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13 February 2025

National Academies Call for Experts: Astro2020 Mid-Decadal Review

The National Academies is seeking suggestions for experts to participate in an upcoming study to review federal agency responses to the previous National Academies' decadal survey in astronomy and astrophysics (Astro2020).

In the context of funding circumstances that are substantially below those assumed in Astro2020, the committee will describe the significant discoveries, advances, and changes in astronomy and astrophysics since the publication of the decadal survey; assess how well the Agencies' programs address the strategies, goals, and priorities outlined in the decadal survey and other relevant National Academies reports; assess the progress toward realizing these strategies, goals, and priorities; and recommend any actions that could be taken to maximize the science return of the Agencies' programs.

Using these suggestions, National Academies will be looking to build a committee of approximately 12 volunteer experts in addition to collecting information for potential speakers, participants, and peer reviewers. Based on the Statement of Task, we are particularly looking for expertise in the following areas:

• Compact Objects and Energetic Phenomena
• Cosmology
• Galaxies
• Exoplanets, Astrobiology, and the Solar System
• Interstellar Medium and Star and Planet Formation
• Stars, the Sun, and Stellar Populations
• An Enabling Foundation for Research
• Electromagnetic Observations from Space
• Optical and Infrared Observations from the Ground
• Particle Astrophysics and Gravitation
• Radio, Millimeter and Submillimeter Observations from the Ground
• State of the Profession and Societal Impacts

Please submit nominations using this form by 21 February 2025 at 11:59p Eastern (8:59p Pacific).