KITP Conference: Back to the Galaxy II http://www.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/ KITP Conference: Back to the Galaxy II KITP Conference: Back to the Galaxy II en-us © 2008 by the individual authors doug@kitp.ucsb.edu webmaster@kitp.ucsb.edu Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:21:25 -0700 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:21:25 -0700 Education http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 240 Back to the Main Point: Is Studying the Milky Way Just Fun, or Important to Rest of Astrophysics? http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/rix/ Hans-Walter Rix (MPIA) (Hans-Walter Rix (MPIA)) Hans-Walter Rix (MPIA) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/rix/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:45:00 -0700 36:10 Microlensing: A Probe of the Galactic Planet Distribution http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/gould/ Andrew Gould (OSU) (Andrew Gould (OSU)) Andrew Gould (OSU) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/gould/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:00:00 -0700 44:19 An Introduction to Torus Dynamics as a Way of Modelling the Milky Way http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/binney/ James Binney (Univ. Oxford) (James Binney (Univ. Oxford)) James Binney (Univ. Oxford) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/binney/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:45:00 -0700 48:19 The Direct Detection of Dark Matter http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/sadoulet/ Bernard Sadoulet (UC Berkeley) (Bernard Sadoulet (UC Berkeley)) Bernard Sadoulet (UC Berkeley) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/sadoulet/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:00:00 -0700 44:07 Probing the Milky Way with Hypervelocity Stars http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/brown/ Warren Brown (Harvard, CfA) (Warren Brown (Harvard, CfA)) Warren Brown (Harvard, CfA) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/brown/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:45:00 -0700 36:58 The Galactic Center http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/ghez/ Andrea Ghez (UCLA) (Andrea Ghez (UCLA)) Andrea Ghez (UCLA) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/ghez/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:00:00 -0700 42:05 Acknowledgements to the KITP Staff http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/thanks/ Coordinators (Coordinators) Coordinators http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/thanks/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:00:00 -0700 01:11 Session Chair: Joss Bland-Hawthorn (Univ. Sydney) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/highlights/ Scientific Highlights (Various Speakers) ( Scientific Highlights (Various Speakers)) Scientific Highlights (Various Speakers) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/highlights/ Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:00:00 -0700 1:34:52 The SDSS View of the Milky Way: Mapping the Density, Metallicity and Kinematics of the Galaxy http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/juric/ Mario Juric (IAS) (Mario Juric (IAS)) Mario Juric (IAS) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/juric/ Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:45:00 -0700 49:59 Galactic Structure from SEGUE and LAMOST http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/newberg/ Heidi-Jo Newberg (RPI) (Heidi-Jo Newberg (RPI)) Heidi-Jo Newberg (RPI) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/newberg/ Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:00:00 -0700 43:25 A Blueprint for Detecting Supersymmetric Dark Matter Particles in the Galactic Halo http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/frenk/ Carlos Frenk (Durham) (Carlos Frenk (Durham)) Carlos Frenk (Durham) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/frenk/ Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:05:00 -0700 40:46 The Innermost Structure of Dark Matter Halos http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/navarro/ Julio Navarro (Victoria) (Julio Navarro (Victoria)) Julio Navarro (Victoria) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/navarro/ Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:45:00 -0700 19:02 The Gamma-ray Signal from Galactic Dark Matter Substructure http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/kuhlen/ Mike Kuhlen (IAS) (Mike Kuhlen (IAS)) Mike Kuhlen (IAS) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/kuhlen/ Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:20:00 -0700 24:22 The Via Lactea Project: A Glimpse into the Invisible World of Dark Matter http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/madau/ Piero Madau (UCSC) (Piero Madau (UCSC)) Piero Madau (UCSC) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/madau/ Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:00:00 -0700 22:54 Dwarf Galaxies: How Dark and How Many? http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/bullock/ James Bullock (UC Irvine) (James Bullock (UC Irvine)) James Bullock (UC Irvine) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/bullock/ Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:45:00 -0700 45:59 Modeling the Milky Way in a Hierarchical Universe http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/johnston/ Kathryn Johnston (Columbia) (Kathryn Johnston (Columbia)) Kathryn Johnston (Columbia) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/johnston/ Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:00:00 -0700 45:04 Finding Fossils on our Doorstep - Using the Milky Way as a Testbed for Galaxy Formation http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/smith/ Martin Smith (Univ. Cambridge) (Martin Smith (Univ. Cambridge)) Martin Smith (Univ. Cambridge) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/smith/ Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:45:00 -0700 43:17 Chemical Abundances in the Least Evolved Dwarf Galaxies http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/simon/ Josh Simon (Caltech) (Josh Simon (Caltech)) Josh Simon (Caltech) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/simon/ Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:00:00 -0700 42:57 Properties of the Ultra-Faint Milky Way dSphs http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/geha/ Marla Geha (Yale) (Marla Geha (Yale)) Marla Geha (Yale) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/geha/ Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:45:00 -0700 45:09 Star Formation Histories of Dwarf Satellite Galaxies: Models and Observations http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/gnedin/ Oleg Gnedin (Univ. Michigan) (Oleg Gnedin (Univ. Michigan)) Oleg Gnedin (Univ. Michigan) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/gnedin/ Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:00:00 -0700 42:49 Small-Scale Chemical Evolution in Small-Scale Dwarf Spheroidals http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/koch/ Andreas Koch (UCLA/OCIW) (Andreas Koch (UCLA/OCIW)) Andreas Koch (UCLA/OCIW) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/koch/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:30:00 -0700 56:34 Are the Most Metal Poor Stars also the First Stars? http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/morrison/ Heather Morrison (Case) (Heather Morrison (Case)) Heather Morrison (Case) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/morrison/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:45:00 -0700 31:47 The Galactic Halo as seen by the Hamburg/ESO Survey http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/cohen/ Judy Cohen (Caltech) (Judy Cohen (Caltech)) Judy Cohen (Caltech) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/cohen/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:00:00 -0700 44:45 The Bulge Radial Velocity Assay http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/rich/ R. Michael Rich (UCLA) (R. Michael Rich (UCLA)) R. Michael Rich (UCLA) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/rich/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:45:00 -0700 43:13 Modelling the Chemical Evolution of the Milky Way http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/matteucci/ Francesca Matteucci (Trieste Obs.) (Francesca Matteucci (Trieste Obs.)) Francesca Matteucci (Trieste Obs.) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/matteucci/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:00:00 -0700 44:52 The Secret Lives of Molecular Clouds http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/krumholz/ Mark Krumholz (UCSC) (Mark Krumholz (UCSC)) Mark Krumholz (UCSC) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/krumholz/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:45:00 -0700 36:15 Dying Embers: Gas Consumption in the Milky Way http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/robertson/ Brant Robertson (Univ. Chicago, KIPC) (Brant Robertson (Univ. Chicago, KIPC)) Brant Robertson (Univ. Chicago, KIPC) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/robertson/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:00:00 -0700 43:09 Warps and Wiggles: The History of the Milky Way as Revealed by Gas http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/weinberg/ Martin Weinberg (UMass) (Martin Weinberg (UMass)) Martin Weinberg (UMass) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/weinberg/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:45:00 -0700 43:36 Neutral Gas in the Milky Way: Some Things We've Learned (and Some We'd Still Like to Know) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/blitz/ Leo Blitz (UC Berkeley) (Leo Blitz (UC Berkeley)) Leo Blitz (UC Berkeley) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/blitz/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:00:00 -0700 45:59 The Extended Stellar Halo of the Andromeda Spiral Galaxy and its Dwarf Satellites: Results from the SPLASH Survey http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/guhathakurta/ Puragra Guhathakurta (UCSC) (Puragra Guhathakurta (UCSC)) Puragra Guhathakurta (UCSC) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/guhathakurta/ Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:45:00 -0700 38:00 Bulgeless Disks in Hydrodynamic Cosmological Simulations http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/brook/ Chris Brook (Univ. Washington) (Chris Brook (Univ. Washington)) Chris Brook (Univ. Washington) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/brook/ Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:00:00 -0700 43:43 The Galaxy, Its Stellar Halo and Its Satellites: Insights from a Hybrid Approach http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/helmi/ Amina Helmi (Univ. Gronigen) (Amina Helmi (Univ. Gronigen)) Amina Helmi (Univ. Gronigen) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/helmi/ Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:45:00 -0700 45:58 Stellar Populations in the Galaxy and What Their Properties Tell Us http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/wyse/ Rosemary Wyse (JHU) (Rosemary Wyse (JHU)) Rosemary Wyse (JHU) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/wyse/ Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:00:00 -0700 37:58 A New Sparse Map of the Outer Disk of the Milky Way http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/dejong/ Jelte de Jong (MPIA) (Jelte de Jong (MPIA)) Jelte de Jong (MPIA) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/dejong/ Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:00:00 -0700 49:13 Galactic Archeology in the Era of Mega Surveys http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/steinmetz/ Matthias Steinmetz (AIP) (Matthias Steinmetz (AIP)) Matthias Steinmetz (AIP) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/steinmetz/ Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:00:00 -0700 42:47 Galactic Archaeology, JWST, During the Epoch of First Light http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/tumlinson/ Jason Tumlinson (STScI) (Jason Tumlinson (STScI)) Jason Tumlinson (STScI) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/tumlinson/ Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:45:00 -0700 47:37 A Pessimist's View of Galactic Structure II http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/tremaine/ Scott Tremaine (IAS) (Scott Tremaine (IAS)) Scott Tremaine (IAS) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/tremaine/ Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:00:00 -0700 42:06 Welcome http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/gross/ David Gross (KITP Director) (David Gross (KITP Director)) David Gross (KITP Director) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/milkyway_c08/gross/ Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:50:00 -0700 07:43