August 12 update: Videos of the workshop presentations can be viewed here
July 26 update: Workshop presentations, including the group projects, are now posted with links from the titles on the agenda page.
July 16 update: hands-on session information, POP schedule, and poster listing are now available.
Dec. 13 update: The 2014 Sagan Summer Workshop has been approved!
The 2014 Sagan Summer Workshop will be held on the campus of Caltech from July 21-25, 2014. The workshop will explore current techniques and technology used to detect and image exoplanets and debris disks, as well as the underlying science driving the modeling of exoplanetary atmospheres and disk structure. A number of ground-based surveys are presently underway using advanced coronagraphs and Extreme Adaptive Optics on 5-10 m telescopes, while new algorithms are being used to dig deeper in space-based datasets. This year's focus on coronagraphy is particularly timely with the high level of ExEp activity regarding a coronagraph for the WFIRST/AFTA telescope. Introducing the science and technology of the AFTA coronagraph to graduate students and postdocs will be an important goal of the workshop.
Leaders in the field will summarize the current state of the art in science, hardware, and software. Prospects for future space instruments will also be discussed. Attendees will participate in hands-on exercises to gain experience working with imaging data and astrophysical models. Attendees will also have the opportunity to present their own work through short presentations (research POPs) and posters.
Topics to be covered include:
On July 3rd, the JPL Contracts Management Office, based on new instructions from NASA, directed us to refund the registration fees for the 2014 Sagan Summer Workshop. In addition, we are now prohibited from using NASA funds to provide any food or refreshments, including coffee, at the workshop.
July 3 update: the workshop is full and registration is now closed.Registration Fee includes:
Please visit the hands-on session page for more information.
The hands-on sessions will be on the following topics:
Note that due to the impact of the sequester, we have very limited funding for financial assistance this year. While we do have a modest amount of funding to cover local expenses (registration and/or shared hotel and/or meals), we are not able to provide any airfare support. Undergraduate and graduate students, and postdocs may apply for support through the on-line application site. Each application must be accompanied by an advisor's letter of support that should be submitted through the on-line letter submission site
The application is due March 7 and decisions will be announced via email by March 24. Attendees who are awarded lodging support will be asked to share a hotel room at the workshop hotel, the Pasadena Sheraton.
Click here for useful information on the workshop venue, workshop hotels, workshop events, and useful maps.
July 4, 2014: deadline for POP and poster abstract submissions by workshop attendees.
July 18, 2014: deadline for talk submissions by workshop speakers.
Workshop attendees may submit two kinds of presentations: POPs and posters, with each submitted separately through the Presentation Submission site. You may submit a POP and a poster abstract on the same topic or on different topics. Both are intended to spark discussion during the week and to foster collaborations beyond the workshop.
Research POPs are short (2 minute) presentations. POP slides (maximum of 2 PDF format slides) should be submitted through the online link. The POP schedule will be published roughly two weeks before the workshop.
Posters will be on display during the week on walls adjacent to the workshop venue. There will not be a dedicated poster session, however there will be time for discussion during the breaks and lunches. Posters should be no more than 40 inches wide x 36 inches high.
Due to space limitations, both in the agenda and on the walls, the number of POPs and posters that we can accept is limited. First come, first served!
The NASA Exoplanet Science Institute is operated by the California Institute of Technology, under contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration under the Exoplanet Exploration Program.
