IPAC
Far-Infrared Astronomy from Space:
A Community Workshop about the Future
SSC


Venue:

The meeting will take place from Wed-Fri., the 28-30th of May 2008, at the Hilton Hotel in Pasadena, CA. A banquet will be held on Thursday evening (29 May 2008) at the Athenaeum on the Caltech campus.

You must make your own hotel reservation. We have a special group rate of $118/night. This rate is only avalible until May 7, 2008. The Pasadena Hilton has setup a special registration page for this purpose. If you wish to reserve a room by phone the conference code is IPAC.

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  • Recently, Los Angeles Airport and Metro introduced the Fly Away bus service. Now you can get from the Airport to Pasadena in about an hour (max hour and a half)! Not only is the system punctual, efficient, safe and even luxurious, but it is also relatively inexpensive. We recommend this route if you are arriving at a reasonable hour and don't have heavy bags.

  • At the airport go to the Green sign which says "Fly Away Bus". Catch the bus to UNION Station. It runs every on every half hour between 5:00 am to 1:00 am, and hourly from 1 am to 5am. You pay when you get to Union station. ($3.00)

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  • From here you can walk the 0.7 miles to the Hilton, or take the #10 ARTS bus which runs 6am - 8pm weekdays, 11am - 8pm Saturdays, and 11am - 5pm on Sundays). (Fare: $0.50)
  •   Shared Ride Vans:

  • There are basically two companies that operate between LAX and Pasadena. This ride will take you anywhere between 45 minutes (if you are lucky and get on a full shuttle that is leaving the airport) and up to 1.5 to 2 hrs if you are really unlucky. You don't need to make reservations ahead of time but you can. More info at these sites:

  • Super Shuttle - Blue Vans ($19.00 to Pasadena Hilton)
  • Prime Time Shuttle - Red Vans ($16.00 to Pasadena Hilton)
  •   Other Ground Transportation Choices

  • LAX website's grand transportation page. Note that a taxi to Pasadena will cost you about $80 one way.
  • Agenda for the Far-Infrared Astronomy from Space Workshop


    To download a copy of a presentation/poster, click on the item's title.
    Tuesday 27 May 2008
    5:00 - 7:00 PMOpening Reception and Registration at the Pasadena Hilton
    Day 1: Wednesday 28 May 2008
    SESSION I: Introduction
    8:30 AMHelouWelcome, scope & goals of meeting
    8:50 AMLeisawitzSummary of the last Community Plan
    9:10 AMHarwitOverview of the Outlook for Far-IR/SMM Astronomy in the Next Decade
     
    9:40 AMCoffee Break
     
    SESSION II: Disks and Planets
    9:55 AMChenCharacterizing Dust in Circumstellar Disks
    10:25 AMBrownThe Near Universe in the Far Infrared: Comets, Planets, Asteroids and Dwarfs
    10:55 AMRobergeGas in Protoplanetary Disks
    11:15 AMNakagawaCooling technologies
    11:45 AMLawsonTechnology Outlook and Challenges for Mid-IR Interferometry in Space
     
    12:15 PMLunch Break
     
    1:40 PMBurrowsCharacterizing Exoplanets
    2:10 PMJang-CondellImaging Gaps Created by Planets in Circumstellar Disks
    2:30 PMStahlCurrent State of the Art of Large Cryogenic Mirrors
    3:00 PMBeichmanRapporteur for Session II
     
    3:20 PMCoffee Break
     
    SESSION III: IRAS Retrospective
    3:35 PMSoiferThe Science of IRAS
    4:05 PMHauserThe Technology of IRAS
    4:35 PMAumannTBD
    4:55 PMAdjourn Day 1
     
    6:00 PMIRAS Anniversary Celebration at Dabney Hall, Caltech Campus
     
    Day 2: Thursday 29 May 2008
    SESSION IV: Distant Universe
    8:30 AMShullEarly Generations of Stars, Galaxies, Metals, and Reionization
    9:00 AMDickinsonGalaxy Evolution at High Redshift: The Future Remains Obscure
    9:30 AMWardCosmic Obscuration: A Multi-wavelength Perspective
     
