Physics of the Cosmos
Exploring fundamental questions regarding the physical forces of the universe

Gamma Ray Science Interest Group
(GR SIG)

GR SIG Events

Webinars

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Meetings

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Previous SIG Events

Webinars
17 May 2024, 3:00pm ET
14 May 2024, 2:00pm ET

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PhysPAG Meetings
Horseshoe Bay Resort, Horseshoe Bay, Texas
7 – 12 April 2024
New Orleans, Louisiana
7 – 11 January 2024

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Arlington, Virginia
9 – 13 November 2015
Baltimore, Maryland
11 – 14 April 2015
Seattle, Washington
4 – 8 January 2015

Decadal Science White Paper Events

2018 – 2019

GammaSIG White Paper Telecon
Friday, 8 December 2018
GammaSIG White Paper Workshop
Monday, 1 October 2018
Clemson University, South Carolina
Gamma-ray SIG Workshop for Decadal Survey Science White Papers
23 – 24 May 2018
George Washington University
Organizational Telecon
1 August 2018
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
5 – 6 February 2015

GR SIG Telecons

2017 – 2018

Third Gamma Ray SIG Telecon
Thursday, 25 January 2018
Dr. Bruce Grossan (Berkley) will talk about The Future of Gamma-Ray Burst Science [PDF]
Dr. Jeremy Perkins (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) will present Burstcube [PDF]
Second Gamma-ray SIG Telecon
Thursday, 14 December 2017
Dr. Petra Huentemeyer (Michigan Technological University)
Dr. Giacomo Vianello (Stanford University) [PDF]
The role of the NASA Physics of the Cosmos Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) and the Gamma-ray Science Interest Group (GammaSIG). Steering Committee members needed for the new Multi-Messenger Astrophysics Science Analysis Group (MMA-SAG). Two 15-min talks on HAWC/Fermi science. Open discussion.
Gamma-ray SIG Telecon
Thursday, 16 November 2017
Black and Gold: The Astrophysics of the Compact Binary Merger GW170817 / GRB170817A
Dr. Leo Singer (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) [PDF]
The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor Aspects of GW/GRB Detections, and the vision for the future to support this research field
Dr. Colleen Wilson-Hodge (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center and PI of the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor) [PDF]
Two talks on Gravitational Wave/Gamma Ray Burst observations and discussion (20 minutes each and remainder discussion).

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