Charge to the Berkeley/CELT Science Working Group

Develop material for a one hour presentation to senior Berkeley administration explaining:

Key role of large telescopes in astrophysics education and research at Berkeley

Inter-relation and cross-fertilization between academic Departments, SSL and LBNL
Seminal role played by Berkeley in the Keck project and rewards reaped

Early design work at LBNL
Science and technology leadership

Major Berkeley-led scientific breakthroughs with Keck

Accelerating universe
The oldest galaxies
Planets

Benefits of participation in an ELT project

Maintenance of scientific leadership
Technical excellence and development of research infrastructure

Unification of disparate astrophysics-based activities in and around Campus

CELT as a preeminent tool for fund-raising, education and outreach

The scientific promise of CELT

Detection and study of terrestrial planets
Dark matter and vacuum energy
First light---first galaxies and quasars

Develop a web page encapsulating the above for public dissemination.