Working Groups (Step 2)
Science Working Groups (Phase A)

PRIMA has recently relaunched its science working groups for Phase A, and invited the community to join. Working group members have the opportunity to contribute to defining future PRIMA General Observer (GO) and Guest Investigator (GI) science cases for the Volume 2 GO Science Book, as well as work to advance precursor studies through simulations and the use of existing facilities like ALMA and JWST. Working group members are also encouraged to serve as advocates for PRIMA in the community, volunteer to speak at community events about PRIMA science potential and participate in building a strong community of far-infrared scientists.

We continue to welcome new working members both from the U.S. and international science community. Working group members can be any career stage from the community, including undergraduates, graduate students, and postdocs. We strongly encourage early career participation! If you are interested in joining a working group, please fill out this form.

Our previous working groups, during Step 1, are listed here.

Current Working Groups and Leads
AGN Across Cosmic Time
  • Sylvain Veilleux University of Maryland
Cosmic Ecosystems
  • Rebecca Levy Space Telescope Science Institute
Debris Disks
  • Christine Chen Space Telescope Science Institute
  • Meredith MacGregor Johns Hopkins University
Galaxy Evolution from Cosmic Dawn to Cosmic Noon
  • Irene Shivaei Centro de Astrobiología, Madrid
  • Jed McKinney University of Texas at Austin
Mapping Magnetic Fields in the Local Universe
  • Enrique Lopez Rodriguez University of South Carolina
  • Kate Pattle University College London
Milky Way Interstellar Medium and Star Formation
  • Frédérique Motte IPAG, CNRS, Univ Grenoble Alpes
  • Dylan Paré Villanova University
  • Yao-Lun Yang Star and Planet Formation Laboratory, RIKEN, Japan
Protoplanetary Disks and Exoplanets
  • Andrea Banzatti Texas State University
  • Ke Zhang University of Wisconsin
Solar System and Planetary Science
  • Dariusz Lis Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Stars and Stellar Evolution
  • Olivia Jones Royal Observatory, Edinburgh
  • Sundar Srinivasan Institute of Radio Astronomy and Astrophysics, National Autonomous University of Mexico
Time Domain and Transients
  • Mansi Kasliwal California Institute of Technology
  • Kishalay De Columbia University