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4th Spitzer Science Center ConferenceThe Evolving ISM in the Milky Way and Nearby GalaxiesRecycling in the Nearby UniverseDecember 2-5, 2007 at the Hilton Hotel, Pasadena, California |
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7 Jan 2009 | Proceedings now available. |
7 Mar 2008 | Made available currently submitted Conference Papers. |
1 Dec 2007 | Added Final Words Before the Conference from the organizers, and a menu item on the Proceedings, including Instructions for Authors. |
30 Nov 2007 | Updated the invited speakers list. Finalized the schedule. |
28 Nov 2007 | Updated the schedule, closed abstract submission, added the list of Poster Presentations. |
15 Nov 2007 | Updated the schedule with the current list of speakers and added entries to the social events page. |
5 Oct 2007 | Changed Final Registration deadlines for prospective talks (Oct. 19) and posters (Nov. 21). |
21 Sep 2007 | Added List of Participants and Submitted Abstracts. |
20 Jul 2007 | Updated Invited Speakers |
4 Jun 2007 | Second Announcement / Registration Opens |
7 Mar 2007 | First Announcement |
The Spitzer 2007 Conference will focus on the interstellar medium (ISM) and its interplay with star formation in the Milky Way and nearby galaxies. The exceptional view of the mid/far infrared Milky way captured by Spitzer and the extraordinary data gathered from nearby galactic systems marks a perfect time for a conference that synthesizes the most recent developments in these coupled fields.
Pauline Barmby (U. West. Ontario) | Charles Lada (CfA) |
Robert Benjamin (U. Wisc) | Margaret Meixner (STScI) |
Francois Boulanger (IAS) | Eve Ostriker (U. Maryland) |
Daniela Calzetti (U. Mass) | Nick Scoville (Caltech) |
Bruce Elmegreen (IBM) | Xander Tielens (NASA Ames) |
Karl Gordon (U. Arizona/STScI) | Stuart Vogel (U. Maryland) |
Robert Kennicutt (U. Cambridge) | Barbara Whitney (SSI) |
Lia Athanassoula (Marseilles) | George Helou (SSC) |
Francois Boulanger (IAS) | Robert Kennicutt (U. Cambridge) |
Pauline Barmby (Canada) | Jin Koda (Caltech) |
Francoise Combes (Obs-Paris) | Peter Martin (CITA) |
Ed Churchwell (U. Wisconsin) | Paul Martini (OSU) |
Debra Elmegreen (Vassar) | Eva Schinnerer (MPIA) |
Neal Evans (U. Texas) | Alberto Noriega-Crespo (SSC, co-chair) |
Kartik Sheth (SSC, co-chair) |
Mary Ellen Barba | Helga Mycroft |
Caroline Bot | Alberto Noriega-Crespo (co-chair) |
Sean Carey | Deborah Padgett |
Megan Crane | Roberta Paladini |
Jim Ingalls | Rosanne Scholey |
Seppo Laine | Sachindev Shenoy |
Kartik Sheth (co-chair) |
The fourth Spitzer Science Symposium "The Evolving ISM in the Milky Way and Nearby Galaxies" will be held in Pasadena, CA from 2-5 December, 2007.
The Spitzer 2007 Conference will focus on synthesizing recent results for the interstellar medium (ISM) and its interplay with star formation in the Milky Way and nearby galaxies. In the Milky Way and Local Group galaxies we have an unparalleled view of the astrophysics of the interstellar medium. Here we can study in detail the spatially-resolved energetics and the complex interplay of physical and chemical processes that govern the ISM. The ISM is both a fossil record of past star formation and evolutionary processes and a natal medium for future star formation. In the past three years, the Spitzer Space Telescope has provided a plethora of exciting results that have revolutionized our understanding of the ISM and star formation, particularly from large programs such as MIPSGAL, GLIMPSE, C2D, etc. How do these new discoveries of the local processes governing the ISM impact our understanding of nearby galaxies? How important are local processes when averaged over an entire galaxy? Legacy programs like SINGS and SAGE are two examples of rich and diverse sets of data for nearby galaxies where such questions may be examined?. ISM physics is the critical ingredient for turning gas and dust diagnostics into information about evolutionary processes such as star formation. The exceptional view of the far-infrared Milky way captured by Spitzer and the extraordinary data gathered from nearby galaxies marks a perfect time for a conference that synthesizes the most recent developments in the coupled fields of the ISM and Nearby Galaxies.
