SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation

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Exhibition

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Presentations

Over 2,300 talks on telescopes, systems, and technology advancements.

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Special Events

A great week full of networking events (including the fun Welcome Reception).

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Plenary Presentations and Public Lectures

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Monday

	9:00 - 9:30 AM An Engineering History of the JWST Telescope Lee Feinberg, NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (USA)
	9:30 - 10:00 AM Future Science with the James Webb Space Telescope Read more about his work in this article John Mather, NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (USA) 2006 Nobel Laureate in Physics

Tuesday

	9:00 - 9:30 AM NICER Early Operations and Results Keith Gendreau, NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (USA)
	9:30 - 10:00 AM The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope: Construction Progress and Scientific Opportunities Beth Willman, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) (USA)

Wednesday

	9:00 - 9:30 AM Future Capabilities in Space Servicing and Assembly: Opportunities for the Most Ambitious Space Astrophysics Missions Harley Thronson, NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (USA) and the Future Assembly/Servicing Study Team (FASST)
	9:30 - 10:00 AM How to Diversify Engineering (and Why We Should) Sabrina Stierwalt, Caltech (USA)

Thursday

Sara Seager, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)

8:30 - 9:00 AM
Mapping the Nearest Stars for Habitable Worlds
Read more about her work in this article
Sara Seager,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)

Nick Siegler, Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Caltech (USA)

Panel Discussion
The Instruments and Technologies that will Discover Life in the Galaxy
9:00 - 10:00 AM

Moderator
Nick Siegler, Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Caltech (USA)

Panelists
Jeremy Kasdin, Princeton Univ. (USA)
Misato Fukagawa, Nagoya Univ. (USA)
David Bennett, Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (USA)
Michael Shao, Jet Propulsion Lab. (USA)

Thursday Public Lecture

	7:30 - 8:30 PM Exoplanets and the Search for Habitable Worlds Read more about her work in this article Sara Seager, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
	8:30 - 9:30 PM Future Science with the James Webb Space Telescope Read more about his work in this article John Mather, NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (USA) 2006 Nobel Laureate in Physics

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