Sunday, October 16th
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7:00pm:
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Reception (Appetizers and Drinks)
Mansion at Judges Hill
(website)
Map & Parking
(pdf)
1900 Rio Grande Blvd., (512) 495-1800
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Monday, October 17th
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8:45:
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Welcoming Statements
Mary Ann Rankin, Dean, College of Natural Sciences
Don Winget, Chair, Department of Astronomy
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Session I, ACES 2.302 - Judit Györgyey Ries, Chair,
bio
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9:00-9:40:
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Asteroids, Kuiper Belt Objects, Comets, Satellites and the Formation of Our Solar System
Scott Sheppard, Carnegie DTM
abstract
bio
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9:40-10:20:
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What do Multiple Planet Systems Teach Us About Planet Formation?
Eric Ford, Berkeley
abstract
bio
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10:20-11:00:
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Coffee & Posters, ACES 2.402
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11:00-11:40:
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Massive Star Formation: A Tale of Two Theories
Mark Krumholz, Princeton
abstract
bio
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11:40-12:20:
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Probing Chemistry During Star and Planet Formation
Jackie Kessler-Silacci, UT
abstract
bio
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12:20-2:00:
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Lunch* & Posters
*includes a 1 hour Q&A session
with
postdoc speakers and graduate students
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Session II, ACES 2.302 - Michael Siegel, Chair,
bio
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2:00-2:40:
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Disks Around Young Stars
Christine Chen, NOAO
abstract
bio
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2:40-3:20:
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Local Interstellar Medium
Seth Redfield, UT
abstract
bio
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3:20-4:00:
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Coffee & Posters, ACES 2.402
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4:00-4:40:
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Large-scale Structures in the ISM
Naomi McClure-Griffiths, ATNF
abstract
bio
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4:40-5:40:
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Panel Discussion
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5:40-6:30:
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Posters, Informal Discussion
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7:30pm:
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Conference Dinner at Fonda San Miguel
Map & Parking
(pdf)
2330 W. North Loop, (512) 459-4121
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Tuesday, October 18th
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Session III, ACES 2.302 - Martin Landriau, Chair,
bio
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9:00-9:40:
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Stellar Abundances: Recent and Foreseeable Trends
Carlos Allende-Prieto, UT
abstract
bio
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9:40-10:20:
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Black Holes
Jon Miller, Univ. Michigan
abstract
bio
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10:20-11:00:
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Coffee & Posters, ACES 2.402
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11:00-11:40:
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Jets and Accretion in Microquasars and in AGN
Sera Markoff, MIT
abstract
bio
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11:40-12:20:
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Galactic Chemical Evolution
Yeshe Fenner, CfA
abstract
bio
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12:20-2:00:
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Lunch* & Posters
*includes a 1 hour Q&A session
with
postdoc speakers and graduate students
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Session IV - Niv Drory, Chair,
bio
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2:00-2:40:
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The N-body Approach to Disk Galaxy Evolution
Victor Debattista, Univ. Washington
abstract
bio
N-body simulations provide us a powerful means by which to probe the
evolution of disk galaxies. Advances in computer technology have
recently allowed simulations of galaxies at unprecedented detail. At
the same time developments in algorithms have allowed us to model
ever more of the physics required for understanding the formation and
evolution of galaxies. I discuss some recent results in
understanding the evolution of the structure of disk galaxies.
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2:40-3:20:
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Galaxy Formation
Eric Gawiser, Yale
abstract
bio
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3:20-4:00:
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Coffee & Posters, ACES 2.402
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4:00-4:40:
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Lyman-alpha Forest as a Cosmological Probe
Matteo Viel, IoA
abstract
bio
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4:40-5:40:
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Panel Discussion
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5:40-6:00:
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Concluding Remarks
David Lambert, Director, McDonald Observatory
Frank Bash, Professor, Department of Astronomy
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6:00-6:30:
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Posters, Informal Discussion
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Evening:
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Informal "Night on the Town"
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