Major topical sessions will focus on:
In addition to a number of invited talks, there will be opportunities for contributed talks and posters on Spitzer results, or on closely related topics. Space will be reserved for late-breaking observational results, particularly from Spitzer Cycle 4 General Observers who will start their observations in April 2007.
For more information about the symposium please see:
Alberto Noriega-Crespo & Kartik Sheth (Co-Chairs)
We cordially invite you to register for the 4th Spitzer Conference "The Evolving ISM in the Milky Way and Nearby Galaxies - Recycling in the Nearby Universe", to be held in Pasadena, California, December 2 -5, 2007 at the Hilton Hotel.
As noted in the first announcement, this conference is designed to bring together two communities of astronomers - those studying the Milky Way and those studying external galaxies. A preliminary program is posted on the website below.
The abstract submission and registration is now open at: https://irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/data/SPITZER/docs/spitzermission/reportsandproceedings/meetings/ismevol/
We encourage participants to submit their abstracts and register as early as possible. As in previous Spitzer conferences we expect a large number of participants, and the number of contributed talks and posters that can be accommodated will be limited.
Since this conference is designed to foster interaction between different communities of astronomers, we are setting aside large amounts of time for dedicated poster sessions, panels and informal interactions. As a result, we will use the poster session to increase the breadth of the conference and have a reduced number of talks. Not surprisingly, we will be able to accommodate many more posters than talks and we encourage you to choose the "No Preference" option if your results can be presented in either format. In either case we will require the participants to submit their presentations in an electronic format at the beginning of the conference.
Please note that although we would like to we cannot guarantee a talk or a poster slot for everyone submitting an abstract, given the limitations of space at the conference. Moreover, if your abstract is selected by the SOC for presentation and you selected the "Talk" option on the abstract form, you may be asked to switch to a poster session if there are no remaining talk slots.
We welcome you to register if you simply want to participate in the conference, regardless of whether you want to contribute a talk or a poster. The formal registration will take place on a first come, first served basis until we reach the conference attendance limit - expected to be approximately 275 persons. The early registration deadline is the same day as the abstract deadline September 21, 2007.
The deadline for submission of the title and abstract of your talk or poster is September 21, 2007. On this date, the abstracts will be collected and distributed to the SOC for review and selection. We will notify all selected presenters by October 15, 2007. All participants whose abstracts are selected for presentations must register by the late registration deadline of November 2nd, 2007 so that we can get a final census for the science program and have time to give those on the wait list a chance to register. Everyone is welcome to register after Nov 2nd through the first day of the conference as space permits.
Thank you for your interest, we hope to see you here in Pasadena in December.
Alberto Noriega-Crespo & Kartik Sheth (on behalf of the SOC and LOC)
Dear participants,
We hope that you are all recovering well from the Spitzer Cycle-5 deadline last Friday and are now looking forward to our upcoming conference on "The Evolving ISM" which is in less than two weeks. As you may have noticed, a final agenda has been posted on the website. There will be a few minor tweaks to the program (such as the addition of a "happy hour" on Mon and Wed) but otherwise the schedule is pretty much final.
We will have an electronic format for proceedings (details and deadlines to follow). Please plan on a 1--2 page contribution if you are presenting a poster, a 2--4 page presentation if you are presenting a talk, and 4--8 pages for an invited review talk. We are allowing a maximum of 8 pages for posters and contributed talks and 12 pages for invited talks. We are not contracting with ASP or other such volume but these proceedings will be available on the web and through ADS.
