Large-Volume Spectroscopic Analyses of AGN and Star Forming Galaxies in the Era of JWST

Massive spectroscopic datasets, in the form of IFU datacubes and large surveys consisting of thousands of spectra, have begun to stream into archives on a daily basis, and will soon include observations from NIRSpec and MIRI aboard JWST. Creating and testing spectroscopic analysis tools can be expensive to astronomers, requiring large amounts of development time for a task that may have already been developed elsewhere in the scientific community. We present the Space Telescope Science Institute’s Spring 2022 Science Workshop, dedicated to discussing what tools astronomers currently use to analyze large numbers of complex spectroscopic data in AGN and star-forming galaxies and how users can apply these tools for analysis to their own (potentially non-AGN/galaxy related) data. The workshop will also help users scale the sometimes daunting initial learning curve by connecting them with the tool's designers or expert users.