SOFIA Proposal Timeline

Millimeter/THz Development at the NRAO CDL 1

18-Feb-2011: NRAO Science/Engineering Advisory Panels in place 25-Feb-2011: NRAO Science Priorities and Instrument Concepts Complete 4-Mar-2011: Potential Collaborators Contacted 25-Mar-2011: Preliminary Science Case Complete 8-Apr-2011: Instrument Concept White Papers Complete 22-Apr-2011: Downselection of Instrument Concepts 29-Apr-2011: Conceptual Review by OSC and OTC 15-May-2011: Early Estimate of AO Release Date 31-May-2011: Deadline for Decision to Propose (internally imposed) 31-May-2011: Confirmation of Instrument Concept Selection(s) 31-May-2011: Proposal(s) Drafting Team identified 30-June-2011: Draft v0.5 distributed to Advisory Panels for review 15-July-2011: Draft v1.0 submitted to NRAO business office and OSC/OTC for final review (30 days prior to Proposal deadline) 15-Aug-2011: Early Estimate of Proposal Deadline (90 days from AO release)

SOFIA Proposal Engineering Advisory Panel

• Tony Kerr• S.K. Pan• Arthur Lichtenberger• Srikanth Sri • Marian Pospieszalski• Matthew Morgan• Kamaljeeet Saini• Rich Lacasse • Bill Shillue

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SOFIA Proposal Science Advisory Panel

• Todd Hunter• Al Wooten• ???

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SOFIA Proposal Next Steps

• Identify NRAO Project/Lead Scientist• Draft NRAO science priorities for SOFIA and Instrument

Concepts• Identify and contact desired collaborators

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