement of Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (COMRAA).The purpose of
  this meeting is to provide advice and recommendations to the U.S. Nationa
 l Science Foundation (NSF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administrat
 ion (NASA), and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on issues within the f
 ield of astronomy and astrophysics that are of mutual interest and concern
  to the agencies.This online meeting requires advance registration: Zoom r
 egistration form.The committee will hear presentations by representatives 
 from NSF, NASA, DOE and other agencies relevant to astronomy and astrophys
 ics. The primary purpose of these presentations includes a discussion of c
 urrent programming and potential areas of cooperation between the agencies
 , as well as recommendations for continued and new areas of cooperation an
 d mechanisms for achieving them. Meeting agenda (All times Eastern Standa
 rd Time)Thursday, January 29, 2026Welcome, Opening Remarks9:25 – 9:35 a.
 m.Welcome from NSF Tie Luo, MPS Directorate Head9:35 – 9:45 a.m.Sign‑i
 n (Tiana Faulcon, NSF), Logistics, Conflicts of Interest (Louise Edwards, 
 NSF)9:45 – 9:55 a.m.Chair Remarks, Approval of the MinutesAgency Updates
 9:55 – 10:10 a.m.NSF Update – Hans Krimm, Acting Astronomy Section Hea
 d10:10 – 10:30 a.m.Q&A10:30 – 10:50 a.m.DOE Update – Kathy Turner, D
 OE High Energy Physics10:50 – 11:10 a.m.Q&A11:10 – 11:40 a.m.NASA Upda
 te – Shawn Domagal‑Goldman, Director, Astrophysics Division, NASA SMD;
  Elizabeth Hook‑Rogers, NASA SMD (discussion on SCaN)11:40 a.m. – 12:0
 0 p.m.Q&AReport from the 4th Time Domain and Multi‑Messenger Meeting12:0
 0 – 12:30 p.m.Dan Kocevski, NASA Marshall12:30 – 12:45 p.m.Q&A12:45 
 – 1:55 p.m.LunchAI and Connection to Science/AST1:55 – 2:20 p.m.Jesse 
 Thaler, MIT2:20 – 2:35 p.m.Q&A2:35 – 3:00 p.m.Yuan‑Sen Ting, Ohio St
 ate University3:00 – 3:15 p.m.Q&A3:15 – 4:45 p.m.Committee Writing Per
 iod I4:45 – 4:55 p.m.Committee Discussion, Individual Member4:55 p.m.Adj
 ourn Friday, January 30, 2026Opening Session9:30 – 9:40 a.m.Call to Ord
 er; Review Sign‑In; Review Agenda and Activities9:40 – 10:50 a.m.Commi
 ttee Writing Period IIDESI Update10:50 – 11:30 a.m.Nathalie Palanque‑D
 elabrouille, Physics Division Director, Lawrence Berkeley National Laborat
 ory11:30 – 11:45 a.m.Q&A11:45 a.m. – 12:55 p.m.LunchCMB Panel12:55 –
  1:55 p.m.Suzanne Staggs (Princeton) and Mark Devlin; Amy Bender (Argonne 
 National Laboratory) and John Carlstrom (U. Chicago); Chuck Bennett (Johns
  Hopkins University)1:55 – 2:15 p.m.Q&A2:15 – 4:35 p.m.Committee Writi
 ng Period III4:35 – 4:40 p.m.Break4:40 – 4:50 p.m.Public Comment Perio
 d4:50 – 5:00 p.m.Committee Discussion5:00 p.m.Adjourn For additional as
 sistance with accessibility and reasonable accommodations, contact rareque
 st@nsf.gov or call 703-292-8020 to request support. Please contact NSF at 
 least 14 days before your meeting or event date for sessions lasting one d
 ay or less and 30 days in advance for sessions lasting two or more consecu
 tive days to allow sufficient time to coordinate arrangements.Any opinions
 , findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed by guest speaker(s) a
 re those of the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the
  U.S. National Science Foundation.
LOCATION:Advanced registration required, please register prior to attend.
URL:https://www.nsf.gov/events/astronomy-astrophysics-advisory-committee-me
 eting-january/2026-01-29
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