The ASTRONET RoadmapThe ASTRONET Roadmap

Professor Michael BodeProfessor Michael Bode

Liverpool John Liverpool John Moores Moores University, UKUniversity, UK

Roadmap Task LeaderRoadmap Task Leader

What it Aims to doWhat it Aims to do Provide a realistic plan forProvide a realistic plan for

the facilitiesthe facilities and generaland general

infrastructure needed toinfrastructure needed to

address the bigaddress the big questionsquestions

posed in the posed in the ScienceScience

VisionVision, , e.g.:e.g.:

!! Is there life elsewhere?Is there life elsewhere?

!! How didHow did galaxies, starsgalaxies, stars

and planets come to be?and planets come to be?

!! How do the most violentHow do the most violent

explosions in theexplosions in the

Universe actually work?Universe actually work?

!! What is the nature of DarkWhat is the nature of Dark

Energy and DarkEnergy and Dark Matter?Matter?

AndAnd enhance European enhance European

education and industryeducation and industry

How We WorkedHow We Worked

40 meetings40 meetings plus Liverpool Symposiumplus Liverpool Symposium

!! Over 60 experts in a Working Group and 5Over 60 experts in a Working Group and 5PanelsPanels

!! 3 Panels reviewed over 100 facilities3 Panels reviewed over 100 facilities

!! Another concentrated on theory, computing,Another concentrated on theory, computing,and data archivingand data archiving

!! The fifth covered human resources, includingThe fifth covered human resources, includingeducation, recruitment, public outreach andeducation, recruitment, public outreach andindustrial involvementindustrial involvement

Conclusions: FutureConclusions: Future LargeLarge

Ground-Based ProjectsGround-Based Projects

!! European ExtremelyEuropean Extremely

Large Telescope (E-ELT)Large Telescope (E-ELT)

!! Square Square Kilometre Kilometre ArrayArray

(SKA - radio telescope)(SKA - radio telescope)

Phased Plan to deliver both projects Phased Plan to deliver both projects

Ground-Based Medium ScaleGround-Based Medium Scale!! European SolarEuropean Solar

TelescopeTelescope

!! KM3Net (underwaterKM3Net (underwater

neutrino telescope)neutrino telescope)

!! Cherenkov Cherenkov TelescopeTelescope

ArrayArray (CTA - Cosmic(CTA - Cosmic

gamma rays)gamma rays)

!! PlusPlus Small ScaleSmall Scale::

Wide-Field SpectrographWide-Field Spectrograph

(Dark Energy)(Dark Energy)

LargeLarge Scale Space Missions Scale Space Missions

!! XEUS/IXOXEUS/IXO (Advanced(AdvancedX-ray observatory)X-ray observatory)and LISAand LISA(Gravitational Waves)(Gravitational Waves)

!! TandEM TandEM or LAPLACEor LAPLACE

(giant planets)(giant planets)

!! ExoMarsExoMars

MediumMedium Scale Space Missions Scale Space Missions!! Gaia (Milky Way mappingGaia (Milky Way mapping

- Science Exploitation)- Science Exploitation)

!! EUCLID (Dark Energy)EUCLID (Dark Energy)

!! Cross-Scale, PLATO,Cross-Scale, PLATO,Simbol-XSimbol-X, SPICA (range of, SPICA (range ofscience objectives)science objectives)

!! Solar OrbiterSolar Orbiter

!! Marco PoloMarco Polo

(Asteroid(Asteroid

Rendezvous)Rendezvous)

Existing Observational FacilitiesExisting Observational Facilities

!! Recommended prolongation of the most successfulRecommended prolongation of the most successfulspace missionsspace missions

!! Ground-based telescope reviewsGround-based telescope reviews

Lab Astrophysics; Theory,Lab Astrophysics; Theory,

Computing, Virtual ObservatoryComputing, Virtual Observatory

!! Pan-European (Virtual)Pan-European (Virtual)Astrophysical SoftwareAstrophysical SoftwareLabLab

!! Further DevelopmentFurther Developmentofof the European Virtualthe European VirtualObservatoryObservatory

!! Enhanced LaboratoryEnhanced LaboratoryAstrophysicsAstrophysics

Wider ImpactWider Impact

!! Improvements inImprovements incommunication to the publiccommunication to the public

!! Greater interaction withGreater interaction withEuropean industryEuropean industry

!! Provision of adequate numbersProvision of adequate numbersofof highly skilled peoplehighly skilled people

!! Measures to enhanceMeasures to enhance sciencescienceand technology educationand technology education

!! Enhanced scientific exploitationEnhanced scientific exploitationof resultsof results

ConclusionsConclusions

!! To implement the full recommendations for thisTo implement the full recommendations for this fundamentalfundamental

science will require a budget increase of around 20%science will require a budget increase of around 20%

!! The RoadmapThe Roadmap will then enable Europe to take the lead inwill then enable Europe to take the lead in

addressing some of the major scientific questions of our timeaddressing some of the major scientific questions of our time

!! It will also enhance the scientific and technical capability ofIt will also enhance the scientific and technical capability of

Europe at all levelsEurope at all levels

!! And enable us to work effectively with ourAnd enable us to work effectively with our wider internationalwider international

partners on some of the largest-scale, global projects overpartners on some of the largest-scale, global projects over

the next two decadesthe next two decades