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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 has two instruments, the Wide Field Instrument, with a field of view that is 100 times greater than Hubble, which will obtain high resolution imaging and slitless spectroscopy, and the Coronagraph Instrument, which will perform a technology demonstration of high contrast imaging of nearby exoplanets. Roman will have a primary mission lifetime of 5 years, with a potential 5 year extended mission. The launch window for Roman opens August 30th!

With the recent definitions of the Core Community Surveys, and the Galactic Plane Survey, the frontiers Roman will explore have expanded. This Caltech/IPAC workshop took place July 13 through 16, 2026, and was organized and hosted by the Roman Science Support Center. The goal of this conference was 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 covered topics across all types of Roman science, from exoplanets to high-redshift galaxy evolution to cosmology, and beyond. The conference focused on new results and questions that have emerged since Roman was first envisioned, that Roman is uniquely suited to address, given its high spatial resolution, sensitivity, and wide field spectroscopy and imaging capabilities. Fascinating and stimulating presentations and discussions were presented from the broader astronomical community, as we approach the era of Roman.

Confirmed Invited Speakers:

• Ana Bonaca (Carnegie Science)
• Tuan Do (UCLA)
• Steve Finkelstein (UT Austin)
• Phil Hopkins (Caltech)
• Dale Kocevski (Colby College)
• Phil Muirhead (Boston University)
• Anya Nugent (Harvard CfA)
• Grace Telford (University of Utah)
• Jason Wang (Northwestern)

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.

SOC: Lee Armus (Caltech/IPAC, chair), Rachael Beaton (STScI), Casey Lam (Carnegie Science), Ryan Lau (Caltech/IPAC), Casey Papovich (Texas A&M Univ.), Denise Stephens (BYU), Sabrina Stierwalt (Occidental College), Ashley Villar (Harvard Univ.), Aaron Yung (STScI).

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