Fellows and guests at the 2016 AAS meeting in Kissimmee.
All events in room “Sun C” of the Gaylord Convention Center
Sunday, January 3, 2016
1:00 Welcoming Remarks (Conference organizers)
1:15 Talks by Fellows
Tom Essinger-Hileman, Darcy Barron, Rukmani Vijayaraghavan, Cameron Hummels
2:15 Discussion Panel 1: “The Postdoc to Faculty Transition in Astronomy”
Dr. Phillip Choi Pomona College
Dr. Rachel Kuzio de Naray Georgia State University
Dr. Marshall Perrin Space Telescope Science Institute
3:15 Coffee Break
4:00 Talks by Fellows
Jeffrey Silverman, Jedidah Isler, Aomawa Shields, Karen Knierman
5:00 Status Report on the AAPF and NSF-AST
Dr. Harshal Gupta, NSF-AAPF Program Officer
5:30 Program Conclusion
7:00 Symposium Dinner
Monday, January 4, 2016
9:00 Keynote Address
Dr. Lou Strolger, Space Telescope Science Institute
10:00 Coffee break and informal discussion
10:30 Talks by Fellows
Julia Kamenetzky, Ximena Fernandez
11:00 Discussion Panel 2: “Fostering a more inclusive astronomical community”
Dr. Carolyn Brinkworth National Center for Atmospheric Research
Dr. Jedidah Isler Vanderbilt University
Dr. Sarah Elizabeth Tuttle McDonald Observatory
12:00 Box lunch and general AAPF discussions (Fellows, alumni, NSF staff, and invitees)
2:30 Talks by Fellows
Devin Silvia, Robyn Sanderson and Ximena Fernandez
3:10 Coffee Break
3:30 Talks By Fellows
Kelly Denney, Daniel Grin, Angie Wolfgang
4:30 Discussion Panel 3: “The Forefront and Future Development of U.S. Astronomy”
Dr. Paul Butler Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution
Dr. Katrin Heitmann Argonne National Laboratory
Dr. Jason Kalirai Space Telescope Science Institute
5:45 Closing Remarks (Conference organizers)
Sunday, January 3, 2016
1:15pm: Tom Essinger-Hileman, “The Cosmology Large Angular Scale Survey”
1:30pm: Darcy Barron, “Cosmology from CMB Polarization with POLARBEAR and the Simons Array”
1:45pm: Rukmani Vijayaraghavan, “The Survival and Destruction of Galactic Gas in Cluster Environments”
2:00pm: Cameron Hummels, “Spectral Deception: Using Simulations to Correctly Interpret Absorption Spectra”
4:00pm: Jeffrey M. Silverman, “Active Astronomy Activities and Astronomy on Tap”
4:15pm: Jedidah Isler, “On the Vanguard: Engaging and Encouraging Emerging Women of Color in STEM”
4:30pm: Aomawa Shields, “Rising Stargirls: Using Theater, Writing, and Visual Art to Explore Astronomy and
Astrobiology with Middle School Girls of Color”
4:45pm: Karen Knierman, “Multicultural Milky Way: Planetarium Partnerships with Under-served Arizonans”
Monday, January 4, 2016
10:30am: Julia Kamenetzky, “Bringing Radio Interferometry to the Introductory Astronomy Classroom”
10:45am: Ximena Fernandez, “Highest Redshift Neutral Hydrogen Image in Emission: A CHILES Detection of a
Starbursting Galaxy”
2:30pm: Devin Silvia, TBA
2:45pm: Robyn Sanderson & Ximena Fernandez, “Building Better Bridges: An Evaluation of the Columbia University
Bridge to the Ph.D. Program”
3:30pm: Kelly Denney, “OSU MAIL Boxes and Telescope Lending Library”
3:45pm: Daniel Grin, “Astronomy outreach to older adults in Chicago”
4:00pm: Angie Wolfgang, “A Probabilistic Mass-Radius Relationship for Sub-Neptune-Sized Planets: Implications for
Missions Post-Kepler”