Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics

The CAA monitors the status of space- and ground-based astronomy and astrophysics and provides assessments to the National Science Foundation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and other institutions as a joint committee of the Space Studies Board and the Board on Physics and Astronomy. The overall objective is to encourage progress in astronomy and astrophysics and to assist the federal government in planning programs in these fields.

Decadal Survey Planning has begun for the next decadal survey of astronomy and astrophysics. Information on the next decadal survey in astronomy and astrophysics can be found here.

Committee and Staff Members
Committee Membership	Charles L. Bennett, Co-Chair, Johns Hopkins University C. Megan Urry, Co-Chair, Yale University Donald Backer, University of California at Berkeley Mitchell Begelman, University of Colorado Thomas Bogdan, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Adam Burrows, University of Arizona Alexei Filippenko, University of California at Berkeley Timothy M. Heckman, Johns Hopkins University Lynne Hillenbrand, California Institute of Technology Charles H. McGruder III, Western Kentucky University Stephan Meyer, University of Chicago Scott Tremaine, Princeton University Jean L. Turner, University of California at Los Angeles Former CAA Members
NRC Staff	Brian D. Dewhurst, Senior Program Associate Celeste Naylor, Program Assistant David B. Lang, Research Associate

Upcoming Meetings

• are no meeting currently planned.

Recent Meetings

News

The report A Performance Assessment of NASA’s Astrophysics Program has been published!

The Committee on NASA's Beyond Einstein Program: An Architecture for Implementation held two town hall meetings on February 1 and February 12 in Newport Beach, CA and Boston, MA, respectively. The committee will hold two additional townhalls on March 14 and April 4 in Baltimore, MD and Chicago, IL, respectively. Registration is suggested and can found through the above link.

Current Projects

Committee on NASA's Beyond Einstein Program: An Architecture for Implementation

Completed Studies

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