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Science Users Panel
(SUP)
The Spitzer Science Users Panel (SUP) provides independent external advice
to the Spitzer Science Center (SSC). Before launch, the SUP comments on
the philosophy, approach and details of planned user interfaces, both
programmatic (e.g., Calls for Proposals, data awards process), and
technical (e.g., software tools, available functionality of observing
modes, plans for data products and calibration, archive access and data
analysis tools). After launch in July 2002, the SUP is expected to assess
the quality of services offered by the SSC to users, again in terms of
programmatic and technical interfaces.
At all times through Spitzer's development and operations phases, the SUP
will serve as advocates for the user community in context of SSC planning
and priority setting. Moreover, the panel will comment to the SSC on
policies affecting users, including science utilization policies, Spitzer
data analysis awards administration, and SSC science staffing and
scientific culture.
The Spitzer SUP provides reports to the SSC Director's Office, with copies
provided to the Spitzer Program Scientist at NASA HQ, the Project Scientist,
and to the Chair of the SSC Oversight Committee
(SSCOC).
SUP Reports
The SUP Reports archived below were submitted by the Panel Chair to the
SSC following in-person meetings held at the SSC. [Meetings that took
place via teleconference focused primarily on Project status reports.] The
contents of these Reports reflect the development state of the SSC and the
Project at the time of the meeting. Some of the material facts contained
in these Reports may have been superseded since the time the Report was
filed.
- SUP 1 - 1998 November 2-3
- SUP 2 - 1999 May 10-11
- SUP 3 - telecon, no report
- SUP 4 - 2000 March 16-17
- SUP 5 - telecon, no report
- SUP 6 - 2000 November 13-14
- SUP 7 - telecon, no report
- SUP 8 - 2001 May 14-15
- SUP 9 - 2001 Nov 1-2
- SUP 10 - 2002 May 1-2
- SUP 11 - 2002 Nov 4-5
- SUP 12 - telecon, no report
- SUP 13 - 2004 Mar 30-31
- SUP 14 - 2004 Sep 28-29
- SUP 15 - 2005 Mar 31-Apr 1
- SUP 16 - 2006 Oct 20-21
- SUP 17 - 2006 May 2-3
- SUP 18 - 2006 Nov 29-30
- SUP 19 - 2007 Mar 4-5
SUP Members
Members, including the Chair, serve 2-4 year terms on the committee.
The terms are staggered so as to ensure both continuity and renewal.
Current members of the Spitzer SUP include:
- Michael Skrutskie, Chair (University of Virginia)
- John Carpenter (California Institute of Technology)
- John Gizis (University of Delaware)
- Gillian Knapp (Princeton)
- Guilaine Lagache (IAS, France)
- Thomas Roellig (NASA Ames)
- Michael Werner (JPL), ex officio
These mission-specific representatives are Advisors to the SUP:
- Aneta Siemiginowska (Chandra X-ray Observatory/Chandra X-ray
Observatory Science Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory)
- Brad Whitmore (Hubble Space Telescope/Space Telescope Science Institute)
Rotated off:
- M. A'Hearn (Nov 98 - May 01)
- P. Barmby (Mar 04 - Mar 07)
- N. Calvet (Mar 05 - Sept 07)
- D. Calzetti (May 01 - Sep 04) (Legacy Team)
- C. Cesarsky (Nov 98 - Nov 01) (ISO advisor)
- D. Clemens (May 01 - Sep 04) (Legacy Team)
- J. Frogel (Nov 98 - May 01)
- J. Gallagher
- R. Gehrz (Nov 98 - Nov 01)
- J. Graham (Sept 04 - Mar 07)
- M. Greenhouse (Nov 98 - May 02)
- D. Hines (Oct 05 - Apr 08)
- B. Jannuzi (Nov 98 - Mar 04)
- R. Kron (Mar 04 - Nov 06)
- C. Lisse (Mar 05 - Apr 08)
- K. Long (Nov 98 - Sep 04) (STScI advisor)
- L. Mundy (Mar 05) (Legacy Team)
- K. Noll (May 01 - Sep 04)
- M. Rieke (May 02 - Oct 05) (GTO)
- S. Strom (Nov 98 - Mar 04) (Chair)
- E. Sturm (Sept 04 - Mar 07)
- D. Weedman (Nov 98 - Dec 03) (GTO)
- B. Wilkes (Nov 98 - Mar 04) (CXC advisor)
- C. Woodward (Nov 98 - May 02)
These scientists are ex-officio members of the SUP:
- (Chair, Infrared Processing and Analysis Center Users Group) --
Currently vacant
- Mike Werner (Spitzer Project Scientist)
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