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
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2:40-3:20:
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Galaxy Formation
Eric Gawiser, Yale
abstract
bio
The study of galaxy formation (epochs above z=2) is a vibrant
research area where theory and observation are finally in contact.
We will reveal the predictions of Lambda CDM cosmology for the number
and clustering of massive dark matter halos as a function of
redshift. The zoo of objects being studied at z>2 will be introduced
and compared, including QSO/AGN, Lyman break galaxies, Lyman alpha
emitters, Damped Lyman alpha absorbers, Distant red galaxies,
BzK/BM/BX galaxies, and Submillimeter galaxies. The resulting
histories of the cosmic star formation rate and cosmic stellar mass
density will be compared with semi-analytic models and cosmological
hydrodynamic simulations, which help to interpret these observations
but have yet to predict future results.
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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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