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NASA Headquarters Update Exopag 23 NASA Headquarters Update ExoPAG #23 | January 5-6, 2021 Douglas Hudgins ([email protected]) Exoplanet Exploration Program Scientist, ExoPAG Executive Secretary Astrophysics Division, Science Mission Directorate An Overview of the ExoPAG Executive Committee 2 Exoplanet Program Analysis Group (ExoPAG) https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/exep/exopag/overview • The ExoPAG is led by a Chairperson appointed from the exoplanet community to serve a 3-year term. • The ExoPAG Chair is supported by a 10-12-member Executive Committee (EC) ○ EC members are selected to reflect a cross-section of the exoplanet exploration stakeholder community; ○ EC members are solicited annually and appointed to rotating 3-year terms. • Together, the ExoPAG Chair and EC comprise a steering group that is responsible for keeping the community informed of ongoing activities and opportunities within the ExoPAG, capturing and organizing community input, and overseeing ExoPAG analyses. • All members of the community are encouraged to consider nominating themselves of a colleague to serve on the ExoPAG EC. Service on the EC provides an excellent opportunity to: o Initiate a Science Analysis/Interest Group. o Review and contribute to the ExEP Science and Technology Development Gap Lists. o Contribute to ApD’s efforts to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion at NASA and in the community. o Interact with excellent colleagues. o Inspire the next generation. o Have an impact within our community. 3 The ExoPAG Executive Committee (EC) Name Home Institution Programmatic Support: Michael Meyer (Chair) Univ. of Michigan • Douglas Hudgins, NASA HQ Tom Barclay* NASA GSFC Executive Secretary, NASA POC Natasha Batalha NASA ARC • Doris Daou, NASA HQ Jacob Bean Univ. of Chicago Planetary Science Division Liaison Jessie Christiansen* Caltech • Richard Eckman, NASA HQ John Debes STScI Earth Science Division Liaison Rebecca Jensen-Clem* Univ. of California, Santa Cruz • Galen Fowler, NASA HQ Tiffany Kataria JPL Heliophysics Division Liaison Josh Pepper Lehigh Univ. • Exoplanet Exploration Program Dmitry Savransky Cornell Univ. Office, JPL - Logistics Laura Schaefer Stanford Univ. Vikki Meadows (past chair, ex officio) Univ. of Washington * - Member whose term ends in Spring 2021. We anticipate appointing new members to the ExoPAG EC during Spring 2021 to replace those current members of the EC who are reaching the end of their terms. The call for nominations is available online at: https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/system/internal_resources/details/original/1811_2021-ExoPAG-EC-call.pdf The deadline for submitting nominations is 22 January 2021. Self nominations are welcome. 4 NASA HQ Update 5 Not Pictured Paul Hertz Jeff Volosin E. Lucien Cox Ed Griego Shahid Habib Future Janet Letchworth Mark Sistilli Program Division Director Astrophysics Division Astrophysics Division SOFIA, GUSTO, Astrophysics COR, PCOS, ARIEL, Roman Explorers Program Director Deputy Director Executives XRISM, ExEP Operating Missions Athena, Euclid, LISA, IXPE, SPHEREx Program UltraSat Balloons Not Pictured Not Pictured Cross Cutting Eric Smith Jeanne Davis Mario Perez Lisa Wainio Kelly Johnson Maria Washington Jackie Mackall Ingrid Farrell Support Chief Scientist Assoc. Dir for Flight Chief Technologist Information Manager, Administrative Assistant Administrative Assistant Program Support Program Support Webb ASM Program Manager SAT, RTF Public Affairs Liaison Specialist Specialist Administrative Dominic Valerie Dan Evans Michael Garcia Thomas Hams Hashima Hasan Douglas Hudgins Stefan Immler Hannah Patricia Knezek Benford Connaughton PCOS Program APRA (UV/Optical), APRA (CR, Fund. Phys.) Education/Comms, ExEP Program Astrophys. Research Jang-Condell Astrophysics Explorers Program Mgr, APRA Lead APRA (High Energy) NICER SmallSats/Pioneers Rockets/Balloons Astrophys. Archives, ADAP Lead FINESST, ExEP Program, SOFIA, Chandra, XMM Roman XRISM, UltraSat Dual Anon.PR Hubble, Athena GUSTO, LISA NuSTAR, Keck TESS, ARIEL Program, TESS Hubble Fellows Not NASA Astrophysics Division Astrophysics NASA Pictured Program Scientists William Latter Pamela Marcum Roopesh Ojha Aki Roberge Evan Kartik Sheth Linda Sparke Eric Tollestrup Heather Watson Future APRA (Lab Astro) Exoplanet Research Data Management, ASMP, Roman Scannapieco COR Program On detail to the Office APRA (IR/Submm) Dep. Chief Technologist, Spitzer, SPHEREx, Program (XRP) FINESST, XMM ATP / TCAN Lead, of the Administrator Euclid, IXPE Explorers, Fermi SmallSats/Pioneers Swift 6 Astrophysics Program Abbreviations: ASM – Astrophysics Strategic Missions; COR – Cosmic Origins; ExEP – Exoplanet Exploration Program; PCOS - Physics of the Cosmos Not Pictured Paul Hertz Jeff Volosin E. Lucien Cox Ed Griego