NASA recently named chairs to lead scientific studies of four potential contenders for the "flagship astrophysics mission" to take place in the 2030s. NASA appointed Brad Peterson, astronomy professor/chair emeritus, to the Large UV-Optical-IR Surveyor (LUVOIR) team and astronomy professor Scott Gaudi to the Habitable Exoplanet Surveyor (HabEx) team. In 2019, the four teams will submit final reports to NASA and ultimately to the National Academy of Sciences' 2020 Astronomy Decadal Survey, which sets each decade's priorities for federal investments. Laura Lopez, astronomy assistant professor, was named to the X-ray Surveyor team.

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