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KITP Conference: Molecules and dust as fuel to star formation
(Jun 21-24, 2016)
Coordinators: Chris Carilli, Andrea Ferrara, and Jonathan Tan

Scientific Advisors: Paola Caselli, Masami Ouchi, and Raffaella Schneider

Tuesday, Jun 21, 2016

Molecular Gas in Galaxies, Chair: Andrea Ferrara (SNS Pisa)

8:50am John Berlinsky (KITP) Welcome[Podcast][Aud][Cam]
9:00am Alberto Bolatto (U Maryland) Gone with the wind: Can starburst-driven molecular winds quench star formation? An in-depth look at NGC253[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
9:45am Dominik Riechers (Cornell U) The Intricate Role of Cold Gas and Dust in Galaxy Evolution at Early Cosmic Epochs[Podcast][Aud][Cam]
10:30am

Morning Break

11:00am Serena Viti (UCL) The effects of the initial gas conditions on the properties of the GMC in galaxies[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
11:45am Cecilia Ceccarelli (Joseph-Fourier U) Measuring the cosmic rays flux by observing galactic and extragalactic molecules[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
12:30pm

Lunch Break

Diffuse Interstellar Medium in Galaxies, Chair: Raffaella Schneider (INAF)

2:00pm Mark Wolfire (U Maryland) Observational and theoretical review of the multiphase ISM[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
2:45pm Sukanya Chakrabarti (Rochester Inst.) The Outer HI disks of spirals in the local volume & beyond[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
3:30pm

Afternoon Break

4:00pm Andrew Blain (U Leicester) Extreme WISE galaxies[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
4:45pm Nick Gnedin (FERMILAB) Modeling ISM physics in cosmological simulations[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
6:00pm

SPECIAL EVENTS DINNER

8:00pm

SHUTTLE TO BWSCI

Wednesday, Jun 22, 2016

Diffuse Interstellar Medium in Galaxies, Chair: Andrey Kravtsov (U of Chicago)

9:00am Simona Gallerani (SNS) Unveiling the nature of z~6 galaxies through [CII] emission studies[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
9:45am Ilse de Looze (UCL) Fine-structure line diagnostics of the SFR and ISM conditions[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
10:30am

Morning Break

11:00am Evan Scannapieco (Arizona State U) Cold Gas in Galaxy Outflows[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
11:45am Amiel Sternberg (Tel Aviv) HI-to-H2 Transitions in galaxy star-forming regions[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
12:30pm Evan Skillman (U of Minnesota) Star formation at low metallicity[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
1:15pm

Lunch Break

2:00pm

FREE AFTERNOON -- SHUTTLE AVAILABLE TO BWSCI

Thursday, Jun 23, 2016

Star Formation through Cosmic Times, Chair: Masami Ouchi (The UTokyo)

9:00am Naoki Yoshida (U of Tokyo) The role of heavy elements in early star-forming gas clouds[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
9:45am Fred Adams (U of Michigan) Ionization processes in star formation and young stellar objects[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
10:30am

Morning Break + POSTER SESSION

11:00am Len Cowie (U of Hawaii) Leaving star formation in the dust[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
11:45am Raffaella Schneider (INAF) First stars and dust[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
1:00pm

Lunch Break

Feedback processes, Chair: Jonathan Tan (U of Florida)

2:00pm Mark Krumholz (UCSC) Mass transport and star formation fueling in galaxy disks[Podcast][Aud][Cam]
2:45pm Andrey Kravtsov (U of Chicago) Non-universal star formation efficiency in turbulent interstellar medium[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
3:30pm

Afternoon Break

4:00pm Takashi Hosokawa (U of Tokyo) Formation of massive population III stars under radiative feedback[Slides][Podcast][Vid][Aud][Cam]
4:45pm Masami Ouchi (U of Tokyo) Evolution of high-z star-forming galaxies[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
5:30pm

RECEPTION

6:00pm

SPECIAL EVENTS DINNER

8:00pm

SHUTTLE TO BWSCI

Friday, Jun 24, 2016

Future Instruments and Challenges

9:00am Christine Chen (STScI Baltimore)
Janice Lee (STScI Baltimore)
Getting Ready for JWST: Science Opportunities and Challenges[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
9:45am Crystal Martin (UCSB) Feedback challenges and upcoming opportunities for progress[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
10:30am

Morning Break

11:00am Hans Zinnecker (Sofia Science Center) SOFIA's instrumentation and associated star formation science[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
11:45am Andrea Ferrara (SNS Pisa)
Jonathan Tan (U of Florida)
Discussion session[Podcast][Aud][Cam]
1:15pm

Lunch Break

2:30pm

CONFERENCE END SHUTTLE TO BWSCI*Also available to SB Airport and SB Airbus, Goleta location (See Registration Desk before Friday to sign up.)