About the event
The Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee is a federal advisory committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act at the recommendation of the Presidential Committee on the Organization and Management of Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (COMRAA).
The purpose of this meeting is to provide advice and recommendations to the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on issues within the field of astronomy and astrophysics that are of mutual interest and concern to the agencies.
This is a virtual meeting that will take place on September 26 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
- Online meeting requires advance registration: Zoom registration form
The committee will hear presentations by representatives from NSF, NASA, DOE and other agencies relevant to astronomy and astrophysics. The primary purpose of these presentations includes a discussion of current programming and potential areas of cooperation between the agencies, as well as recommendations for continued and new areas of cooperation and mechanisms for achieving them.
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Meeting agenda (All times Eastern Daylight Time)
Friday, September 26, 2025
Welcome, Opening Remarks
10:00 -10:15 a.m.
Sign-in (Tiana Faulcon), Logistics, Conflicts of Interest, (Louise Edwards)
10:15-10:25 a.m.
Chair Remarks
10:25-10:30 a.m.
Approval of Minutes from August 2025
Agency Reports
10:30-10:50 a.m.
NSF Update - Chris Smith, NSF Astronomy Division Director (Acting)
10:50-11:05 a.m.
Q&A
11:05-11:25 a.m.
DOE Update - Kathy Turner, DOE High Energy Physics
11:25-11:40 a.m.
Q&A
11:40-12:20 p.m.
Lunch Break
Topic: Rubin Operations and Science
12:20-12:50 p.m.
Bob Blum
12:50-1:10 p.m.
Q&A
Topic: Dark and Quiet Skies: National Radio Quiet Zone
1:10-1:40 p.m.
Chris De Pree
1:40-2:00 p.m.
Q&A
2:00-2:10 p.m.
Break
Topic: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at DOE
2:10-2:30 p.m.
Jeremy Love and/or Bryan Field
2:30-2:45 p.m.
Q&A
Topic: Operational Data Sharing (Satellites)
2:45-3:15 p.m.
NASA Update - Shawn Domagal-Goldman, Acting Astrophysics Division Director, NASA Headquarters
3:15-3:35 p.m.
Q&A
3:35-3:45 p.m.
Break
Topic: Report on 3rd TDAMM Workshop
3:45-4:15 p.m.
Eric Burns and Chris Fryer
4:15-4:35 p.m.
Q&A
Committee Discussion
4:35-5:05 p.m.
Individual Member Perspectives / Writing Assignments / Future Meeting Dates
5:05-5:15 p.m.
Public Comment period
5:15 p.m.
Adjourn
Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed by guest speaker(s) are those of the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. National Science Foundation.