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Second Annual Laboratory Astrophysics Division Meeting
http://aas.org/aas-224th-meeting/224th-meeting-laboratory-astrophysics-division-sessions
The second LAD meeting devoted to the interplay between laboratory astrophysics and other fields in astronomy, planetary science and related sciences will be held jointly with the 224th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, June 1-5, 2014, Boston, Massachusetts.
Abstract Submission for oral and poster presentations opens 3 February 2014.
The deadline for receipt of abstracts is 9:00 pm ET, Monday, 3 March 2014.
Late abstracts will be accepted until 9:00 pm ET, Thursday, 17 April 2014.
Detailed Abstract Information and Presentation Instructions can be found at http://aas.org/meetings/aas224/abstracts_full
Laboratory astrophysics is the Rosetta stone that enables astronomers to understand the cosmos. This will be illustrated in the meeting. Astronomy is primarily an observational science detecting photons generated by atomic, molecular, chemical, and condensed matter processes. Our understanding of the universe also relies on knowledge of the evolution of matter (nuclear and particle physics) and of the dynamical processes shaping it (plasma physics). Planetary science, involving both remote and in-situ measurements of solar system bodies, requires knowledge from physics, chemistry, and geology. Exploring the question of life elsewhere in the Universe draws on all the above as well as biology. Hence, our quest to understand the cosmos rests firmly on theoretical and experimental research in many different branches of science. Taken together, these astrophysically motivated studies are known as laboratory astrophysics.
Bridging Laboratory & Astrophysics: Atoms
Monday, 2 June 2014: 10:00 am-11:30 am
This session will focus on the interplay between astrophysics with theoretical and experimental studies into the underlying atomic processes that drive our Universe and that shape our understanding of it.
Confirmed Invited Speakers:
Randall Smith, Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Gregory Brown, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Bridging Laboratory and Astrophysics: Molecules
Monday, 2 June 2014: 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
This session will focus on the interplay between astrophysics with theoretical and experimental studies into the underlying molecular processes that drive our Universe and that shape our understanding of it.
Confirmed Invited Speakers:
Paule Sonnentrucker, Space Telescope Science Institute
Michael A. Duncan, University of Georgia
Bridging Laboratory and Astrophysics: Dust and Ices
Tuesday, 3 June 2014: 10:00 am-11:30 am
This session will focus on the interplay between astrophysics with theoretical and experimental studies into the underlying dust and ice processes that drive our Universe and that shape our understanding of it.
Confirmed Invited Speakers:
Bruce Draine, Princeton University
Raúl A. Baragiola, University of Virginia
Bridging Laboratory and Astrophysics: Planetary
Tuesday, 3 June 2014: 2:00pm-3:30 pm
This session will focus on the interplay between astrophysics with theoretical and experimental studies into the underlying planetary science processes that drive our Universe and that shape our understanding of it.
Confirmed Invited Speakers:
Sara Seager, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Larry Nittler, Carnegie Institution of Washington
Bridging Laboratory and Astrophysics: Plasmas
Wednesday, 4 June 2014: 10:00 am-11:30 am
This session will focus on the interplay between astrophysics with theoretical and experimental studies into the underlying plasma processes that drive our Universe and that shape our understanding of it.
Confirmed Invited Speakers:
Chris Niemann, UCLA
Jim Bailey, Sandia National Laboratories
Bridging Laboratory and Astrophysics: Nuclear & Particles
Wednesday, 4 June 2014: 2:00pm-3:30 pm
This session will focus on the interplay between astrophysics with theoretical and experimental studies into the underlying nuclear processes that drive our Universe and that shape our understanding of it.
Confirmed Invited Speakers:
Arthur Champagne, University of North Carolina
Johan Frenje, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
In addition to its Annual Meeting, LAD, is also holding a one-day Meeting jointly with the AAS SPD Division and the APS GPAP Topical Group in Plasma Astrophysics.
SPD/LAD Joint Session: Bridging Laboratory and Solar Plasma Studies I
Thursday, 5 June 2014: 10:00 am-11: 30 am
SPD/LAD Joint Session: Bridging Laboratory and Solar Plasma Studies II
Thursday, 5 June 2014: 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
These two joint sessions will focus on the interplay between laboratory astrophysics, plasma physics and solar physics.
Posters – Parallel 4-day long poster session
SOC: The Annual LAD Meeting is organized by the LAD Program Committee:
Farid Salama (NASA/Ames Research Center), Chair
John Black (Chalmers University of Technology)
Nancy Chanover (New Mexico State University)
Paul Drake (University of Michigan)
Chikang Li (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Daniel Wolf Savin (Columbia University)
Gianfranco Vidali (Syracuse University)
Steven Federman (University of Toledo), ex-officio
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