0) deuxieme annonce: école des Houches: " LE SYSTÈME SOLAIRE EXTERNE ET SA RELATION AVEC LE MILIEU INTERSTELLAIRE ", du 12 au 17 Février 2017
Le Programme National de Planétologie (PNP) et le Programme National de Physique et Chimie du Milieu Interstellaire (PCMI) organisent conjointement une nouvelle école de la série
“CHRONOLOGIE DE LA FORMATION DU SYSTEME SOLAIRE”
Cette fois sur le sujet
“LE SYSTÈME SOLAIRE EXTERNE ET SA RELATION AVEC LE MILIEU INTERSTELLAIRE”
L’école se déroulera aux Houches, du 12 au 17 Février 2017.
Cette école s'intéresse aux relations entre le système solaire externe et le milieu interstellaire et a pour objectifs de faire le point sur l’état des connaissances en planétologie en géo/cosmo-chimie, mais aussi dans le domaine de la formation des disques et des planètes et de leur évolution dynamique et physico-chimique, en insistant sur les avancées récentes, nombreuses et significatives. Le disque proto-solaire a été nourri par le milieu interstellaire encore après le début de la formation des planètes, phénomène important tant du point de vue de l'héritage préservé du MIS que des interactions entre le disque et l'environnement, que l'on commence à savoir modéliser.
Cette école est ouverte aux doctorants et aux chercheurs qui veulent élargir leur champ d'expertise.
Les cours seront faits pour être compréhensibles par les non-spécialistes, afin de former les participants.
Les cours peuvent être regroupés en trois sous-catégories, en accord avec la multidisciplinarité du sujet
abordé : Chimie et minéralogie des grains dans le milieu interstellaire, évolution du nuage moléculaire
en un disque, contraintes observationnelles (via observations des disques protoplanétaires ou des objets
du système solaire).
La séance du matin se déroulera de 8h30 à 12h30, avec 3h30 de cours et un ½ heure de pause. L’après-midi nous prévoyons une pause jusque à 16h30 pour permettre les échanges informels entre participants et avec les enseignants. Elle sera suivie d’une séance de 2h30. Ainsi, en travaillant du lundi matin au vendredi midi, nous aurons 27,5 heures de cours au total.
Voici la liste des cours prévus:
- Chimie du nuage préstellaire sombre au disque, par Pierre Hily-Blant
- L'environnement stellaire du Soleil naissant, par Matthieu Gounelle
- Dynamique de l'effondrement du nuage moléculaire et formation du disque proto-planétaire par Benoît Commerçon et Anaëlle Maury
- Observation des disques, par Anne Dutrey
- Le point sur l'étude des grains présolaires, par Larry Litner
- Nature des poussières interstellaires et évolution dans la nébuleuse présolaire, par Emmanuel Dartois et Hugues Leroux
- Hétérogénéités isotopiques et chimiques dans le disque, par Christoph Burkardt
- Mélange radial des grains et des précurseurs de planétésimaux, par Fred Ciesla
- Micrométéorites super carbonnées et résultats de COSIMA, par Cécile Engrand
- Les enseignements de Rosetta, par Dominique Bockelée-Morvan
- Céres, par Maria Christina de Sanctis
Puisque l’école vise un public international, tous les cours seront en anglais.
Pour plus d'infos: https://www-n.oca.eu/crida/SchoolChronoVI/CFSSVI.html
1) Post doc offer at ULg
The Palaeobiogeology Group (PPP Lab), at the Department of Geology, UR GEOLOGY, of the University of Liège searches for collaborators (postdocs, spectroscopist) for its activities in the frame of the ERC PROJECT “ELiTE”: Early Life Traces, Evolution, and Implications for Astrobiology, and the IAP “Planet TOPERS”: “Planets: Tracing the Origin, Preservation, and Evolution of their reservoirs”.
Scientific positions are available to join a team working on the early biosphere evolution, in particular early life traces and the emergence and rise of biological complexity (cyanobacteria, eukaryotes) in the Precambrian, and the characterization of biosignatures for detecting life beyond Earth.
In particular, we are looking for one postdoc and one spectroscopist. Positions are for one year, with the possibility of a second year. The spectroscopist will continue the development of a database of Raman and infrared spectroscopic signatures of fossil and modern microorganisms, and support the ongoing projects of the group in identifying organics (characterization, thermometry) and minerals. The postdoc will work on the nanoscale characterization and fossilization processes of organic-walled microorganisms in modern and ancient siliciclastic sediments and implications for the detection of past life in early Earth and Mars clay/shale deposits.