    10:00 AMCoffee Break
    10:15 AMPoster Viewing
     
    10:45 AMBoulangerH2 in Galaxy Formation
    11:05 AMAppletonOn the Search for High Redshift H2 emission from the Dark Ages
    11:25 AMBockThe Future of Far-Infrared Detectors for Space
     
    11:55 PMLunch Break
     
    1:30 PMZmuidzinasFar-Infrared Detectors and Mixers
    2:00 PMDevlinFirst Results from BLAST
    2:20 PMSmithIR Spectroscopy of Galaxies: Past, Present and Future
    2:40 PMMalkanScience Rapporteur for Session IV
    3:10 PMRinehartTechnology Rapporteur for Session IV
     
    3:40 PMCoffee Break
     
    SESSION V: Splinter Sessions
    4:00 PMChairsGalatic, Extragalactic, Technology
    5:30 PMAdjourn Day 2
     
    6:00 PMConference Dinner at Athenaeum, Caltech Campus
     
    Day 3: Friday 30 May 2008
    SESSION VI: Nearby Universe
    8:30 AMBerginISM, Chemistry and Physics
    9:00 AMYorkeStar Formation
    9:30 AMCalzettiNearby galaxies
    10:00 AMMartinSubmillimeter Imaging of Cyg X with BLAST
     
    10:20 AMCoffee Break
     
    10:40 AMMolinariGlobal Star Formation with the Hi-GAL Galaxy-wide Herschel Survey
    11:00 AMOnakaInfrared All-sky Surveys: From IRAS to Akari
    11:20 AMDowellMapping Magnetic Fields in the Neutral ISM via Far-IR Polarimetry
    11:40 AMMeixnerScience Rapporteur for Session VI
     
    12:00 PMLunch Break
     
    SESSION VII: Plenary Session
    1:15 PMSmithThe View from NASA HQ
    1:35 PMPanelReports from Splinter Sessions:
  • Galatic
  • Extragalactic
  • Technology
  • 2:35 PMElachiAn Outside Perspective
     
    2:55 PMCoffee Break
     
    3:10 PMRiekeCharting the Winds That Change the Universe
    3:30 PMLesterProspects for FIR Astronomy: Programmatic Phase Space and Strategic Posture
    3:50 PMPanel + AllOpen discussion and next steps
    5:20 PMAdjourn Day 3
    5:30 PMAdjourn Conference


    Poster Presenters:
    M. AndersenShock Processed Dust: Spitzer MIPS SED and IRS Observations
    L. ArmusDiagnostic Emission Lines in the Far Infrared
    E. BecklinThe Stratospheric Observatory for Infared Astronomy (SOFIA)
    N. BillotCEA Bolometer Arrays: Performance and Future Developments
    M. BradfordBLISS and BASS: Far-IR Spectrograph Concepts for SPICA
    S. CareyTesting High Mass Star Formation Theories - A Use Case for Future Far-Infrared Telescopes
    K. DasyraBlack Hole Mass Measurements for High-z Obscured and Un-obscured AGN
    P. DayFar-Infrared TES Bolometers Using Distributed Slot Antennas
    V. DesaiDust Obscured Galaxies at z~2
    P. EchternachThe Quantum Capacitor Detector: A Single Cooper Pair Box Based Readout for Pair Breaking Photo-Detectors
    F. FaustiniFrom NIR to Sub-mm - A Story of Cluster Formation
    J. FischerDust-Bounded ULIRGs? Model Predictions for IR Spectroscopic Surveys
    D. FrayerFar Infrared Observations with Spitzer
    P. GerakinesTime Domain THz Spectroscopy of Astrophysical Dust and Ice Analogs in the Laboratory
    P. GoldsmithCALISTO: The Cryogenic Aperture Large Infrared Space Telescope Observatory
    V. GorjianMulti-Component Spectral Energy Distribution Fitting of Nearby Seyfert Galaxies
    J. IngallsStudies of ISM Structure with Current and Planned Mid and Far-Infrared Observatories
    K. IsaakSAFARI: An Imaging Far-Infrared Spectrometer for SPICA
    M. KenyonBackgroun-Limited Absorber-Coupled Transition-Edge Sensing Bolometers for Far-IR/submm Spectroscopy
    J. LazioThe Square Kilometer Array
    D. LeisawitzThe Space Infrared Interferometric Telescope (SPIRIT): A Far-IR Observatory for High-resolution Imaging and Spectroscopy
    D. LesterCALISTO: A Novel Architecture for the Single Aperture Far Infrared Observatory
    H. MatsuharaKey Science with SPICA: Galaxy Evolution and Mass Assembly
    E. MurphyCharacterizing the Recent Star Formation Histories of Galaxies
    T. NakagawaThe Next Generation Infrared Telescope Mission: SPICA
    P. OgleShocked Molecular Gas from Jet Feedback in Radio Galaxies
    C. PaineSub-Kelvin Cooler Development for Far-IR and Sub-mm Receivers
    A. PetricThe Physical Properties of the ISM in LIRGs
    S. RadfordCASIMIR, the Caltech Airborne Submillimeter Interstellar Medium Investigations Receiver
    S. RadfordThe Cornell Caltech Atacama Telescope (CCAT)
    J. RhoDust Formation and Nucleosynthetic Heavy Elements from Young Supernova Remnants with Spitzer
    J. RigbyLensed Star-Forming Galaxies at 1 < z < 3
    S. RinehartBETTII: The Balloon Experimental Twin Telescope for Infrared Interferometry
    S. SalimMid-IR Luminosities and UV Star Formation Rates at z < 1.4
    R. SilverbergMicroshutter Arrays for the James Webb Space Telescope
    C. StarkThe Resonant Signatures of Exo-Earths in Exozodiacal Clouds
    H. SugitaThe Cryogenic System Design of SPICA
    M. TamuraKey Science with SPICA: Planet Formation and Detection
    A. WoottenALMA: Beyond the First Fringes
    A. WoottenThe Expanded Very Large Array