-Kartik & Alberto
Dear all,
It's T-51 hours until the conference and we are looking forward to an excellent 3.5 days. Just some last minute reminders:
-Kartik & Alberto
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Sunday, December 2 | |
17:00–19:00 | Welcome Reception (Hilton Hotel / International Ballroom) Everyone is strongly encouraged to attend. 1/2 hr scheduled program + drinks and hors d'oeuvres. |
Monday, December 3 | |
08:30–08:40 | President Jean-Lou Chameau (CIT)– Welcome |
08:40–08:50 | Tom Soifer – Opening Remarks |
08:50–09:00 | Alberto Noriega-Crespo and Kartik Sheth – Logistics |
Session I: Gas in the Interstellar Medium – An Observational OverviewSession Chair: Ed Churchwell | |
09:00–09:45 | Bob Benjamin – Invited Review Talk (Milky Way) |
09:45–10:30 | Margaret Meixner – Invited Review Talk (Nearby Galaxies) |
10:30–10:45 | Selected poster presentations |
10:45–11:30 | Coffee break / Posters |
Session II: Special Session on the Warm Spitzer MissionSession Chair: Mike Werner | |
11:30–11:45 | Lisa Storrie-Lombardi – Warm Mission Overview |
11:45–12:00 | Pat McCarthy – Science in the Warm Spitzer Era |
12:00–12:15 | George Helou – ISM Themes in the Warm Spitzer Era |
12:15–12:30 | Questions and Discussion |
12:30–14:00 | Lunch break |
Session III: Gas in the Interstellar Medium: A Multi-Wavelength SynthesisSession Chair: Francine Marleau | |
14:00–14:15 | Jin Koda – ISM Evolution in M51 |
14:15–14:30 | Felix Lockman – Dust in the Galactic ISM at High Latitudes: the FIR/H i Correlation |
14:30–14:45 | Edvige Corbelli – The Gas to Star Conversion in Local Group Spirals |
14:45–15:30 | Eve Ostriker – Invited Review Talk (Theory) |
15:30–15:45 | Selected poster presentations |
15:45–16:30 | Coffee break / Posters |
Session IV: Gas in the Interstellar Medium: H2 and PAHs: From the Celestial Laboratory to the TerrestrialSession Chair: Patrick Ogle | |
16:30–16:45 | David Neufeld – Probing Warm Molecular Hydrogen with Spitzer/IRAC |
16:45–17:00 | Gordon Stacey – Pure Rotational Line Emission from the Disk of NGC 891 |
17:00–17:15 | Caroline Bot – Diagnostic Value of Mid-Infrared Fine Structure Lines in Galaxies |
17:15–17:30 | Christine Joblin – A Global Picture of the Physical and Chemical Evolution of the Mid-IR Emitters, from Spitzer to the Laboratory |
17:30–17:45 | Frederic Galliano – The PAH and Dust Contents of an Evolutionary Sequence of Nearby Galaxies |
17:45–18:45 | "Happy Hour" (Cocktails served) |
Tuesday, December 4 | |
Session V: Dust in the Interstellar Medium – An Observational OverviewSession Chair: Peter Martin | |
08:30–09:15 | Francois Boulanger – Invited Review Talk (Milky Way) |
09:15–10:00 | Karl Gordon – Invited Review Talk (Nearby Galaxies) |
10:00–10:15 | Selected poster presentations |
10:15–10:45 | Coffee break / Posters |
Session VI: Understanding Dust and Its Ubiquitous PresenceSession Chair: Ciska Markwick-Kemper | |
10:45–11:30 | Xander Tielens – Invited Review Talk (Theory) |
11:30–11:45 | Bruce Draine – Dust Masses, PAH Fractions, and Starlight Intensities in the SINGS Galaxies |
11:45–12:00 | Eli Dwek – Stellar Evolutionary Effects on the Abundances of PAH and SN-Condensed Dust in Galaxies |
12:00–12:15 | Jan Cami – Modeling the PAH Bands |
12:15–12:30 | Els Peeters – The Infrared Spectra of Very Large, Compact, Symmetric Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (VLPAHs) |
12:30–14:00 | Lunch break |
Session VII: A Dusty, Dusty UniverseSession Chair: Bill Reach | |
14:00–14:15 | Joannah Hinz – The Spatial Distribution of Cold Dust in Nearby Galaxies |
14:15–14:30 | Alberto Bolatto – The Spitzer Surveys of the SMC |
14:30–14:45 | You-Hua Chu – Formation and Feedback of Massive Stars in the LMC |
14:45–15:00 | Sean Carey – Infrared Extinction Profiles of Dense Molecular Cores |
15:00–15:15 | Selected poster presentations |
15:00–16:00 | Sean Carey, Bruce Elmegreen, and Eve Ostriker – PANEL DISCUSSION –ISM Gas and Dust, and Star Formation |
