MWGaiaDN Tech Workshop

from Tuesday, 15 July 2025 (09:00) to Wednesday, 16 July 2025 (16:15)
Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
15 Jul 2025
16 Jul 2025
AM
09:00
Registration + Coffee - Nic Walton (Institute of Astronomy) (until 10:00) ()
10:00
Welcome and Logistics - Nic Walton (Institute of Astronomy) (until 10:10) ()
10:10
Block 1 - Nic Walton (Institute of Astronomy) (until 11:10) ()
10:10 MWGaia Doctoral Network: Overview and Status - Anthony Brown (Leiden University)   ()
10:30 MWGaia Doctoral Network: Research Overview - Antonella Vallenari (INAF-Padova)   ()
10:50 MWGaia Doctoral Network: Communications and Outreach - Despina Hatzidimitriou (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)   ()
11:10 --- Coffee Break ---
11:40
Block 2 (until 13:00) ()
11:40 GaiaNIR: Overview and Status - David Hobbs (Lund University)   ()
12:10 JASMINE: Japan Astrometry Satellite Mission for INfrared Exploration - Ryouhei Kano (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan)   ()
12:30 Reflections from Gaia - Anthony Brown (Leiden University)   ()
12:50 Discussion - Nic Walton (Institute of Astronomy)   ()
08:45 --- Arrival and Coffee ---
09:15
Block 4 (until 10:45) ()
09:15 GaiaNIR: Science Drivers - David Hobbs (Lund University)   ()
09:35 MWGaiaDN Science Cases: Simulations - Marie Schölch (University of Barcelona)   ()
09:50 MWGaiaDN Science Cases: Extinction - Alejandro Martín Escabia (Université Grenobles Alpes)   ()
10:05 Lessons learned from Gaia - Prof. Sergei Klioner (Lohrmann-Observatory / TUD) Robin Geyer (Lohrmann-Observatory / TUD)   ()
10:25 Lessons from Gaia: End of mission tests and outcomes - Ed Serpell (ESOC, ESA)   ()
10:45 --- Coffee ---
11:15
Block 5 (until 12:45) ()
11:15 NearIR Detector Studies - Nic Walton (Institute of Astronomy)   ()
11:35 Metrology studies - Fabien Malbet (Université Grenoble Alpes)   ()
11:55 Radial velocity calculations for the GaiaNIR spectrograph - Szabolcs Mészáros   ()
12:15 DZA Detector Activities - Martin Roth (Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP))   ()
12:35 Discussion: NearIR astrometry missions: technical studies - Nic Walton (Institute of Astronomy)   ()
PM
13:00 --- Lunch ---
14:00
Block 3 (until 15:30) ()
14:00 Payload and System Issues - Luis Venancio (ESTEC, ESA)   ()
14:20 Detector systems - Robert Wilson (Leonardo UK)   ()
14:40 Payload Instrumentation issues - Gaizka Murga Llano (IDOM)   ()
15:00 Spacecraft Issues - Joan-Manel Casalta (SENER)   ()
15:15 MWGaiaDN/ Industry Forum: Discussion - Nic Walton (Institute of Astronomy)   ()
15:30 --- Coffee ---
16:00
Observatory Visit (until 17:00) ()
19:00 --- Workshop Dinner: 19.00 @ The Punter ---
12:45 --- Lunch ---
13:45
Block 6 (until 15:15) ()
13:45 The Voyage 2050 Process and timeline - Nic Walton (Institute of Astronomy)   ()
14:05 GaiaNIR: Building the community - David Hobbs (Lund University)   ()
14:25 Defining a technical development roadmap - David Hobbs (Lund University) Nic Walton (Institute of Astronomy) Anthony Brown (Leiden University)   ()
15:15
Meeting Summary and Close (until 15:30) ()
15:15 Meeting Summary and Next Steps - Nic Walton (Institute of Astronomy)   ()
15:30 --- Closing Tea/Coffee ---