Task Forces and Project Liasons
Task Forces
Within SMWLV we have a number of formally defined Task Forces which are marked by ties to other LSST science collaboration.| Task Force | Connections | Notes |
| Astrometry (DAWG) | All | Led by David Monet |
| Observing Strategy | All | Led by Mike Rich |
| Crowded Field | TVS | Chaired by Massimo Dall’Ora |
| Low Surface Brightness | Galaxies | Connection with Galactic Structure and ISM science working group, but not active participant |
| Dark Matter | DESC | Connection with Near Field Cosmology science working group |
Project Liaisons
Data Management:
Colin Slater
Education and Public Outreach:
tbd
In-kind Contributions:
Peregrine McGehee
Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion:
Sara Bonito (also for TVS)
Science Advisory Committee:
Márcio Catelan: Stars and Stellar Populations
Will Clarkson: Milky Way, Star Clusters
Joshua Simon: Milky Way structure
Ashley Villar: supernovae and stellar evolution
Science Collaborations Advisory Committee:
Peregrine McGehee
Survey Cadence Optimization Committee:
Knut Olsen, NSF’s NOIRLab (SMWLV SC liaison)
Jay Strader, Michigan State University (SMWLV SC liaison)
SCOC Milky Way Observing Strategy:
Convened in July 2023.
Adam Miller
Colin Slater
Federica Bianco
Jay Strader
Jennifer Sobeck
Kat Volk
Knut Olsen
Loredana Prisinzano
Lynne Jones
Mariano Dominguez
Massimo Dall’Ora
Peregrine McGehee
Rachel Street
Robert Hynes