    Note that Exoplanet Forum 2008 will be held at the Hilton Hotel on May 29-30 2008. Please see their meeting web site for details: http://ces.jpl.nasa.gov/ces_exForum.cfm

    Instructions for presenters:

    We invite contributed talks and posters for the Far-Infrared Astronomy from Space workshop. Please indicate which you prefer on your registration form, and include your abstract. Once the registration deadline closes (April 30 2008) we will post the accepted talks and posters on this web site.

    Please remember that the talks and posters should not only focus on recent exciting science or technological results, but also discuss the implications and challenges they foster for the next generation of Far-Infrared space observatories. Try and address the "big picture" and help us define the key science and technology goals for future missions

    Talks:

    Contributed talks should be 15 minutes in length, with an additional 5 minutes reserved for questions.

    Posters:

    Posters should fit within a maximum area of 36x36 inches. We anticipate that the posters will remain up for the entire conference.

    Mission Handouts:

    Short instructional factsheets are avalible for the following missions/programs:

  • WISE
  • SOFIA
  • Herschel
  • JWST
  • SPICA
  • NASA Balloon Program
  • ALMA
  • EVLA
  • Registration closed

    Deadlines:

  • Registration closes: 7 May 2008
  • Fees:

  • Conference registration: $300.00 (includes conference banquet)
  • Student registration: $200.00 (includes conference banquet)
  • IRAS anniversary banquet: $40.00

  • You must pre-register for this conference. There will be no on-site registration
  • Hotel registration:

  • See Venue and Transportation

  • You must make your own hotel reservation. We have a special group rate of $118/night. The Pasadena Hilton has setup a special registration page for this purpose. If you wish to reserve a room by phone the conference code is IPAC
  • Conference Registration includes:

  • Conference attendance
  • Conference banquet at Athenaeum on the Caltech campus on Thursday evening, 29 May 2008
  • IRAS anniversary banquet:

    This will be held at Dabney Gardens on the Caltech campus on Wednesday evening 28 May 2008.
    News
    24 Apr 2009
    Far-IR Astronomy from Space and the Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Process
     
