The far infrared contains critical information about galactic ecosystem; The circle of life of stars and planets. How does interstellar material cycle between atomic and molecular clouds, and how does its chemical composition (and particularly the abundance of hydride molecules) reflect the environment in which it is found? What is the role of feedback (from young and old stars) on the interstellar medium (ISM)? What is the role of magnetic fields in the evolution of the ISM and star formation?
SOFIA provides a flexible, and our currently only, general access to the far infrared (30-300 µm) and its tracers of atomic and molecular lines and FIR polarization. This conference will allow in-person discussions of the results and future opportunities in studying galactic ecosystem using FIR methods, from SOFIA and other platforms. A goal will be to explore synergy with other observatories, including JWST and ALMA, and with theory.
The Conference is co-sponsored by the Universities Space Research Association’s NASA/SOFIA Science and Mission Operations, and North American ALMA Science Center of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, a facility of the National Science Foundation operated under cooperative agreement by Associated Universities, Inc.
Invited Speakers
Troy Asher (NASA)
Eric Becklin (UCLA)
Ted Bergin (Michigan)
Susan Clark (Stanford)
Leen Decin (KU Leuven)
Dariusz Lis (NASA/JPL)
Thomas Hams (NASA)
Adam Leroy (Ohio State)
Suzanne Madden (CEA)
David Neufeld (JHU)
Thushara Pillai (Boston U)
Tony Remijan (NRAO)
Raghvendra Sahai (NASA/JPL)
Nicola Schneider (Bordeaux/Cologne)
Jonathan Tan (Chalmers)
Nienke van der Marel (STSCI)
Jonas Zmuidzinas (Caltech)
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B-G Andersson (SOFIA/USRA)
Adwin Boogert (IRTF)
Daniela Calzetti (U Mass)
Christine Chen (STScI)
Paul Goldsmith (JPL)
Chat Hull (ALMA/NAOJ)
Jim Jackson (GBO)
Maja Kazmierczak-Barthel (DSI)
David Neufeld (JHU)
Yoko Okada (Cologne)
Kate Pattle (NUI, Galway)
Tony Remijan (ALMA/NRAO)