16:00–16:45 | Coffee break / Posters |
Session VIII: From Gas and Dust to Stars: Quantifying Star FormationSession Chair: Alberto Noriega-Crespo | |
16:45–17:30 | Daniela Calzetti – Invited Review Talk: Rates and Diagnostics of Star Formation in the Milky Way and Nearby Galaxies |
17:30–17:45 | Selected poster presentations |
CONFERENCE DINNER (Twin Palms Restaurant) | |
18:00–19:00 | Cocktails |
19:00–onwards | Dinner |
Wednesday, December 5 | |
Session IX: Star Formation – An Observational OverviewSession Chair: Kartik Sheth | |
09:00–9:45 | Charles Lada – Invited Review Talk (Milky Way) |
09:45–10:30 | Rob Kennicutt – Invited Review Talk (Nearby Galaxies) |
10:30–10:45 | Selected poster presentations |
10:45–11:15 | Coffee break / Posters |
Session X: Starbursts and Their EnvironmentSession Chair: Jeonghee Rho | |
11:15–11:30 | Jeff Kenney – Spitzer Observations of Environmental Effects on Virgo Cluster Galaxies |
11:30–11:45 | Tom Jarett – The Impact and Fate of the ISM in Compact Groups of Galaxies |
11:45–12:00 | Takashi Onaka – The 22 Micron Emission Feature in Supernova Remnants and Massive Star-Forming Regions |
12:00–12:15 | Frank Bigiel – The Star Formation Law at Sub-kpc Resolution in THINGS |
12:15–12:30 | Susan Stolovy – Massive Star Formation in the Galactic Center |
12:30–14:00 | Lunch break |
Session XI: The Physics of Star FormationSession Chair: Lynn Matthews | |
14:00–14:45 | Barb Whitney – Invited Review Talk (Theory) |
14:45–15:00 | Elizabeth Tasker – Simulating the ISM in Global Disc Galaxies |
15:00–15:15 | Sukanya Chakrabarti – "Observing" Galaxy Simulations with RADISH: Understanding the Star Formation Histories of Galaxies |
15:15–16:00 | Bruce Elmegreen – Invited Review Talk: IMF Observations and Theory |
16:00–16:15 | Selected poster presentations |
16:15–17:00 | Coffee break / Posters |
Session XII: Conference Summary and Discussion | |
17:00–18:00 | Nick Scoville, Stuart Vogel, and Pauline Barmby – Invited Review with Open Discussion of Science / Warm Mission / Future Directions |
18:00–19:00 | "Happy Hour" (Cocktails served) |
Notes for Presenters
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1 | Anne Abramson (Yale University) | Spitzer Observations of ISM Stripping in NGC 4330 |
2 | Anastasia Alexov (Caltech - IPAC/IRSA) | Spitzer Data Access through the NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive (IRSA) |
3 | Louis J Allamandola (NASA Ames Research Center) | The NASA Ames PAH IR Spectroscopic Database |
4 | Morten Andersen (Spitzer Science Center, Caltech) | PAH Features in Supernova Remnants |
5 | B-G Andersson (FUSE/JHU, SOFIA/USRA) | Observational Evidence for Radiative Grain Alignment in the ISM |
6 | Philip Appleton (NHSC-Caltech) | IRS Spectroscopy and Imaging of Collisional Ring Galaxies |
7 | Ioannis Bagetakos (University of Hertfordshire) | An Inventory of Supershells in nearby Galaxies |
8 | Pauline Barmby (University of Western Ontario) | Initial Views of M31's Mysterious PAHs |
9 | Pedro Beirao (Leiden University) | Spatially Resolved Spitzer-IRS Spectroscopy of the Central Region of M82 |
10 | Jean-Philippe Bernard (CESR/CNRS) | ISM in the LMC, from the SAGE data |
11 | Jeronimo Bernard-Salas (Cornell University) | Abundances and Dust in the Magellanic Clouds |
12 | Olivier Berné (CESR-LATT (CNRS and Univ. Toulouse)) | The evolution of carbonaceous nanoparticles in the interstellar dust cycle: When signal processing meets Spitzer-IRS data |
13 | Kevin Blagrave (CITA, University of Toronto) | The dust-gas correlation of Intermediate Velocity Clouds at the North Ecliptic Pole |
14 | Adwin Boogert (Caltech) | The c2d Spitzer Spectroscopic Survey of Ices Around Low-Mass Young Stellar Objects |
15 | Gregory Brunner (Rice University) | Mapping the Spatial Distribution of Warm H2 in Nearby Galaxies with the Spitzer IRS |