The ideal candidate has an Academic Master Degree or PhD in Science (Geology, Biology, or Chemistry), and combines many of the following characteristics:
- Scientific curiosity
- Strong interest in early life evolution
- Quick learner
- Creative and pragmatic problem-solving approach
- Knowledge of biology, geology, mineralogy, (geo)chemistry, micro- to nano-scale analytical techniques (such as spectroscopy, electron microscopy, ..) is a plus
Enthusiastic and motivated scientists are encouraged to apply until the positions are filled. The competitive salary makes it possible to live comfortably in Liège and includes benefits.
Send your CV with a cover letter and the names and contact information of two or three references (all in PDF format) by November 20th, 2016 to Prof. Emmanuelle Javaux (Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser.).
2) Rencontres Exobiologiques pour Doctorants, 5 - 11 mars 2017 au Parc Ornithologique du Teich (33).
La session 2017 des Rencontres Exobiologiques pour Doctorants
(RED’17/Astrobiology Introductory Course) se déroulera du 5 au 11 mars
2017 au Parc Ornithologique du Teich (33).
Ces rencontres s’adressent :
– A tout étudiant préparant une thèse en Sciences de la Terre et de
l’Univers, Sciences Chimiques, Sciences de la Vie, Bio-informatique ou
Histoire/philosophie des Sciences en France ou dans tout autre pays. Les
cours auront lieu en anglais.
– Aux étudiants désirant acquérir une formation interdisciplinaire en
exobiologie afin de compléter leur formation initiale et de pouvoir
aborder les questions touchant aux origines de la vie sur Terre, à son
évolution et à sa distribution dans l’Univers.
Le programme de RED’17/Astrobiology Introductory Course est
complémentaire de celui de RED’16, il n’est cependant pas nécessaire d’y
avoir assisté pour participer à cette nouvelle école.
Les inscriptions sont ouvertes jusqu'au 15 Janvier 2017.
Découvrez le programme et les intervenants de cette session sur le site
de l'école :
http://www.exobiologie.fr/red/index.php/fr/
Muriel Gargaud et Hervé Cottin
3) Faculty Position in Astronomy and Astrophysics – Northwestern University
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Northwestern University invites applications for a new full time faculty position in astronomy and astrophysics, as part of a major expansion in this area over the coming years. We seek outstanding individuals who will complement and expand the current activities of the department in astronomy and astrophysics (www.physics.northwestern.edu) and who will become active members of CIERA, Northwestern's Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (www.ciera.northwestern.edu). Candidates from all areas of observational and theoretical astrophysics are encouraged to apply. We are particularly interested in attracting astronomers with connections to major upcoming and current observational projects such as ALMA, JWST, LIGO, and LSST, and in
potential interdisciplinary joint hires with planetary science, computer science, applied mathematics, statistics, and engineering. Applicants should have a strong record of achievement in astrophysics research and a commitment to excellence in undergraduate and graduate education in physics and astronomy. Appointment at the tenure‐track Assistant Professor level is the target of this search, but more senior appointments with tenure may also be possible for exceptionally qualified candidates. The starting date for this position is September 1, 2017.
Interested applicants should send their curriculum vitae, list of publications, and research statement, and should arrange for a minimum of three reference letters to be sent in support of their application. The deadline for submission of all materials is November 1st, 2016. All materials should be submitted electronically; see the submission instructions posted at www.physics.northwestern.edu or at ciera.northwestern.edu. For questions about the application process please contact Gretchen Oehlschlager at Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser..
The Department of Physics and Astronomy has a strong commitment to the achievement of excellence through diversity among its faculty and staff. Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
4) Call for nomination of sub-team leaders of Initial Analysis Team for Hayabusa2 samples
Hayabusa2 project is now open for sub-team leaders of Initial Analysis Team for Ryugu samples.
We call for nomination of sub-team leaders of Initial Analysis Team (IAT), led by S. Tachibana (Hokkaido U.), for Hayabusa2 returned samples. The IAT consists of six sub-teams for 1) chemistry (elements and isotopes), 2) petrology and mineralogy of coarse grains (mm-sized grains), 3) petrology and mineralogy of fine grains (<100 μm-sized grains), 4) volatiles, 5) macromolecular organics (insoluble organic matter), and 6) organic molecules (soluble organic matter). Each sub-team will be an international team led by a researcher (sub-team leader) who can have a research base in Japan at least a year before the delivery of the samples (the end of 2020) and throughout the initial analysis phase (2021–2022). The sub-team leaders will make an analysis and work-flow plan in their sub teams with the IAT members to make a best effort in fulfilling the scientific goals of the mission through integration of analytical results from each sub-team and on-site remote-sensing data.
