This is the first announcement for the upcoming workshop on “Molecular Spectroscopy in the Era of Far-IR Astronomy” to be held at Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA, October 28 – 31, 2012.

 

This workshop is being sponsored by the member institutions of SELAC (Southeast Laboratory Astrophysics Community), NRAO, and NASA

 

Organizing Committee: Susanna Widicus Weaver (Emory) – Meeting Chair, Joel Bowman (Emory), Michael Duncan (University of GA), Thomas Orlando (GA Tech), Steven Shipman (New College of Florida), Phillip Stancil (University of GA), David Schultz (University of North TX), Glenn Wahlgren (NASA HQ), Al Wootten (NRAO)

 

This workshop will focus on discussing and prioritizing laboratory molecular spectroscopy needs in support of existing and upcoming Far-IR observational facilities.  The strategy for the workshop is to bring together experts in laboratory astrophysics, observational astronomy, and molecular theory and computation to identify and discuss the major challenges faced in interpretation of results from the Herschel Space Observatory, and the upcoming challenges that will be posed as the SOFIA and ALMA observatories come online.  A major goal of the meeting is to produce a white paper that will inform research priorities and address these challenges.  The meeting will facilitate valuable discussion of the current state of the field of molecular spectroscopy in astrochemistry, and will facilitate improved coordination for future collaborative efforts. 

 

Confirmed speakers include:

Geoff Blake, Caltech

Crystal Brogan, NRAO

Steve Charnley, NASA GSFC

Frank De Lucia, The Ohio State University

Brian Drouin, NASA JPL

Eric Herbst, University of Virginia

Jon Hougen, NIST

Tim Lee, NASA Ames

Darek Lis, Caltech

Michael McCarthy, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

Karin Öberg, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

John Pearson, NASA JPL

Anthony Remijan, NRAO

Göran Sandell, NASA/SOFIA

Jonathan Tennyson, University College London

Floris van der Tak, SRON

Catherine Walsh, Queens University Belfast

 

 

More information will be distributed through a second announcement within a few weeks, and on the workshop website (www.physast.uga.edu/workshops/farir/).  Please distribute this announcement to anyone interested in attending.  For additional information or to be added/removed from the mailing list, please send inquiries to Susanna Widicus Weaver at [log in to unmask].