16 | Martin Burgdorf (liverpool JMU) | Search for Extraplanar Dust in NGC 891 and NGC 5907 with the IRS PUI |
17 | Edward Chapin (University of British Columbia) | First Results from a New 250, 350 and 500um Imaging Survey in Vulpecula with the Balloon-borne Large-Aperture Submillimeter Telescope (BLAST) |
18 | Jean Chiar (SETI Institute/NASA Ames) | The Relationship between the Optical Depth of the 9.7 micron Silicate Absorption Feature and Infrared Differential Extinction in Dense Clouds |
19 | Jean Chiar (SETI Institute/NASA Ames) | Ices in the Quiescent IC 5146 Dark Cloud |
20 | Geoffrey Clayton (Louisiana State University) | Dust Formation in Type II Supernovae |
21 | Mathieu Compiegne (CITA) | Aromatic emission bands from the HII region head the Horsehead nebula |
22 | Kevin Covey (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics) | The Luminosity and Mass Function of Low-Mass Stars in the Galactic Disk |
23 | Charles Danforth (Univ. Colorado) | Imaging the IR Cirrus Toward PKS0405-12 |
24 | Clare Dobbs (University of Exeter) | The formation of GMCs by agglomeration and self gravity in spiral galaxies |
25 | Rachel Dudik (George Mason University) | Mid-Infrared Fine Structure Line Ratios in Active Galactic Nuclei Observed with Spitzer: Evidence for Extinction by the Torus? |
26 | Charles Engelbracht (Steward Observatory) | Metallicity Effects on Dust Properties in Starbursting Galaxies |
27 | Nicolas Flagey (Spitzer Science Center) | An Explosive Discovery within the Eagle Nebula |
28 | Kevin Flaherty (Steward Observatory) | Infrared Extinction Toward Nearby Star-Forming Regions |
29 | Kevin France (CASA / Colorado) | Cold Dust Emission and Extinction Correlations in BLAST Observations of IC 5146 |
30 | Frédéric Galliano (University of Maryland) | Variations of the Mid-IR Aromatic Features Inside and Among Galaxies |
31 | Stephanie Gogarten (University of Washington) | Spatially Resolved Star Formation History of NGC 300 |
33 | Daniela Goncalves (University of Toronto) | Evidence of dust evolution in the North Celestial Pole Loop |
34 | Brent Groves (Leiden Observatory) | The Controlling Parameters of Starburst SEDs |
35 | Robert Gruendl (University of Illinois) | A Complete Inventory of High- and Intermediate-Mass YSOs in the LMC |
36 | Pierre Guillard (Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale (IAS)) | The Stephan's Quintet: a beautiful case of H2 formation in shocks |
37 | Jonathan Heiner (Kapteyn Astronomical Institute) | PDR-Produced HI in SFRs of M33 |
38 | John Hewitt (IPAC/Northwestern) | Spitzer Spectroscopy of Supernova Remnants Interacting with Molecular Clouds |
39 | Lee Armus (Spitzer Science Center) | Mapping the Wind from M82 with the IRS |
40 | Dean Hines (Space Science Institute) | Spitzer Observations of IC433 |
41 | Benne Holwerda (Space Telescope Science Institute) | The Vertical Dust Structure in Spiral Disks |
42 | Benne Holwerda (Space Telescope Science Institute) | The Opacity of Spiral Disks |
43 | Benne Holwerda (Space Telescope Science Institute) | Spitzer's View of Edge-on Spirals: ISM Disk Stability |
44 | Joseph Hora (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics) | Planetary Nebulae: Exposing the Top Polluters of the ISM |
45 | J. Christopher Howk (Univ. of Notre Dame) | Extraplanar Dust in Spiral Galaxies |
46 | Myungshin Im (Seoul National University) | MIR Emission from Early-Type Galaxies in Merging Clusters: Results from AKARI Mission Program, CLEVL |
47 | James Ingalls (Spitzer Science Center) | PAHs in Low-Extinction Galactic Clouds: Mostly Ionized? |
48 | Daisuke Ishihara (University of Tokyo) | Initial results from AKARI mid-infrared all-sky survey |
49 | Kelsey Johnson (University of Virginia) | The Infrared Properties of Hickson Compact Groups |
50 | Benjamin Johnson (IoA, Cambridge) | Early Results from the Spitzer-SDSS-GALEX Spectroscopic Survey |
