Panel Support Scientists - Cycle 4

Panel support scientists (PSSs) provide support to panelists before and during the panel meeting. A PSS is assigned to each panel.

Prep Work & General Info

Preliminary GradingPre-MeetingDiscussion MeetingPost-Meeting
Before November 06, 2024November 06, 2024 - January 10, 2025January 10 - February 3, 2025

February 3 - February 6, 2025 
(Galactic Panels: Solar System; Exoplanet Atmospheres and Habitability; Exoplanetary System Formation and Dynamics; Stars and Stellar Populations; Gas, Dust and the ISM)

February 4 - February 7, 2025
(ExtraGalactic Panels: Nearby Galaxies to Cosmic Noon; High-Redshift Galaxies and the Distant Universe; Super Massive Black Holes and Active Galaxies)

February 8 - 11, 2025
Before getting started, familiarize yourself with the review process, JWST and its instruments, the types of proposals, and other information provided to panelists.

During this phase, you will:

  • Be a point of contact for the panelists.
  • Handle additional conflicts of interest.
  • Send updates and reminders to the panelists.

During this phase, you will:

  • Be a point of contact for the panel as they prepare for the meeting.

During the panel meeting, you will:

  • Monitor panel discussions.
  • Make sure that the process goes smoothly.
  • Make sure that grades are entered correctly.
  • Make notes on any technical consults or other issues.
  • Interrupt if necessary to refocus the conversation on the science, not the team.
  • Monitor team expertise discussions.
  • Inform SPG when an expert consult is required or if any problems arise.

During this phase, you will:

  • Review the proposal feedback comments on each proposal once finalized by the panelists.

Please remember to remove review materials from your computer after the review.

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Important Dates and Deadlines:

  • Wednesday October 16, 2024: JWST proposal deadline
  • Tuesday November 1, 2024, 1pm-2:35pm EST: PSS Orientation

Important Dates and Deadlines:

  • Wednesday November 6, 2024, 12pm-2pm EST: Discussion Panelists Orientation
  • Wednesday November 6, 2024: SPG to release proposals and assignments
  • Wednesday November 13, 2024: Deadline to check for and report additional conflicts of interest for Panel Members
  • Wednesday January 10, 2025: Deadline for preliminary grades

Important Dates and Deadlines:

  • Friday January 17, 2025: SPG to release lists of which proposals will be discussed by the panels

Important Dates and Deadlines:

  • Monday February 3 - Thursday February 6, 2025, 10am-4pm EDT: Panel Meetings for Galactic Panels (Solar System; Exoplanet Atmospheres and Habitability; Exoplanetary System Formation and Dynamics; Stars and Stellar Populations; Gas, Dust and the ISM)
  • Tuesday February 4 - Friday February 7, 2025, 10am-4pm EDT: Panel Meetings for ExtraGalactic Panels (Nearby Galaxies to Cosmic Noon; High-Redshift Galaxies and the Distant Universe; Super Massive Black Holes and Active Galaxies)

Important Dates and Deadlines:

  • Tuesday February 11, 2025: Deadline for proposal comments for Discussion panelists



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