Due to COVID-19, the Cycle 1 deadline has been delayed.
Proposals are due 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)
on Tuesday November 24, 2020..
Note that proposers may request an extension to 8PM ET on December 3, 2020, if they are faced with unexpected events that occur shortly before the primary deadline.
Our two all-day workshops in Central Texas are complete.
Check out our resource page or the workshop pages
for resources, presentations, exercises, and more!
The JWST Pocket Guide (version Jan-2020) is another handy resource.
Workshop dates:
Friday, January 31: UT Austin, Austin, Texas
Friday, February 21: Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
These workshops were designed to help you become familiar with the JWST proposal tools, emphasizing hands-on experience.
We provided overviews of the JWST capabilities and instrument modes, resources for proposals, example science cases, and practice with user tools such as the Exposure Time Calculator (ETC) and Astronomer's Proposal Tool (APT).
Workshop Organizers: Micaela Bagley (UT), Jasleen Matharu (TAMU), Taylor Hutchison (TAMU),
Rebecca Larson (UT), Vince Estrada-Carpenter (TAMU), Jacqueline Antwi-Danso (TAMU)
Contact: jwst.texas @ gmail.com
Sponsors: STScI, UT Austin Department of Astronomy, TAMU Department of Physics & Astronomy
Please note that these workshops are run by volunteers
Note from STScI: JWST Master Class graduates offer a valuable service to their local communities by organizing JWST proposal planning workshops. They help potential proposers find the basic information they need to prepare for JWST, and they facilitate the initial learning process. Graduates are not representatives of STScI, and there is no expectation that they will be able to respond to all inquiries and questions. The final authority for all information about JWST science and the proposal process resides with the JWST Documentation System (JDox), the STScI Helpdesk at jwsthelp.stsci.edu, and the JWST science website at jwst.stsci.edu.
Workshop Details
These workshops are part of the JWST Proposal Tools Master Class, a 'train the trainers' program. Workshop leaders attended a 4.5 day training at STScI in November 2019 in preparation to support their local communities in submitting JWST General Observer (GO) proposals for Cycle 1.
Cycle 1 proposals are due at 8PM Eastern Time (ET) on Tuesday, November 24, 1010!
See the Call for Proposals for more information.
Workshop Preparation
In preparation for the workshop (and for working on your proposals in general), please complete the following steps:
- Establish a MyST account
- Install the newest version of APT
- Explore JDox
- Access the ETC
- Check out the JWST Observer YouTube channel
- Install conda/astroconda (optional, for visibility tools)
- Install the JWST visibility tools (optional)
Code of Conduct
For this workshop, we are adopting the policy of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) that all participants in Society activities will enjoy an environment free from all forms of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. In pursuit of that ideal, we and the AAS are dedicated to the philosophy of equality of opportunity and treatment for all members, regardless of gender, gender identity or expression, race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion or religious belief, age, marital status, sexual orientation, disabilities, veteran status, or any other reason not related to scientific merit. Harassment, sexual or otherwise, is a form of misconduct that undermines the integrity of this workshop. For more information, please refer to the AAS Code of Ethics.
Useful Links
UT Austin Workshop
Friday, January 31 2020
Peter O'Donnell Jr. Building (POB) 201 E 24th St. Austin, TX 78712