Detailed information can be found here:
http://vigarano.ep.sci.hokudai.ac.jp/shogo/HYB2/Call%20for%20nomination_HYB2-IAT.pdf
Best regards,
Shogo Tachibana
5) 4 allocations post-doctorales "PSL fellows in astrophysics at Paris Observatory
je vous transmets l'appel à candidature de l'Observatoire de Paris pour 4 allocations post-doctorales téléchargeable à l'adresse suivante pour diffusion au sein de vos programmes :
https://www.obspm.fr/IMG/pdf/post-docs_texte_english_2017.pdf
Les contrats sont d'une durée d'un an renouvelables une fois. La date limite de candidature est le 15 décembre 2016. Les candidatures doivent être construites avec une équipe de l'Observatoire et seront soumises par le directeur d'unité. Le résultat de l'appel à candidatures sera publié début 2017.
Bien cordialement,
Guy Perrin
6) workshop "Formation of the Solar System and the Origin of Life", Leiden, February 20--24, 2017
Dear colleagues,
we are happy to announce the workshop "Formation of the Solar System and
the Origin of Life" that will take place at the Lorentz Center in
Leiden, the Netherlands, February 20--24, 2017:
http://www.lorentzcenter.nl/lc/web/2017/864/info.php3?wsid=864&venue=Oort
With the discovery of more than 3500 exoplanets, the question of how our
Solar System formed and how life developed naturally arises. The
workshop aims to address this main scientific question, which requires
interdisciplinary efforts, using knowledge from a wide range of
disciplines including planetary science, geology, chemistry, biology,
and astronomy. We want to trigger communication among international
researchers from these different disciplines, allowing the puzzle pieces
of solar system formation history to form a complete picture.
The registration is now open. The capacity of the workshop is 55
participants and we aim at an interdisciplinary audience. The first
registration round is open until December 19, 2016 and we will confirm
participation in early January. We encourage early-career researchers to
register (there is no conference fee). We are in the process of securing
additional funding which we will use to financially support PhD students
and postdoc participants.
Best wishes from the organizing committee,
Maxwell Cai
Lucie Jilkova
Susanne Pfalzner
Simon Portegies Zwart
7) 21st Microlensing Conference, Pasadena, February 1--3, 2017
On behalf of the LOC, I encourage y'all to join us in sunny Pasadena, California from February 1--3, 2017 for the next international conference on microlensing, which will have a strong focus on exoplanets as well as WFIRST. The conference will be preceded by a (free!) half-day microlensing tutorial on January 31 for those new to the field, its methodology, and/or its results.
There is one month remaining before the early registration and abstract submission deadlines! Run, don't walk, to our website and sign up! We also have a fantastic slate of invited speakers!
http://nexsci.caltech.edu/conferences/2017/microlensing/
8) ALMA Band 1 Science Workshop, ASIAA, Taipei, 16-18 January 2017
The ALMA Band 1 Science Workshop will take place at the ASIAA (Academia
Sinica, Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics) in Taipei (Taiwan) from
January 16 to 18 2017. It will consist of a few invited talks on the main
scientific goals of ALMA Band 1, plus contributed talks. We also plan to have
poster sessions. The ALMA Band 1 Science workshop will provide the first
opportunity to show the exciting new science ALMA Band 1 can deliver and to
start preparing for the first observing proposals in the ALMA lowest
frequency band.
The two days after the workshop, 19-20 January, will be dedicated to the
discussion and planning of the upcoming Band 1 Science Verification
phase. These sessions are mainly addressed to the members of the current SV
team, but if you are interested in joining and/or in contributing to the
Science Verification of Band 1, please write to the Project Scientist of Band
1, Oscar Morata (Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser.), so you can be added
to the list.
