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2026 Sagan Summer Workshop

Exoplanets with Roman Surveys: Microlensing and Transits


July 20-24, 2026 Hosted by The NASA Exoplanet Science Institute California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA

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The 2026 Sagan Summer Workshop will focus on "Exoplanets with Roman Surveys: Microlensing and Transits." Timed to prepare for the launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope no later than May 2027, this workshop will concentrate on the exoplanet science from the Roman Galactic Bulge Time Domain Survey (GBTDS). The GBTDS, one of the three Core Community Surveys that Roman will perform, will discover thousands of planets towards the Galactic bulge through both the microlensing and transit detection techniques. The workshop will cover the methodologies, opportunities, and expected results from the surveys, including synergies with other ground- and space-based observations. We will also cover additional science that the GBTDS is expected to yield, as well as the exoplanet science expected from the Roman coronagraph.

The workshop will be hybrid, with both in-person and remote attendance. The Sagan Summer Workshops are aimed at advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdocs; however, we welcome attendees at all career stages. There is no registration fee for these workshops.

This website will be updated as more information becomes available.

Important Dates in 2026

  • February: Registration and travel support application sites available
  • March: Dealine for travel support applications and recommendation letters
  • April: Travel support decisions announced via email
  • May 20: Deadline for NASA and JPL employees to forecast their attendance
  • early June: Speaker meetings sign-up, poster/pop submission, and food ordering sites available
  • late June: Deadline for Pasadena Hotel room reservations
  • early July: Deadline for food orders
  • mid-July: Deadline for poster and pop submissions
  • July 17: Final agenda posted with pop schedule
  • July 20-24: 2026 Sagan Summer Workshop
  • July 27: Letter of attendance request site available
  • mid-August: Deadline to request letter of attendance and to submit your photo for the class photo
  • mid-September: Letters of attendance sent

Scientific Organizing Committee

Local Organizing Committee

Jessie Christiansen, Co-Chair (Caltech/IPAC-NExScI)

Frank Aragon (Caltech/IPAC-NExScI)

Scott Gaudi, Co-Chair (Ohio State University)

Tracy Chen (Caltech/IPAC-NExScI)

Chas Beichman (Caltech/IPAC-NExScI)

Catherine Clark (Caltech/IPAC-NExScI)

Sam Grunblatt (University of Alabama)

Megan Crane (Caltech/IPAC-NExScI)

Dan Huber (University of Hawaii/IfA)

Elise Furlan (Caltech/IPAC-NExScI)

Eamonn Kerins (University of Manchester)

Sean Kindt (Caltech/IPAC-NExScI)

Michelle Kunimoto (University of British Columbia)

Melanie Swain (Caltech/IPAC-NExScI)

Jessica Lu (UC Berkeley)

Ruth Murray-Clay (UC Santa Cruz)

Keivan Stassun (Vanderbilt University)

Rachel Street (Las Cumbres Observatory)

Robby Wilson (University of Maryland/NASA/GSFC)

Join our email list! Or contact us at Sagan_Workshop@ipac.caltech.edu.

View presentations from previous summer workshops on the Sagan Summer Workshop YouTube Channel.

Image credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/B. Tafreshi, NASA, and Canva AI

(last updated November 13th, 2025 10:11:05)

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