Rutgers JWST Proposal Tools Workshop

A one-day introduction to the proposal planning tools and workflow for the James Webb Space Telescope.

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Rutgers University Department of Physics and Astronomy

136 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8019

Serin Hall, Room 330

Organizers: Dr. Grace Telford (lead) & Prof. Kristen McQuinn

Registration is now closed. Please contact the organizers at the email above if you wish to attend and have not already registered.

Workshop Content and Policies:

Participants will be introduced to the following JWST proposal resources through lectures and hands-on examples:

instruments, detectors, and observing modes
proposal planning workflow
documentation (JDox) and help resources
exposure time calculator (ETC)
astronomer's proposal tool (APT)

We welcome astronomers of any career stage from any instiution, but can only accomodate up to 40 attendees (on a first come, first served basis, so register early). No prior experience preparing proposals is required, and even experienced proposers will benefit from this hands-on training for new/updated JWST tools.

Any member of the local (NJ/NY/PA/DE) astronomy community is welcome to email rutgers.jwst@gmail.com with questions about JWST proposal tools, but more detailed questions related to the specifics of your science case should be directed to the JWST HelpDesk.

This workshop is part of the JWST Proposal Tools Master Class, a 'train the trainers' program. Workshop leads attended a 4.5 day training at STScI in November 2019 in preparation to support their local astronomy communities in submitting JWST General Observer (GO) proposals in Cycle 1 (anticipated deadline May 1, 2020).

JWST Master class graduates offer a valuable service to their local communities by organizing JWST proposal planning workshops. They help potential proposers find the basic information they need to prepare for JWST, and they facilitate the initial learning process. Graduates are not representatives of STScI, and there is no expectation that they will be able to respond to all inquiries and questions. The final authority for all information about JWST science and the proposal process resides with the JWST Documentation System (JDox), the STScI HelpDesk at jwsthelp.stsci.edu, and the JWST science website at jwst.stsci.edu.

For this workshop, we are adopting the policy of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) that all participants in Society activities will enjoy an environment free from all forms of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. In pursuit of that ideal, we and the AAS are dedicated to the philosophy of equality of opportunity and treatment for all members, regardless of gender, gender identity or expression, race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion or religious belief, age, marital status, sexual orientation, disabilities, veteran status, or any other reason not related to scientific merit. Harassment, sexual or otherwise, is a form of misconduct that undermines the integrity of this workshop. For more information on the AAS Code of Ethics refer to https://aas.org/ethics.

The Rutgers JWST Proposal Tools Workshop is supported by the Rutgers University Department of Physics and Astronomy and by the Space Telescope Science Institute.