Shaw-IAU Workshops by the OAE

The first color images from the James Webb Space Telescope were designed with the understanding that a NASA/ESA/CSA flagship must explain its purpose and science to the public, and that to earn the opportunity to explain and educate, we must first inspire. I am presenting some of the history behind the creation of the first JWST color images, reasons behind their design, and how public outreach astronomy images are generally made.

About Klaus Pontoppidan

Currently the Associate Directorate Scientist for Astronomy and Physics at JPL, Klaus Pontoppidan is known for his extensive work on the evolution of water and other volatiles, from ices in the interstellar medium to rocky planet-forming regions around young stars, to understand the origins of exoplanetary atmospheres. He served as JWST Project Scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute for 8 years through launch and commissioning. Pontoppidan has also made significant contributions to public outreach, including as the PI of the first color images from JWST.