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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.)
