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NASA's Physics of the Cosmos Early Career Workshop

Virtual
19 – 21 November 2024, 1:00pm – 4pm ET


NASA's Physics of the Cosmos Program, together with the Physics of the Cosmos Program Analysis Group Executive Committee, are excited to invite you to the first Early Career Workshop, designed to support and empower the next generation of astrophysics leaders and PIs.

The workshop aims to provide insights to early career scientists about the fascinating work done in the Physics of the Cosmos Program, explain and demonstrate the tools and opportunities available to them, and answer any questions they may have.

This workshop will take place on November 19 – 21, 2024 at 1 – 4pm Eastern and it will be fully remote. The first day will focus on Science, the second day on Missions, and the third day on Careers.

Participants will engage in interactive sessions covering topics such as grants, data archives, and career development strategies.

Whether you are a graduate student, postdoc, or early-career researcher, you will find this workshop beneficial for your professional growth.

Please use this form to register and let us know if you like to present your work during the Science or the Mission sessions of the workshop.


Workshop Schedule


Workshop Videos / Presentations / Posters

Day 1 – PhysCOS Science, Tuesday, 19 November 2024
Session Video
Presentations
Time Topic Speaker
1:00pm PhysCOS Science Overview [PDF] F. Civano (NASA, GSFC)
1:15pm PhysPAG Overview [PDF] D. Pooley (Trinity University)
1:30pm Interactive: A Tour of the HEASARC, Highlighting the Tools and Services [PDF] A. Basu-Zych (NASA, UMBC)
2:00pm Break
2:10pm Proposal Opportunities: Walk Through NSPIRES/Proposal Funding Options [PDF] J. Pepper (NASA, HQ)
2:30pm Early Career Scientists Presentations on Science Projects Bruno Arsioli (IA) [PDF]
Bretton Simpson (UCSD) [PDF]
Eleonora Castelli (UMBC) [PDF]
3:00pm Break
3:10pm Early Career Scientists Presentations on Science Projects Sansjrutu Das (Stanford) [PDF]
Marcin Marculewicz (Wayne State) [PDF]
Jooyun Woo (Columbia) [PDF]
Nathan Rutherford (UNH) [PDF]
Jessie Thwaites (WISC) [PDF]
4:00pm End
Day 2 – Missions and Technology, Tuesday, 20 November 2024
Session Video
Presentations
Time Topic Speaker
1:00pm NASA Astrophysics Missions Portfolio [PDF] V. Connaughton (NASA, HQ)
1:20pm Paths to PIship – BurstCube J. Perkins (NASA, GSFC)
1:40pm Paths to PIship – TESS [PDF] G. Ricker (MIT)
2:00pm Break
2:10pm Technology Development at NASA [PDF] J. Gaskin (NASA, MSFC)
2:30pm Technology Development at NASA [PDF] M. Errando (WUSTL)
2:50pm Break
3:00pm POEMMA-Balloon with Radio, Towards a Space-Based Multi-Messenger Observatory [PDF] J. Eser (Chicago Univ.)
3:20pm Early Career Scientists Presentations on Technology Projects Nicole Osborn (WUSTL) [PDF]
Drew Miles (Caltech) [PDF]
Swati Ravi (MIT) [PDF]
4:00pm End

Day 3 – Careers, Tuesday, 21 November 2024
Session Video
Presentations
Time Topic Speaker
1:00pm Personal Career Experience [PDF] M. Clampin (NASA, HQ)
1:30pm Personal Career Experience [PDF] R. Pfeifle (NPP Fellow)
1:45pm Personal Career Experience [PDF] C. Kilbourne (NASA, GSFC)
2:00pm Personal Career Experience [PDF] L. Lopez (OSU)
2:15pm Break
2:25pm Personal Career Experience R. Petre (NASA, GSFC)
2:40pm Personal Career Experience T. Venters (NASA, GSFC)
2:55pm Personal Career Experience S. Vahidinia (NASA, HQ)
3:10pm Break
3:15pm Overveiw of Fellowship Programs [PDF] N. Cucchiara (NASA, GSFC)
3:20pm Breakout rooms to discuss careers experience in NASA, R1/nonR1 institution, other labs
4:00pm End
Workshop Posters
Title Presenter
AS-IF Origin Hypothesis through Scatter Texts and Opalescence Graphs [PDF] Roberto Guenzani
We select and characterize a large sample of Dust-Obscured Galaxies (DOGs) in the XMM-SERVS fields, leveraging superb multiwavelength data from X-rays to radio [PDF]
Takeaway: our results challenge the relevance of the merger-driven galaxy-SMBH coevolution framework for X-ray detected DOGs [PDF]
Zhibo Yu
A JWST investigation into the bar fraction at redshifts 1 ≤ 𝑧 ≤ 3 [PDF] Zoe A. Le Conte et al.
Modeling Exoplanet Transits using Bayesian Analysis: A Comprehensive Approach [PDF] Jasmine Freeman et al.

Workshop Scientific Organizing Committee

  • Athina Meli — PhysPAG Executive Committee chair (North Carolina A&T)
  • David Pooley — PhysPAG Executive Committee vice chair (Trinity University)
  • Francesca Civano (NASA GSFC)
  • Brian Humensky (NASA GSFC)
  • Bernard Kelly (NASA GSFC)
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