Physics of the Cosmos Program Analysis Group
Events: Meetings

231st Meeting of the American Astronomical Society

Washington, DC
8 – 12 January 2018

• (All activities at Gaylord Hotel/Conference Center)
  Hyperwall Talks schedule [PDF], Exhibit Hall booth #435

Monday, January 8

• 8:30 A.M.–10:30 A.M. GW SIG, Maryland Ballroom 4


• 11:00 A.M.–12:30 A.M. GR SIG, Maryland Ballroom 3


• 10:45 A.M.–12:30 P.M. XR SIG, Maryland Ballroom 4


• 1:30 P.M.–3:00 P.M. Joint (Phys- & CO-) PAG Meeting, Maryland Ballroom A


• 3:30 P.M.–5:30 P.M. PhysPAG Meeting, Maryland Ballroom 4–6

Tuesday, January 9

• 10:00 A.M.–11:30 A.M. Gamma Ray Bursts, Maryland D


• 10:00 A.M.–11:30 A.M. HEAD I: NICER Session, National Harbor 12 & 13


• 2:00 P.M.–3:30 P.M. Gravitational Waves and EM Counterparts I, Maryland C


• Posters:
  Prince Georges Exhibit Hall A-C
  NASA Decadal Preparations II: Probes Mission Concept Studies Posters
  Computation, Data Handling, Image Analysis Posters

Wednesday, January 10

• 10:00 A.M.–11:30 A.M. Multimessenger Astronomy in light of LIGO-Virgo Discoveries, Maryland C


• 10:00 A.M.–11:30 A.M. HEAD II: GW170817/GRB 170817A: Multi-messenger Astrophysics from a Neutron Star Merger, National Harbor 12&13


• 10:00 A.M.–11:30 A.M. AGN, QSO, Blazars III, Maryland B


• 2:00 P.M.–3:30 P.M. Gravitational Waves and EM Counterparts II, Maryland D


• 2:00 P.M.–3:30 P.M. Data Driven Discoveries in Serendipitous X-ray Catalogs, National Harbor 3


• 4:30 P.M.–5:20 P.M. HEAD Bruno Rossi Prize: Title TBD, Gabriela González (Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge), Potomac AB


• Posters:
  Prince Georges Exhibit Hall A-C
  Gravitational Waves, Relativistic Astrophysics and Related Topics Poster Session
  AGN, QSO, Blazars Posters
  Data Driven Discoveries in Serendipitous X-ray Catalogs Posters

Thursday, January 11

• 10:00 A.M.–11:30 A.M. Multi-messenger Observations of Intermediate Mass Black Holes with LISA, Maryland C


• 2:00 P.M.–3:30 P.M. Gravitational Waves and EM Counterparts III, Maryland D


• 2:00 P.M.–3:30 P.M. New Results on Nearby AGN with Swift BAT, Potomac C


• Posters:
  Prince Georges Exhibit Hall A-C
  Multi-messenger observations of intermediate mass black holes with LISA Poster Session, Prince Georges Exhibit Hall A-C
  Black Holes Poster Session, Prince Georges Exhibit Hall A-C

Friday, January 12

• 8:00 A.M.–8:50 A.M. Plenary Talk: Illuminating Gravitational Waves, Mansi Kasliwal (California Institute of Technology), Potomac AB


• 10:00 A.M.–11:30 A.M. Black Holes I, Maryland C


• 2:00 P.M.–3:30 P.M. Black Holes II, Maryland C


• 2:00 P.M.–3:30 P.M. AGN, QSO, Blazars VIII, Maryland B


• 4:30 P.M.–5:20 P.M. Lancelot M. Berkeley Prize: The Instruments that Launched Gravitational-wave Astronomy, Peter Fritschel (MIT Kavli Institute) for LIGO, Potomac A–B