The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a NASA observatory designed to settle essential questions in the areas of dark energy, exoplanets, and infrared astrophysics. The telescope has a 2.4-m primary mirror, the same size as the primary of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The Roman Space Telescope will have two instruments, the Wide Field Instrument, with a field of view that is 100 times greater than the HST WFC3/IR, and the Coronagraph Instrument technology demonstration, which will perform high contrast imaging and spectroscopy of individual nearby exoplanets. Roman will have a primary mission lifetime of 5 years, with a potential 5 year extended mission. Preparations are on track to target a launch in September 2026 and no later than May 2027.

With the recent definitions of the Core Surveys, the frontiers Roman will explore have expanded. This workshop will take place July 13 through 17, 2026, and being organized and hosted by the Roman Science Support Center at IPAC. The goal of this 4-day conference is to bring members of the community together to focus on the new exciting landscapes poised for potential breakthroughs using the Roman surveys with the Wide Field Instrument, as well as on the Coronagraph Instrument.

We are committed to facilitating a meeting that is productive and enjoyable for everyone. In support of this, all invited speakers and participants are expected to review in advance and to adhere to the workshop code of conduct and all attendees will be held accountable to these stated principles.

If you have any questions, you can email us at romanssc@ipac.caltech.edu.

LOC: Frank Aragon, Wendy Burt, David Imel, Sean Kindt, Seppo Laine, Wanggi Lim, Tiffany Meshkat (chair), Eric Oh, Schuyler Van Dyk.