Astronomyplansandopportunitiesforthenextdecade

JohnHutchings

Outline:LRP– decadalreviews,andplansforastronomyinCanadaStatustoday– howarewedoing?

Wherewill`we’bein2030?Newfacilities– underway,inplanning,whatmayarise?

Howcanyouhelpmakeithappen?

TMTCASTORSKA

Longtermplanshappeninmanycountries

• Wideconsultationwithinthecommunities• Reflectcommunityexpertise,ambitions,needs,

technicalcapability,funding,schedule,partners• Centres ofexcellenceandleadershipimportant

CanadahasinternationalprominenceinAstronomyMajorfacilitiesareinternational– needtocoordinate

LRP2020willberampingupnextyear

Dec2017LRPprojectstatussummary

Needtocommit~$200m+upto$400minnewfundsinnextfewyears

ChecklistinDecember2017 (cheque list?)

1.TMT:approved,delayed,underfunded,politicalissues2.SKA:treatyorganization,cost-capped,needsfunding3.MSE:designs,costing,fundsandscheduleneeded

Canadaakeyplayerinall,butfutureTBD

Also:CHIMEsuccess,CCAT-phopes,JCMTlimitedparticipation(Done– Astrosat isupnow,JWSTin2019)

4.WFIRST:CSAstudies,NASAreview,TBDcommitment5.CASTOR:techstudies,partnerinterest,SMSnow6.SPICA:CSAstudies,missionapprovalsoon7.LiteBIRD:Canadiantechnologystudy,science8.Hitomi:CSAmetrology,missionfailure,newflight9.Athena:Canadiansinteam,contributionTBD

CSAhasnofundsorprocesstoproceedwithanyoftheseLobbyingwithgovt,SAB,etc:situationdire

Ground

Space

• Thenextdecadeisalreadyfullofnon-completednewprojects.• Newonesmayaddressknownproblems,opendiscoveryspace.• Projectstakeadecade(ormore)tocomplete.

DelaysandfundingissuesaretobeexpectedOpportunitiesmaybeshort-livedorchangesubstantially

Newprojectsdrivenbyscience,discovery,technologyThenextdecadewillinvolveenormoussurveysanddatabases:Howtosiftandfollowup,definediscoveryspace

Thisis(y)ourfuture– beaware,involved,active

LRPIClovestohearfromyou.

CCAT-pLiteBIRD MSE

SPICA

LSST