IMPORTANT DEADLINES
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- deadline for abstract submission: December 1st, 2016
- deadline for hotel reservations: December 14th, 2016
- deadline for registration: January 1st, 2017
SCIENTIFIC GOAL
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Several key science cases have been proposed to be studied with the Band 1
Science Case aimed at greatly increasing the volume of the observable
Universe and the range of observable frequencies and energies with ALMA. The
two main scientific goals of the ALMA Band 1 project are the study of the
evolution of grains in protoplanetary disks, from mm to cm sizes, and the
detection of molecular line emission from high-redshift galaxies, tracing
molecular emission from redshifts z~1-10. Additionally, there is a broad
range of science goals covered by ALMA Band 1: high-resolution and
high-sensitivity observations of Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect (SZE) in galaxy
clusters; observations of very small grains and spinning dust; study of the
fine structure of chemical differentiation in cloud cores, tracing the very
cold phase of the ISM and probing the smallest length scales of chemical
variation; complex carbon-chain molecules, including the aminoacids and
sugars from which life on Earth may have originally evolved; the opportunity
to measure the initial mass-to-flux ratio of molecular cores through the
detection of the Zeeman effect in spectral lines (CCS), ...
INVITED SPEAKERS
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At this moment, We have confirmed the following invited speakers
* Maria Cunningham (UNSW, Australia)
* Roberto Galván-Madrid (CRyA UNAM, Mexico)
* Tetsu Kitayama (Toho University, Japan)
* Kotaro Kohno (Univ. of Tokyo, Japan)
* Fumitaka Nakamura (NAOJ, Japan)
* Dominik Riechers (Cornell University, USA)
* Anna Scaife (Univ. of Manchester, UK)
Any additional confirmed invited speakers will be announced on the website of
the workshop.
TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION
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The "Venue" section of the website of the workshop provides all the
information about transportation and accommodation information:
http://events.asiaa.sinica.edu.tw/workshop/20170116/venue.php
Please, remember to fill and sign the form provided in the
web page and send it back to us.
To obtain more information about the workshop and to access the registration
forms, please go to https://events.asiaa.sinica.edu.tw/workshop/20170116/
Oscar Morata on behalf of the SOC and LOC
9) Faculty position in planetary mineralogy/petrology/geochemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
The Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences at The University of Tennessee seeks to fill a faculty position in mineralogy/ petrology/geochemistry with emphasis in planetary geoscience at the rank of Assistant Professor. The position begins August 1, 2017. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is a Research I University and the flagship campus of the UT system. The Department (http://eps.utk.edu) focuses on geology and has an active emphasis on planetary research, including the study of terrestrial analogs, through its Planetary Geosciences Institute (http://web.utk.edu/~pgi). Requirements for the position are: Ph.D. in geology or a related field, and demonstrated research experience in planetary/terrestrial geoscience.
The successful candidate is expected to conduct a robust, funded program of planetary/terrestrial research, mentor graduate students, effectively teach courses in mineralogy and/or petrology at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and collaborate in department research dealing with mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry, and solar system exploration. Salary and benefits are competitive and commensurate with experience. The Knoxville campus of the University of Tennessee is seeking candidates who have the ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the diversity and intercultural goals of the University.
To apply, please email the following to Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser., with the subject line “Planetary faculty application”: C.V., cover letter describing research and teaching experience and plans, and names of 4 references with contact information. Applications received by November 15, 2016, are ensured review, but earlier submission is encouraged. The position will remain open until filled. Questions about the position should be directed to J. Moersch.
The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, or covered veteran status.
10) 3rd Planetary Data Workshop, Flagstaff, June 12-15, 2017
This meeting will cover planetary data topics, including current mission data availability and tools, data access capabilities, data user training, GIS, planetary mapping, PDS data, services, tools and capabilities.
IMPORTANT:
Please submit an Indication of Interest by Friday, February 10, 2017, to be added to the mailing list to receive reminders and
other pertinent information about this meeting.
11) Un nouveau site web pour le PNP !
Veuillez visiter notre nouveau site http://pnp-insu.fr/
completement renove' grace `a l'action de Yves Marrocchi.
Si vous avez de suggestion ou des commentaires, n'hesitez pas `a en faire part `a Yves (Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser.) ou moi.
Ces remarques seront discutees lors de notre prochain CS, le 29 et 30 Novembre.
12) post-doctoral position in planetary science in Hong Kong
please visit http://jobregister.aas.org/job_view?JobID=56736
13) Troisième atelier PLATO/France - Montpellier, 24-25 Janvier 2017
Le troisième atelier annuel pour la communauté française sur la mission spatiale PLATO aura lieu les 24 et 25 janvier 2017 à Montpellier avec comme thématique spécifique "l'activité stellaire ; son origine, sa variabilité et sa dépendance aux paramètres physiques".
