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Gemini as the Ultimate Time Domain Follow-up Machine: Understanding the Nearest Cosmic Explosions
SPECTRE-GHOST: Spectroscopically Probing Extremely (hot) Climates of TRansiting Exoplanets with GHOST
The GHOSTLy quasar sample
GOFAST–XRB: Gemini Optical FAST timing of X-Ray Binaries
Velocity-resolved Echo Mapping with Gemini
Deriving Reliable Fundamental Quasar Properties with Gemini Near-Infrared Spectroscopy
The First Large Census of Fast Radio Burst Host Galaxies with Gemini
Leverage the Past For A Future With High-res Spectroscopic Phase Curves of Hot Jupiters
Elemental Abundances via SpectroscopY of Exoplanet-hosting Cool Dwarfs
A MAROON-X radial velocity search for planets around the nearest stars
A Spectroscopically Complete Census of Faint Transients Observed by the Young Supernova Experiment
Roasting Marshmallows: Disentangling Composition & Climate in Hot Jupiter Atmospheres through High-Resolution Thermal Emission Cross-Correlation Spectroscopy
Investigating the Activity Drivers of Small Bodies in the Centaur-to-Jupiter-Family Transition
Subaru Intensive Program: g-band Imaging for Science with Euclid and UNIONS
Exploring the Diversity of Exoplanet Atmospheres at High Spectral Resolution
A High-Resolution Survey of Molecular Abundances in Transiting Exoplanet Atmospheres
Validation and Characterization of Exoplanets with Gemini High-Resolution Imaging
Monitoring Seasonal Reversal in Uranus' Upper Atmosphere
Observational Characterization of Recurrently Active Main-Belt Comets and Near-Earth Main-Belt Comet Candidates
ZF2K: The First Exploration of the K-Band Window and a Complete Census of Massive Galaxies at 4 < z < 6
Chemistry of new metal-poor stars found in the Pristine Survey
Validating TESS Exoplanet Candidates
Young Star & Protoplanetary Disk Evolution with High- Resolution IR Spectroscopy
Placing High-Redshift Quasars in Perspective: a Gemini Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Survey
MaDCoWS: The Massive and Distant Clusters of WISE Survey
The K2 Supernova Experiment - Campaigns 16 and 17
Scattered Light imaging of YSOs: Probing the Fundamental Stages of Planet Formation
DES Supernova Cosmology
Addressing a Bias in the Relation Between Galaxies and Their Central Black Holes
Observational Characterization of Active Main-Belt Comets and Main-Belt Comet Nuclei
Dynamical Masses of Black Holes and Neutron Stars from the Galactic Bulge Survey
Characterizing Dusty Debris in Exoplanetary Systems
The First Survey Dedicated to the Detection and Characterization of Clouds in Exoplanet Atmospheres
Validating K2’s Habitable and Rocky Planets with AO Imaging
A GNIRS Near-IR Spectroscopic Survey of z>5.7 Quasars
Probing the dark halo of the Milky Way with GeMS/GSAOI
Where Accretion Meets Feedback: A Galaxy Redshift Survey in HST/COS Quasar Fields
Rapid Spectroscopy of Elusive Transients and Young Supernovae
Spectroscopic Confirmation of Dark Energy Survey Strong Lensing Systems and Spectra for Photometric Redshift Calibration
COL-OSSOS: COLours for the Outer Solar System Object Survey
The GOGREEN Survey of dense galaxy environments at 1<z<1.5
Followup of newly discovered Near-Earth objects from the NEOWISE survey
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