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Sloan Digital Sky Survey IV
After the end of SDSS-III in June 2014, the Sloan Foundation 2.5m Telescope at Apache Point Observatory will remain the world's premier wide-field spectroscopic facility. The Astrophysical Research Consortium (ARC) has been planning the next-generation SDSS project taking advantage of this unique resource from 2014 through 2020. Beginning in mid-2010, ARC sought proposals for use of the telescope. In November 2011, ARC chose the following programs for the SDSS-IV project:
- APOGEE-2: A stellar survey of the Milky Way, with two
major components:
- A northern survey using the bright time at APO.
- A southern survey using the 2.5m du Pont Telescope at Las Campanas.
- eBOSS: A cosmological survey of quasars and galaxies, also encompassing two major subprograms:
- MaNGA: A survey to obtain resolved spectroscopy for 10,000 nearby galaxies.
In October 2012, we reached an important milestone: the Sloan Foundation approved a key piece of our funding. We are currently developing the survey plans, building the necessary new infrastructure for this project, and seeking partners for this project. Like previous generations of the SDSS, we expect participation and contributions from a broad set of institutions world-wide.
For more information about the project, please consult the following documents:
- Our Project Description, which describes our overall motivation and goals.
- The Joining Document, which describes our policies and procedure for membership.
- The Principles of Operations, which describes the rights and responsibilities of survey members and the project governance.
If you would like further information or have questions, please contact the Principal Investigators listed in the description of each survey, or Director, Project Scientist or Project Spokesperson, listed below.
| Director | Project Scientist | Project Spokesperson |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Blanton | Matthew Bershady | Jennifer Johnson |
| Department of Physics | Department of Astronomy | Ohio State University |
| 4 Washington Place | 2535 Sterling Hall | Department of Astronomy |
| New York University | 475 N. Charter St. | 140 West 18th Avenue |
| New York, NY 10003, USA | University of Wisconsin | Columbus, OH 43210, USA |
| +1-212-998-7770 | Madison, WI 53706, USA | +1-614-292-6543 |
| michael.blanton -at- nyu.edu | +1-608-265-3392 | jaj -at- astronomy.ohio-state.edu |
| mab -at- astro.wisc.edu |
In addition to the individuals working on each survey (listed at left) we have several people leading our common efforts:
- Program Manager: Bruce Gillespie (Johns Hopkins University)
- Sloan Telescope Lead Scientist: Connie Rockosi (UC Santa Cruz)
- Apache Point Operations Manager: Mark Klaene (NMSU)
- Principal Data Scientist: Adam Bolton (University of Utah)
- Survey Coordinator: Peter Frinchaboy (Texas Christian University)
- Chair of Education and Public Engagement: Karen Masters (University of Portsmouth)
The project is overseen by an Advisory Council on behalf of the Participating Institutions and the ARC Board. Keivan Stassun (Vanderbilt University) is Chair of the Advisory Council.