Les étoiles sont des objets dynamiques qui évoluent dans le temps. Elles sont le siège de mécanismes physiques non-linéaires tels que la convection turbulente, les flares intenses et l'activité magnétique, les vents stellaires magnétisés. Tous ces processus interagissent, impliquant un comportement en fonction du temps hautement complexe. Les planètes autour de la plupart des étoiles baignent dans ce milieu d'activité magnétique intense, et pourraient le modifier au travers des interactions étoile-planète.
Dans notre recherche d'exoplanètes, il est nécessaire de déterminer avec soin les propriétés des étoiles-hôtes (c-à-d via des analyses astérosismiques, des observations complémentaires et des modèles et simulations) afin de correctement distinguer les sources de variabilité. PLATO fournira des données photométriques d'une qualité inégalée pour plusieurs centaines de milliers d'étoiles et d'exoplanètes associées, qui permettront de contraindre l'activité et l'évolution stellaire, et conduiront à la découverte d' exoplanètes habitables qui seront caractérisées avec précision. Afin d'atteindre la précision nécessaire, il est essentiel de pouvoir comprendre et modéliser les nombreuses facettes de l'activité stellaire. En effet celle-ci introduit une variabilité qui peut masquer le signal des exoplanètes en affectant à la fois les profils de transit planétaires et les signatures en vitesse radiale, empêchant ainsi la caractérisation de l'exoplanète.
Ce troisième atelier PLATO-France sera ainsi dédié à l'activité stellaire, son origine, sa variabilité et sa dépendance aux paramètres physiques (masse, âge, rotation, métallicité, ...), et aux moyens de préparer la communauté à l'analyse et à la modélisation des futures données PLATO.
Toutes les informations pratiques sont disponibles sur le site web de l’atelier :
https://plato-france3.sciencesconf.org/
L' inscription à cet atelier PLATO est sans frais mais reste obligatoire sur le site web, avant le 13 Janvier 2017.
Nous vous invitons également à déposer vos propositions de contributions orales sur le site avant le 22 Décembre 2016.
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14) Atelier "Le futur de l'astronomie grand champ en France dans le contexte de l'arrêt du service Terapix" 4-5 janvier 2017
Le Service National d’Observation TERAPIX annonce qu'il cessera ses activités le 31 août 2017 au plus tard. TERAPIX a été créé en 1997 pour traiter les données Megacam du CFHT Legacy Survey, et a par la suite évolué vers le traitement des données de diverses cameras grand champ et des programmes PI. Dès janvier 2017, aucun programme PI ne sera plus accepté pour être traité à TERAPIX.
Suivant les recommandations du comité d’évaluation de TERAPIX, un atelier de prospective sera organisé à l’IAP les 4 et 5 janvier 2017, “Le futur de l’astronomie grand champ en France dans le contexte de l’arrêt du service TERAPIX”. Cet atelier donnera la possibilité aux membres de la communauté d'échanger sur les besoins futurs en réduction et analyse d'imagerie astronomique grand champ en France. Il permettra de discuter de la pertinence ou non d'un Service National spécifique aujourd'hui et d'en préciser, le cas échéant, le périmètre, compte-tenu de l'expertise accumulée et des nouveaux enjeux scientifiques. Parmi les questions qui seront abordées: est-il nécessaire de conserver en France un centre de traitement dédié ? Si oui, pour quelles données ? Quels sont les logiciels et pipelines à maintenir en état de production pour les utilisateurs ? Quels sont les savoir-faire à documenter en priorité? Quels sont les défis algorithmiques à relever ? Quelles ressources leur associer ? Enfin, pour élargir la discussion, quel doit etre le caractère de notre implication dans les futurs grands relevés au-delà de 2020 ?
Le site web de la conférence attend dès à présent vos contributions: https://wfastroiap2017.sciencesconf.org. Les organisateurs sont également disponible pour tout renseignement ou discussion à Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser..
15) PASC17 Conference, Call for Abstracts, Domain Science Physics
Dear Colleagues,
in quality of the Physics Track Chair I am delighted to send you the
announcement for the PASC17 Supercomputing Conference, which will take place
on June 26-28, 2017 in Lugano, Switzerland, on the beautiful Lake Lugano
(at Palazzo dei Congressi). The announcement is appended below. Building on our new sponsorship by ACM the yearly PASC Conference is becoming prime meeting for science-oriented HPC in Europe. PASC16 last
year was a success, with almost 400 participating scientists from all over the world
across several science domains and computer science, and with strong presence of major manufacturers
such as Cray, NVIDIA, Intel and IBM.
