The James Webb Telescope: Highlights & Achievements in the Past 3 Years

Hopeful Spring NYPGRs!

On April 10th after welcoming guests and attendees, we'll begin with our well-received New Science with Linda Tu and for our main presentation, we are very pleased to have as return Guest Speaker, Dr. Mohaddesseh Azimlu, who will overview the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) highlights and achievements over the past three years.
The JWST, launched in December 2022, is a space telescope designed primarily to observe planets, stars, galaxies and universe in infrared astronomy. JWST is the largest optical telescope in space. Four different instruments with high resolution and sensitivity in infrared allow it to view very faint and distant objects that could not be seen with any other instrument. JWST's capacity in observing faint, distant objects in high resolution and taking a detailed spectrum of them enable a broad range of investigations across the fields of astronomy and cosmology, such as observation of the first stars and the formation of the first galaxies, and detailed atmospheric characterization of potentially habitable exoplanets.
About Dr. Azimlu: Moha completed her PhD dissertation in Observational Star Formation at University of Waterloo in 2009. Then continued her research on star formation in other galaxies at Western University in London, Ontario and later joined Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in 2011. She has been granted observation time at world-class ground-based telescopes combined with data from space telescopes for her research. She left academia and joined Ontario Public Services in 2015, but continued outreach activities in science and astronomy since then. She is currently a manager at the Data Analytics and Research Branch at the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, employing her knowledge in data science and mathematical modeling to lead data and analytics solutions.

After each presentation, there's a Q&A..
We raise our hand or show the virtual raised hand, wait our turn, and keep questions/comments brief and related to the event topic so everyone who wants to, can participate.
Avoid interrupting or dominating conversations. Being respectful and open-minded is very much appreciated by all.

BTW…why not stay on after the regular meeting that ends at 9pm, or as close thereafter, for the virtual No Holds Bar - open til 11pm for more informal friendly chat!

Friendly reminder..The Zoom link for this meeting is visible on this event page, only to NYPG members who ATTEND.
Much appreciation goes to our NYPG Team: Linda, for her monthly New Science; to Dan, NYPG Series Moderator, Larry for Short Takes, Aaron, our Nuclear Energy expert, Guest Speakers, and the rest of the NYPG members for their presentations and support over the years. Thank you all NYPG Members for being there and especially to our NYPG Founder, Mohsen!

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About Connecting with Zoom:
Again: The Zoom link is visible on current event’s page, only to Attendees. Click the Attend Button in the lower right hand corner of the announcement page. That will take you to NYPG’s Waiting Room. Come a few minutes early to get settled in. Plz wait there until we admit you to the meeting at 6:30 pm sharp.

The attendance limit is 50 with a waitlist..so if you’ve RSVPd and can’t make it after all, it will be appreciated if you can change your attendance accordingly.

Prior the meeting, new RSVPrs might want to familiarize themselves with Zoom at https://zoom.us/ . We recommend that you have the latest version of Zoom.

About the North York Physics Group (NYPG)
NYPG has been going for about 17 years with over 1,900 members.
Our presentations provide a venue for learning from members and guests academics and scientists. We also have video lectures covering on all aspects of Physics.

We encourage our members to submit presentations or help us find great Physics presenters, whether they be professional academics, post-grads, or just physics enthusiasts.

Within our meetings, each member gets to learn and discuss many aspects of Physics.

The only "formal" qualifications you need to join is a sincere personal desire and enthusiasm for Physics; to keep yourself informed and to courteously share your insights.

Code of Conduct
Attendees should basically keep in mind:

• Be respectful and open-minded.
• Avoid interrupting or dominating conversations.
• Be mindful of timing

In other words:
Respectful Behavior: Treat all participants with respect, valuing diverse views. Avoid aggressive, discriminatory, or harassing language/actions (sexist, racist, homophobic).
Safety & Anti-Harassment: No violence, threats, stalking, or unwelcome sexual attention.
Harassment includes insulting, demeaning, or making uncomfortable, even privately.

• Inclusive Environment: Actively create a safe space for people from all backgrounds, particularly those in marginalized groups.

Event Etiquette:

• RSVP Policy: Inform organizers if you cannot attend, ideally 24 hours in advance.
• Venue Respect: For In-Person meetings, support the venue by purchasing items (drinks/ appetizers) and respecting staff.
• No Solicitation/Sales: Do not use events for unauthorized selling, recruiting, or pitching, unless permitted.
• Consequences: Misconduct may lead to warnings, muting, expulsion from the event, or permanent bans from the group.

Some NYPG History
Pre-pandemic, after the formal meeting there was the Afterwards..many of us would go a short distance outside to a local pub/restaurant for drinks, snacks, chatting, making new physics oriented friends, or comparing notes with our circle of very scientific friends! For now we hang out at the virtual “No Holds Bar”. Hope you can join us for that! Closing time is 11pm.

BTW: Some members have asked if we will be going back to in person meetings. That would be nice, but, many of our regular attendees are at too much of a distance, or prefer not traveling, so the virtual meetings work well. We are looking into possible hybrid meetings meaning an appropriate free, quiet meeting space where reliable internet service is a must. So far, we haven’t found such a location.

However, the good news is that we've had some great in-person social events for local NYPG members and we will continue to have more In- Person-Meetings this year, quarterly. Our last one was in January.. The next one will be in May..Date TBD!

Thank you Dr. Moha Azimlu for presenting to NYPG again! Your presentations are always a highlight for our group. Also thank you to our Organizing Team: Linda, Dan, Larry and Aaron for their dedicated support of NYPG. Thank you TEAM!
Betty and Mohsen.