The Gemini Planet Imager Executive Committee would like to draw the community’s attention to our brief survey for all members of the community and our open call for membership in the Gemini Planet Imager 2.0 (GPI 2.0) science campaign team. GPI 2.0 is a next-generation high-contrast near-IR instrument soon to be delivered to Gemini North observatory. GPI 2.0 was designed for demographics and characterization of exoplanets and circumstellar disks, and will also enable cutting-edge discoveries in other areas of high-contrast astrophysics, including asteroids/Solar System science, evolved stars, active galactic nuclei, and more.

GPI 2.0 is an upgrade to the original Gemini Planet Imager instrument, as part of its relocation to Gemini North. The science campaign team will plan and execute:

• up to 40 hours of science verification observations 

• a ~150 hour survey of disks and exoplanets orbiting young (< 5 Myr) stars

• a ~100 hour search for low-mass or low-entropy planets around older stars (10-300 Myr), plus deep characterization of known systems. 

The deadline for the first round of applications is March 15, 2026. 

The GPI 2.0 collaboration is open to applications from faculty/staff and postdocs in all countries, and particularly encourages researchers from Gemini partner countries (USA, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Korea) to apply. Interested graduate students should encourage their faculty supervisors to apply.