51 | Hidehiro Kaneda (ISAS/JAXA) | AKARI Observations of the ISM in Nearby Galaxies |
53 | Randolf Klein (UC Berkeley) | MIPS Photometry and Spectroscopy of the ISM in Protoclusters |
54 | Peter Kroetz (University of Cologne) | Direct Observations of Cold Molecular Hydrogen with Infrared Heterodyne Spectroscopy |
55 | Youngung Lee (Korea Astronomy and Space Science) | 13CO Survey of Outer Galaxy |
56 | Jeffrey Linsky (JILA/University of Colorado and NIST) | Structure, dynamics, and physical properties of the real ISM in the local neighborhood |
57 | Massimo Marengo (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) | The Detection of Circumstellar Emission around Classical Cepheids with Spitzer |
58 | Ciska Markwick-Kemper (University of Manchester) | The Spitzer legacy of SAGE-Spectroscopy: The life cycle of dust and gas in the Large Magellanic Cloud |
59 | Ciska Markwick-Kemper (University of Manchester) | Dust composition in Broad Absorption Line quasars |
60 | Francine Marleau (SSC, Caltech) | Discovery of Highly Obscured Galaxies in the Zone of Avoidance |
61 | Gaelen Marsden (University of British Columbia) | BLAST measurement of cold dust towards the Cas A Super Nova remnant |
62 | Douglas Marshall (Université Laval) | New insights into the dustlanes of the Milky Way |
63 | Peter Martin (CITA) | Mapping the complex structure of the cool ISM using the Balloon-borne Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope |
65 | Hiroko Matsumoto (The University of Tokyo) | Mid-Infrared Observations of the Dwarf Galaxy NGC1569 with AKARI |
66 | Lynn D. Matthews (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) | Discovery of Corrugations in the Disk of the Nearby Spiral Galaxy IC2233 |
67 | Andrew Mattioda (NASA Ames) | The First Far-Infrared Spectra of Matrix-Isolated Large PAHs |
68 | Bruce McCollum (SSC) | A Large Dust Lobe Associated with the Symbiotic BI Crucis |
69 | Peregrine McGehee (IPAC) | The SDSS High Latitude Cloud Survey |
70 | David S. Meier (NRAO - Socorro) | The Localized Interplay Between Star Formation and Gas Chemistry in Nearby Starburst Galaxies |
71 | Rowin Meijerink (UC Berkeley) | Probing Atomic and Molecular Gas in Protoplanetary Disks |
72 | Michael Muno (Caltech) | Chandra Observations of Stellar Life Cycles in the Galactic Center |
73 | Eric Murphy (SSC/Caltech) | Connecting Far-Infrared and Radio Morphologies of Disk Galaxies: Cosmic-Ray Electron Diffusion After Star Formation Episodes |
74 | Eric Murphy (SSC/Caltech) | Environmental Effects in Clusters: Modified Far-Infrared--Radio Relations within Cluster Galaxies |
75 | Brian O'Halloran (George Mason University) | Tracing the [FeII]/[NeII] ratio and its relationship with other ISM indicators within star forming dwarf galaxies: a Spitzer IRS archival study. |
77 | Patrick Ogle (Spitzer Science Center) | Extreme H2 Emission Galaxies |
78 | Yoko Okada (Department of Infrared Astrophysics, Institute of ) | Si and Fe depletion in Galactic star-forming regions |
79 | Takashi Onaka (University of Tokyo) | AKARI Large Area Survey of the Large Magellanic Cloud |
80 | Juergen Ott (NRAO/Caltech) | The ATCA Galactic Center Ammonia Survey - Temperature Maps of the Central Molecular Zone of the Milky Way |
81 | Roberta Paladini (SSC) | The luminosity function of compact Galactic HII regions with MIPSGAL 24um and 70um data |
82 | Michael Pavel (Boston University) | GPIPS: Season 2 |
83 | Veli-Matti Pelkonen (Helsinki University Observatory) | Two views on dust: polarized thermal dust emission and near-infrared scattering |
84 | Andreea Petric (Spitzer Science Center Caltech) | A Spitzer Space Telescope Infrared Spectrograph Survey of Warm Molecular Hydrogen in Luminous Infrared Galaxies |
85 | Daniel Pfenniger (Geneva Observatory) | Molecular gas in high-velocity clouds |
86 | Matthew Povich (University of Wisconsin-Madison) | A Giant Molecular Cloud That Hasn't Quit: The Distributed, Ongoing Star Formation of M17 |