Shahid Habib Future Janet Letchworth Mark Sistilli Program Division Director Astrophysics Division Astrophysics Division SOFIA, GUSTO, Astrophysics COR, PCOS, ARIEL, Roman Explorers Program Director Deputy Director Executives XRISM, ExEP Operating Missions Athena, Euclid, LISA, IXPE, SPHEREx Program UltraSat Balloons Lucien Cox has joined the ExEP team at NASA HQ as the Not Pictured Not Pictured Cross Cutting Eric Smith Jeanne Davis Mario Perez Lisa Wainio Kelly Johnson Maria Washington Jackie Mackall Ingrid Farrell Program Executive, taking over Support Chief Scientist Assoc Dir for Flight Chief Technologist Information Manager, Administrative Assistant Administrative Assistant Program Support Program Support Webb ASM Program Manager SAT, RTF Public Affairs Liaison Specialist Specialist from Shahid Habib. Administrative Dominic Valerie Dan Evans Michael Garcia Thomas Hams Hashima Hasan Douglas Hudgins Stefan Immler Hannah Patricia Knezek Benford Connaughton PCOS Program APRA (UV/Optical), APRA (CR, Fund. Phys.) Education/Comms, ExEP Program Astrophys. Research Jang-Condell Astrophysics Explorers Program Mgr, APRA Lead APRA (High Energy) NICER SmallSats/Pioneers Rockets/Balloons Astrophys. Archives, ADAP Lead FINESST, ExEP Program, SOFIA, Chandra, XMM Roman XRISM, UltraSat Dual Anon.PR Hubble, Athena GUSTO, LISA NuSTAR, Keck TESS, ARIEL Program, TESS Hubble Fellows Not NASA Astrophysics Division Astrophysics NASA Pictured Program Scientists William Latter Pamela Marcum Roopesh Ojha Aki Roberge Evan Kartik Sheth Linda Sparke Eric Tollestrup Heather Watson Future APRA (Lab Astro) Exoplanet Research Data Management, ASMP, Roman Scannapieco COR Program On detail to the Office APRA (IR/Submm) Dep. Chief Technologist, Spitzer, SPHEREx, Program (XRP) FINESST, XMM ATP / TCAN Lead, of the Administrator Euclid, IXPE Explorers, Fermi SmallSats/Pioneers Swift 7 Astrophysics Program Abbreviations: ASM – Astrophysics Strategic Missions; COR – Cosmic Origins; ExEP – Exoplanet Exploration Program; PCOS - Physics of the Cosmos Not Pictured Paul Hertz Jeff Volosin E. Lucien Cox Ed Griego Shahid Habib Future Janet Letchworth Mark Sistilli Program Division Director Astrophysics Division Astrophysics Division SOFIA, GUSTO, Astrophysics COR, PCOS, ARIEL, Roman Explorers Program Director Deputy Director Executives XRISM, ExEP Operating Missions Athena, Euclid, LISA, IXPE, SPHEREx Program UltraSat Balloons Hannah Jang-Condell has joined the Astrophysics Division as an IPA and will serving as the ExEP Not Pictured Not Pictured Deputy Program Scientist and other Cross Cutting Eric Smith Jeanne Davis Mario Perez Lisa Wainio Kelly Johnson Maria Washington Jackie Mackall Ingrid Farrell Support Chief Scientist Assoc Dir for Flight Chief Technologist exoplanetInformation Manager, -related activities.Administrative Assistant Administrative Assistant Program Support Program Support Webb ASM Program Manager SAT, RTF Public Affairs Liaison Specialist Specialist Administrative Dominic Valerie Dan Evans Michael Garcia Thomas Hams Hashima Hasan Douglas Hudgins Stefan Immler Hannah Patricia Knezek Benford Connaughton PCOS Program APRA (UV/Optical), APRA (CR, Fund. Phys.) Education/Comms, ExEP Program Astrophys. Research Jang-Condell Astrophysics Explorers Program Mgr, APRA Lead APRA (High Energy) NICER SmallSats/Pioneers Rockets/Balloons Astrophys. Archives, ADAP Lead FINESST, ExEP Program, SOFIA, Chandra, XMM Roman XRISM, UltraSat Dual Anon.PR Hubble, Athena GUSTO, LISA NuSTAR, Keck TESS, ARIEL Program, TESS Hubble Fellows Not NASA Astrophysics Division Astrophysics NASA Pictured Program Scientists William Latter Pamela Marcum Roopesh Ojha Aki Roberge Evan Kartik Sheth Linda Sparke Eric Tollestrup Heather Watson Future APRA (Lab Astro) Exoplanet Research Data Management, ASMP, Roman Scannapieco COR Program On detail to the Office APRA (IR/Submm) Dep. Chief Technologist, Spitzer, SPHEREx, Program (XRP) FINESST, XMM ATP / TCAN Lead, of the Administrator Euclid, IXPE Explorers, Fermi SmallSats/Pioneers Swift 8 Astrophysics Program Abbreviations: ASM – Astrophysics Strategic Missions; COR – Cosmic Origins; ExEP – Exoplanet Exploration Program; PCOS - Physics of the Cosmos Not Pictured Paul Hertz Jeff Volosin E. Lucien Cox Ed Griego Shahid Habib Future Janet Letchworth Mark Sistilli Program Division Director Astrophysics Division Astrophysics Division SOFIA, GUSTO, Astrophysics COR, PCOS, ARIEL, Roman Explorers Program Director Deputy Director Executives XRISM, ExEP Operating Missions Athena, Euclid, LISA, IXPE, SPHEREx Program UltraSat Balloons Not Pictured Not Pictured Cross Cutting Eric Smith Jeanne Davis Mario Perez Lisa Wainio Kelly Johnson Maria Washington Jackie Mackall Ingrid Farrell The Astrophysics Division is pleased toSupport announce the Chief Scientist Assoc Dir for Flight Chief Technologist
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