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2017 Laboratory Astrophysics Division Annual Meeting

Austin, Texas
June 4-8, 2017

Held in conjunction with the 230th AAS meeting

The 2017 Annual LAD meeting will be devoted to the interplay between laboratory astrophysics and other fields in astronomy, planetary science and related sciences. The meeting will be held jointly with the 230th meeting of the AAS, and feature a talk by the 2017 Laboratory Astrophysics Prize winner James Lawler, a talk by the 2017 LAD Early Career Prize Winner Carolyn Kuranz, and a talk by inaugural winner of the LAD Dissertation prize Kyle Walker. The sessions will cover the full range of LAD topics, with a plenary talk by Dr. Bonnie Buratti on results from the Rosetta comet mission and its laboratory astrophysics issues.

The session titles and invited speakers are listed below; each session has room for contributed talks. A parallel 4-day long poster session, with all posters up the entire time, is also planned.

Deadlines

Abstracts: March 2, 2017
Late Abstracts: April 20, 2017
Regular Registration: April 14, 2017

Sessions:

Bridging Laboratory & Astrophysics: Atomic Physics
Monday, 5 June 2017: 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
Laboratory astrophysics is the Rosetta Stone that enables astronomers to understand and interpret the cosmos. This session will focus on the interplay between astrophysics with theoretical and experimental studies into the underlying atomic processes that drive our Universe.

Confirmed Speakers:
  • James Lawler, UW-Madison [Laboratory Astrophysics Prize Talk]
  • Stuart Loch, Auburn

Bridging Laboratory and Astrophysics: Dust & Ices
Tuesday, 6 June 2017: 10:00 am-11:30 am
Laboratory astrophysics is the Rosetta Stone that enables astronomers to understand and interpret the cosmos. This session will focus on the interplay between astrophysics with theoretical and experimental studies into the underlying processes in dust and ices that drive our Universe.

Confirmed Speakers:
  • Christine Joblin, IRAP/CESR

Bridging Laboratory and Astrophysics: Molecules
Tuesday, 6 June 2017: 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
Laboratory astrophysics is the Rosetta Stone that enables astronomers to understand and interpret the cosmos. This session will focus on the interplay between astrophysics with theoretical and experimental studies into the underlying molecular processes that drive our Universe.

Confirmed Speakers:
  • Kyle Walker, CNRS/University Le Havre [Inaugural LAD Dissertation Prize Talk]
  • Catherine Walsh, University of Leeds

Bridging Laboratory and Astrophysics: Planetary Physics
Wednesday, 7 June 2017: 10:00 am-11:30 am
Laboratory astrophysics is the Rosetta Stone that enables astronomers to understand and interpret the cosmos. This session will focus on the interplay between astrophysics with theoretical and experimental studies into the underlying planetary science processes that drive our Universe.

Confirmed Speakers:
  • Michael A'Hearn, University of Maryland-College Park

Bridging Laboratory and Astrophysics: Plasmas
Wednesday, 7 June 2017: 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
Laboratory astrophysics is the Rosetta Stone that enables astronomers to understand and interpret the cosmos. This session will focus on the interplay between astrophysics with theoretical and experimental studies into the underlying plasma processes that drive our Universe.

Confirmed Speakers:
  • Carolyn Kuranz, University of Michigan [2017 Laboratory Astrophysics Early Career Prize Talk]
  • R. Paul Drake, University of Michigan

Bridging Laboratory and Astrophysics: Nuclear & Particle Physics
Thursday, 8 June 2017: 10:00 am-11:30 am
Laboratory astrophysics is the Rosetta Stone that enables astronomers to understand and interpret the cosmos. This session will focus on the interplay between astrophysics with theoretical and experimental studies into the underlying nuclear and particle physics processes that drive our Universe.

Confirmed Speakers:
  • Annika Peter, The Ohio State University

Science Organizing Committee:
Farid Salama, Randall Smith, Steven Federman, Roberto Mancini, Daniel Wolf Savin, Karin Oberg, Edward Brown, Jan Cami, Oswald Siegmund, Crystal Brogan, Stefanie Milam, John Raymond