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FSSC: Fermi Users' Group

Fermi Users' Group

The Fermi Users' Group (FUG) is composed of approximately a dozen members from relevant scientific communities external to the Fermi Project. The group serves as a advisory body, providing broad-based input and representing the perspectives of the Fermi user community to the Fermi Project and NASA Headquarters. The FUG also assists the Project Scientist in preparing for Senior Reviews of the mission.

FUG meetings provide the Guest Investigator (GI) community a dedicated forum to share feedback on the activities of the Fermi Science Support Center (FSSC) and the Instrument Teams, particularly regarding the planning and execution of Fermi development and operations. Key areas of focus include the evaluation of analysis software, data distribution provided by the FSSC, data rights and policies, and planning for NASA Research Announcements (NRAs) for selecting and implementing GI programs. The FUG also advises on the allocation of resources for GI programs and the development of analysis and data tools created by the FSSC and Instrument Teams, and promotes the broad dissemination of Fermi science results.

Meeting Information

  • The FUG generally meets annually in the late summer/early fall time frame.
  • Your input into this meeting is welcome; feel free to contact any active FUG member (see list below) with your concerns or suggestions.

Documents

Note that in some of these documents, which are retained for historical reference, the observatory and associated entities are referred to by the pre-launch name GLAST (Gamma-ray Large Area Telescope).

Meeting Minutes and Presentations

For older meeting see the Archive of Past Meetings

Membership

Members of the FUG are chosen by the NASA HQ Program Scientist and Chair, in concurrence. The Chair is appointed by the NASA HQ Program Scientist. Approximately a dozen members from relevant science communities and external to the Project shall constitute the Committee, with staggered terms of 3 years. Members are chosen for their expertise in a broad range of fields, including Particle Physics, relevant to Fermi as well as (secondarily) distribution of institutions.

Current Members

Name Institution Email
Chair
Marcos Santander University of Alabama jmsantander@ua.edu
Members
Igor Andreoni University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Igor.Andreoni@unc.edu
Laura Blecha University of Florida lblecha@ufl.edu
Paolo Coppi Yale University paolo.coppi@yale.edu
Alessandra Corsi Johns Hopkins University acorsi2@jhu.edu
Justin Linford National Radio Astronomy Observatory jlinford@nrao.edu
Eileen Meyer University of Maryland, Baltimore County meyer@umbc.edu
Naoko Kurahashi Neilson Drexel University naoko@drexel.edu
Annika Peter Ohio State University peter.33@osu.edu
Former Members

Ex-Officio Members

Name Institution Role
Michael Briggs University of Alabama in Huntsville GBM Deputy PI
Lynn Cominsky Sonoma State University E/PO Lead
Nino Cucchiara NASA Headquarters Program Scientist
Elizabeth Hays NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Project Scientist
Peter Michelson Stanford University LAT Principal Investigator
David Morris NASA Headquarters Program Scientist
Andrea Prestwich NASA Goddard Space Flight Center FSSC Lead
Judith Racusin NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Deputy Project Scientist
Colleen Wilson-Hodge NASA Marshall Space Flight Center GBM Principal Investigator