The Physics Track of the Conference this year features Co-Chairs Stephan Brunner (EPFL),
Tiziana Di Matteo (CMU), Thomas Quinn (UW), Luciano Rezzolla (ITC Frankfurt) and Paul Woodward (UMN).
The Conference is structured with Plenary and Parallel Sessions in the various
science Tracks. The Plenary Physics Lecturer this year will be Katrin Heitmann
(KICP and Argonne NL), highlighting the challenges and future of computational cosmology. A central role will be devoted to Mini-Symposia in the domain sciences, this year even more than in previous years as we will not have contributed talks but only invited talks associated
to Mini Symposia. These are 2-hrs long sessions with 3-4 speakers, and eventually a discusssion session,
focused on a particular aspect of computation in a specific research domain.
The areas of interests for Mini-Symposia in the Physics Track this year will be:
Computational Star and Planet Formation
Computational Cosmology
Numerical Relativity
Computational Plasma Physics
I strongly encourage you to submit proposals for Mini-Symposia before the deadline of
**November 27 2016**. I also encourage you to discuss the eventual proposals preliminarly with myself and the Co-Chairs if time allows.
Extended visits to our new Center for Theoretical Astrophysics and Cosmology
in the Institute of Computational Science of the University of
Zurich are encouraged around the dates of the Conference as Lugano and
Zurich are a short train ride away (now only about 2 hrs with the new extended Gotthard tunnel)
Best Regards,
Lucio Mayer
16) workshop "Comet formation paradigm after Rosetta: what is the hallmark of cometary nuclei formation in protoplanetary discs inherited from Rosetta”, Sofia (Bulgaria) on June 19-23, 2017
Dear Colleague,
We are organizing a workshop on "Comet formation paradigm after Rosetta: what is the hallmark of cometary nuclei formation in protoplanetary discs inherited from Rosetta” that will be held in Sofia (Bulgaria) on June 19-23, 2017. The meeting is partly funded by the European project Europlanet RI H2020. The rationale of the meeting is the following:
The Rosetta findings have brought cometary science at a new stage. The interpretation of the acquired data are thrusting a revision of our understanding of comet formation and leading to reconsider some of the established concepts on the formation and evolution of the Solar System. Contemporarily, studies based on ALMA observations described the distribution of organic material and dust in cometary comae and revealed that planetary formation occurred at time scales much shorter than it was thought before. The interpretation of Spitzer data triggered studies on the mechanism of dust formation in the stellar winds that occurred during the AGB stellar evolution phase. Current interest in comet composition and formation encompasses astrophysics, astrochemistry and astrobiology.
This workshop is meant to gather the European scientific community interested in various aspects of cometary science together with experts in planetary formation. The workshop aims at discussing the state-of-the-art cometary nuclei formation paradigm taking into account the recent information coming from observation and modelling results, and identifying new scientific goals for the post-Rosetta era. The meeting will provide a unique and timely forum for a discussion on our understanding of the role of the comets in the Solar System formation and evolution.
A LOC, chaired by Tanyu Bonev, is already at work. We are now in the process of forming the SOC. We invite you to join the SOC of this event and contribute to its success with your knowledge and expertise. Please let us know as soon as possible if you are willing to accept this invitation. With our best regards
Maria Teresa Capria, Fabrizio Capaccioni, Stavro Ivanovski, Alessandra Rotundi
17) Conference on Accretion: Building New Worlds, Houston, August 15-18, 2017
Accretion: Building New Worlds
August 15–18, 2017
Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, Texas
www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/accretion2017/
Accretion: Building New Worlds is the first topical conference of LPI’s “The First Billion Years” initiative. The conference will focus on processes of star formation and of circumstellar disks that lead to planetary systems, like our own, with planetary bodies, both silicate-rich and volatile-rich. These planetary bodies and their subsequent evolutions provide the bases for habitable environments and for the origin of life as we know it. The goal of this topical conference is to integrate the disparate stories of planetary accretion, both physical and chemical, into a consistent (although understandably incomplete) whole.
The Accretion conference will encompass the formation and aggregation of dust and gas to embryos to planets, and include astronomical observations of circumstellar disks, chemical and physical data from the solar system materials (meteorites, etc.), and simulations of physical and chemical processes of accretion. All relevant data and ideas are welcome.
Please submit an indication of interest by April 20, 2017, to be added to the mailing list to receive reminders and other pertinent information about this meeting.
