Schedule Sunday, October 16th 7:00pm: Reception (Appetizers and Drinks) Mansion at Judges Hill (website) Map & Parking (pdf) 1900 Rio Grande Blvd., (512) 495-1800 Monday, October 17th 8:45: Welcoming Statements Mary Ann Rankin, Dean, College of Natural Sciences Don Winget, Chair, Department of Astronomy   Session I, ACES 2.302 - Judit Györgyey Ries, Chair, bio 9:00-9:40: Asteroids, Kuiper Belt Objects, Comets, Satellites and the Formation of Our Solar System Scott Sheppard, Carnegie DTM abstract   bio 9:40-10:20: What do Multiple Planet Systems Teach Us About Planet Formation? Eric Ford, Berkeley abstract   bio 10:20-11:00: Coffee & Posters, ACES 2.402 11:00-11:40: Massive Star Formation: A Tale of Two Theories Mark Krumholz, Princeton abstract   bio Mark Krumholz is a Hubble Fellow and a Spitzer-Cotsen Fellow at Princeton University. He received his PhD at UC Berkeley in 2005 working with Chris McKee and Richard Klein on the formation of massive stars the origin of the IMF and the physical mechanisms that control the star formation rate and produce the Kennicutt-Schmidt Law. His current research uses simulations and analytic theory to understand radiation pressure feedback in the formation of massive stars the relative importance of competitive accretion and turbulent fragmentation in star formation and the global structure and lifetime of giant molecular clouds. 11:40-12:20: Probing Chemistry During Star and Planet Formation Jackie Kessler-Silacci, UT abstract   bio 12:20-2:00: Lunch* & Posters *includes a 1 hour Q&A session with postdoc speakers and graduate students   Session II, ACES 2.302 - Michael Siegel, Chair, bio 2:00-2:40: Disks Around Young Stars Christine Chen, NOAO abstract   bio 2:40-3:20: Local Interstellar Medium Seth Redfield, UT abstract   bio 3:20-4:00: Coffee & Posters, ACES 2.402 4:00-4:40: Large-scale Structures in the ISM Naomi McClure-Griffiths, ATNF abstract   bio 4:40-5:40: Panel Discussion 5:40-6:30: Posters, Informal Discussion 7:30pm: Conference Dinner at Fonda San Miguel Map & Parking (pdf) 2330 W. North Loop, (512) 459-4121 Tuesday, October 18th   Session III, ACES 2.302 - Martin Landriau, Chair, bio 9:00-9:40: Stellar Abundances: Recent and Foreseeable Trends Carlos Allende-Prieto, UT abstract   bio 9:40-10:20: Black Holes Jon Miller, Univ. Michigan abstract   bio 10:20-11:00: Coffee & Posters, ACES 2.402 11:00-11:40: Jets and Accretion in Microquasars and in AGN Sera Markoff, MIT abstract   bio 11:40-12:20: Galactic Chemical Evolution Yeshe Fenner, CfA abstract   bio 12:20-2:00: Lunch* & Posters *includes a 1 hour Q&A session with postdoc speakers and graduate students   Session IV - Niv Drory, Chair, bio 2:00-2:40: The N-body Approach to Disk Galaxy Evolution Victor Debattista, Univ. Washington abstract   bio 2:40-3:20: Galaxy Formation Eric Gawiser, Yale abstract   bio 3:20-4:00: Coffee & Posters, ACES 2.402 4:00-4:40: Lyman-alpha Forest as a Cosmological Probe Matteo Viel, IoA abstract   bio 4:40-5:40: Panel Discussion 5:40-6:00: Concluding Remarks David Lambert, Director, McDonald Observatory Frank Bash, Professor, Department of Astronomy 6:00-6:30: Posters, Informal Discussion Evening: Informal "Night on the Town"