87 | Richard Rand (University of New Mexico) | IRS Spectroscopy of the Gaseous Halo of NGC 891 |
88 | Jeonghee Rho (California Institute of Technology) | Spitzer and ISO observations for Studying Interactions of SupernovaRemnants with Insterstellar Medium: Molecular Hydrogen, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Shock-Processed Dust |
90 | Robert Rubin (NASA Ames Research Center) | Observations of M33 ion{H}{2} Regions: the Ne/S ratio, metallicity, and ionization variations |
91 | Paul Ruffle (NRAO) | Out at the Galactic Edge: Observations and Chemical Modelling of Edge Cloud 2 |
92 | Itsuki Sakon (University of Tokyo) | Properties of UIR bands in NGC6946 based on mid-infrared imaging and spectroscopy with Infrared Camera on board AKARI |
93 | Karin Sandstrom (U. C. Berkeley) | S^4MC Observations of Dust in the Small Magellanic Cloud Supernova Remnant 1E 0102.2-7219 |
94 | Tsuyoshi Sawada (Nobeyama Radio Observatory) | NRO/CSO/ASTE Galactic Plane CO Survey |
95 | Scott Schnee (Caltech) | ISM and Star Formation in the Perseus Molecular Cloud |
96 | Mathias Schultheis (Observatoire de Besancon) | Interstellar extinction in the Galactic center region and its impact on the study of AGB stars |
97 | Norbert S. Schulz (MIT/MKI) | X-ray Absorption Studies of Interstellar Matter |
99 | Janet Simpson (SETI Institute/NASA Ames Research Center) | IRS Observations of PAHs and CO2 Ice in the Galactic Center |
100 | Gregory C. Sloan (Cornell Univ.) | Dust production in metal-poor Local Group galaxies |
102 | Bringfried Stecklum (Thuringian State Observatory) | Candidate outflows from massive YSOs |
103 | Amelia Stutz (Steward Observatory, Univ. of Arizona) | Probing Dense, Compact Dark Globules |
104 | Toyoaki Suzuki (ISAS/JAXA) | Spatial distribtuions of cold and warm intersteellar dust in M101 resolved with AKARI/Far-Infrared Surveyor (FIS) |
105 | Achim Tappe (Harvard-Smithonian Center for Astrophysics) | Discovery of extraordinarily high-J OH (v=0) in HH 211 |
106 | Pasquale Temi (NASA - Ames) | Cold Interstellar Dust in Elliptical Galaxies: Evidence for Energetic Processes in Galactic Cores |
107 | Susan Terebey (Cal State Los Angeles) | Far-infrared Observations of the Very Low-Luminosity Embedded Source L1521F-IRS in the Taurus Star-Forming Region |
108 | Matthew Truch (University of Pennsylvania) | Maps and Fluxes from Targeted Sources Scanned by the Balloon-borne Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope (BLAST) |
109 | Thangasamy Velusamy (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) | Molecular and PAH emission in the shocks and UV dominated regions |
110 | Liesbeth Vermaas (Leiden Observatory) | The nuclear starburst of M83 revealed with SINFONI |
111 | Zhong Wang (Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory) | A Detailed Comparison of Multi-wavelength Probes in Nearby Galaxies |
112 | Tony Weinbeck (Tufts University) | Multi-spectral Imagery of the Multi-phase ISM in Messier 33 |
113 | O. Ivy Wong (Yale University) | Star formation in Virgo Cluster galaxies using H-alpha and 24 micron observations |
114 | Ronin Wu (CCPP (NYU)) | A PAH deficit in extremely low luminosity galaxies |
115 | Yanling Wu (Cornell University) | A Spitzer Mid-Infrared Study of Blue Compact Dwarf Galaxies |
116 | Ted Wyder (Caltech) | Dust and Star Formation in Nearby Dwarf Galaxies |
117 | Lisa Young (New Mexico Tech) | Star Formation in an Unexpected Place: Early-type Galaxies |
118 | Svitlana Zhukovska (Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, ZAH) | Dust evolution models with multiphase ISM |
119 | Albert Zijlstra (University of Manchester) | Mass loss from AGB stars in Local Group Galaxies |
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We plan on including all talks and posters in the conference proceedings to be published online (available on this website, and indexed via ADS).
