Invitation to Participate in Development of Exemplar Key Science Programs
Mark Dickinson NSF's NOIRLab
The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) and its collaborative partners, the Thirty Meter Telescope International Observatory (TIO) and the Giant Magellan Telescope Organization (GMTO), invite all interested US scientists to participate in the development of exemplar Key Science Programs (KSPs) for the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) and Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT), preferably working in concert.
The primary audiences for these KSPs will be the 2020 Decadal Survey of Astronomy and Astrophysics (Astro 2020), an enterprise of the US National Academies and the NSF. They may also be used, in whole or part, to support a future collaborative proposal by NOAO, TIO, and GMTO to NSF for a significant investment in the GMT and TMT construction projects and operations. For both audiences, a strong response to this invitation will be seen as an indicator of community interest in potential federal investment in TMT and GMT. We need your help!
NOAO, GMTO, and TIO are committed to enabling diversity within KSP development teams. We seek to empower the best minds, no matter their gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or institutional affiliation.
Scientists interested in participation in KSP development are kindly requested to fill out an online registration form.
KSP development team formation will begin on 30 July.
More information:
Contact: Dr. Mark Dickinson, NOAO