    17 Dec 2008
    The 2008 Community Plan for Far Infrared/Submillimeter Space Astronomy posted
     
    01 Aug 2008
    PDF copies of presentations added to schedule page
     
    30 Jul 2008
    PDF copies of workshop posters added to schedule page
     
    15 May 2008
    Schedule posted
     
    Mission factsheets posted
     
    08 May 2008
    Registration closed
     
    30 Apr 2008
    Registration deadline extended to May 7, 2008
     
    14 Apr 2008
    Confirmed invited speakers posted (see below)
     
    19 Mar 2008
    Instructions for presenters posted
     
    11 Mar 2008
    Preliminary schedule posted
     
    10 Mar 2008
    Registration open
     
    29 Feb 2008
    Conference site updated
     
    Conference Poster

    Far-IR Astronomy from Space and the Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Process

    The 2008 Community Plan for Far Infrared/Submillimeter Space Astronomy (v1, 12 Dec. 2008)

    A draft of our white paper is now available. This will be distributed and discussed at the Jan 2009 AAS in Long Beach, CA, during the special session "The Far-Infrared/Submillimeter Universe in High Definition" on Tuesday, Jan 6th at 2pm.

    Talks & Posters Now Available:

    We will be posting pdf versions of the contributed talks and posters on this web site over the next few months as they become available. Please go to the Schedule page, and follow the links under each presenters name to find the pdf version of his/her talk/poster.

    Goals:

    In preparation for the Decadal Survey, and in celebration of the 25th anniversary of IRAS, we invite the community to a workshop to discuss strategies and plans for the future of far-infrared space astronomy. The goal of the workshop will be to define key science and technologies for the next generation of space-based far-infrared missions, based upon recent discoveries and the expected return of upcoming facilities, such as WISE, Herschel, SOFIA, JWST, ALMA, etc.

    Venue:

    The meeting will take place from Wed-Fri., the 28-30th of May 2008, at the Hilton Hotel in Pasadena, CA. A banquet will be held on Thursday evening (29 May 2008) at the Athenaeum on the Caltech campus.

    The IRAS 25th anniversary dinner will be held at Dabney Gardens on the Caltech campus on Wednesday evening 28 May 2008.

    On Saturday, the 31st of May, the SOFIA project will be leading a tour of the Dryden Airborne Operations Facility in Palmdale, CA., for all interested meeting participants. Once the meeting registration closes, we will contact all registrants by email with instructions about how to sign up for the tour. The tour should take about 4 hours in total, including travel time from Pasadena to Palmdale and back. Although the exact time of departure has not been set, we expect to leave in the morning, and return to Pasadena in the early afternoon on the 31st. Buses will be provided for the trip.

    For more information on the venue and transportation please see Venue and Transportation.


    Useful Links:

  • The 2002 Community Plan for Far Infrared/Submillimeter Space Astronomy


  • Confirmed Invited Speakers:
  • C. Beichman
  • T. Bergin
  • J. Bock
  • M. Brown
  • A. Burrows
  • D. Calzetti
  • C. Chen
  • M. Dickinson
  • C. Elachi
  • T. Heckman
  • M. Hauser
  • T. Hyde
  • P. Lawson
  • D. Leisawitz
  • D. Lester
  • M. Meixner
  • T. Nakagawa
  • G. Rieke
  • E. Smith
  • M. Shull
  • T. Soifer
  • P. Stahl
  • M. Ward
  • J. Zmuidzinas


  • Scientific Organizing Committee: Local Organizing Comittee:
  • G. Helou (IPAC)
  • L. Armus (SSC)
  • M. Harwit (Cornell)
  • T. Bergin (Michigan)
  • M. Bradford (JPL)
  • D. Calzetti (UMASS)
  • T. Heckman (JHU)
  • E. Herbst (OSU)
  • R. Ivison (Edinburgh)
  • D. Leisawitz (GSFC)
  • D. Lester (Texas)
  • C. McKee (Berkeley)
  • M. Meixner (STScI)
  • R. Mushotzky (GSFC)
  • T. Onaka (Tokyo)
  • G. Rieke (Arizona)
  • A. Roberge (GSFC)
  • T. Roellig (NASA Ames)
  • S. Seager (MIT)
  • M. Shull (Colorado)
  • L. Armus (SSC)
  • P. Patterson (IPAC)
  • H. Teplitz (SSC)
  • S. Carey (SSC)
  • H. Mycroft (IPAC)
  • E. Scire (SSC)
  • A. Petric (SSC)