KISS Short Course - Hybrid Space-Ground Observatories: Revolutionizing the Search for Earth-Like Exoplanets

8:15 A.M. Coffee
8:45 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Short Course (Informal lunch will be provided for all attendees)

All interested faculty, researchers and students are invited to attend. No registration is required for the short course. Seating is limited and is available on a first come, first served basis.

Program:

Talk 1 – "Hybrid Space-Ground Observatories" – John Mather, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Talk 2 – "Exploring New Worlds: Exoplanet Discoveries, Challenges, and Future Frontiers" – Amber Young, NASA Headquarters

Talk 3 – "Starshades" – Stuart Shaklan, JPL

Talk 4 – "Seeing Clearly - Observing Through Earth's Atmosphere" – Ahmed Soliman, JPL

Talk 5 – "Extremely Large Telescopes - AO and Extreme AO" – Markus Kasper, European Southern Observatory

Talk 6 – "Orbital Dynamics" – Eliad Peretz, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center