The deadline for manuscript submission is February 15th, 2008.
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PREFACE
The fourth Spitzer Science Symposium "The Evolving ISM in the Milky Way and Nearby Galaxies" was held in Pasadena, CA from 2-5 December, 2007.
The conference focused on synthesizing recent results for the interstellar medium (ISM) and its interplay with star formation in the Milky Way and nearby galaxies. In the Milky Way and Local Group galaxies we have an unparalleled view of the astrophysics of the interstellar medium, where one can study in detail the spatially-resolved energetics and the complex interplay of physical and chemical processes that govern the ISM. The ISM is both a fossil record of past star formation and evolutionary processes and a natal medium for future star formation.The Spitzer Space Telescope has provided a plethora of exciting results that have revolutionized our understanding of the ISM and star formation, particularly from large programs such as MIPSGAL, GLIMPSE, C2D, etc. How do these new discoveries of the local processes governing the ISM impact our understanding of nearby galaxies? How important are local processes when averaged over an entire galaxy? Legacy programs like SINGS and SAGE are two examples of rich and diverse sets of data for nearby galaxies where such questions may be examined?. ISM physics is the critical ingredient for turning gas and dust diagnostics into information about evolutionary processes such as star formation. The exceptional view of the far-infrared Milky way captured by Spitzer and the extraordinary data gathered from nearby galaxies was the main reason for organizing this conference to synthesize the most recent developments in the coupled fields of the ISM and Nearby Galaxies.
Over the three days, we heard invited and contributed talks from over fifty participants. The poster session had over 100 posters and results from nearly a quarter of them were also presented in an abbreviated one to two minute format. The conference also had some firsts. We tried to be as environmentally sensitive as possible by "greening" the conference, from transportation options to elimination of paper. These proceedings are all electronic. We greatly appreciate the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS), whose abstract service makes it easy to disseminate a paperless proceedings. The conference was extremely smooth and did not run over time on any day - this would not have been possible without the help and experience of the local organizing committee. In particular, we want to acknowledge the help of the Spitzer conference experts: Mary Ellen Barba, Roseanne Scholey, Helga Mycroft, Eloise Kennedy and the ISG team. We thank Megan Crane for designing and maintaining the abstract and registration submission pages. We also thank Seppo Laine, Tim Pyle and Robert Hurt for their help with designing the conference poster and the conference mascot (Dusty Starr!). Members of the SSC science staff (Sean Carey, Deborah Padgett, Caroline Bot, Sachin Shenoy and Roberta Paladini) served on the LOC and were ready to help as needed. A particular shout out goes to Jim Ingalls, web designer extra-ordinaire for a beautiful and easy to navigate website. And kudos to Roberta Paladini and Jim Ingalls for their work with the ADS in putting together these electronic proceedings. The conference would not have been as successful without the scientific program which was put together with the help of an incredible scientific organizing committee (Lia Athanassoula, Francois Boulanger, Pauline Barmby, Francoise Combes, Ed Churchwell, Debra Elmegreen, Neal Evans, George Helou, Robert Kennicutt, Jin Koda, Peter Martin, Paul Martini, Eva Schinnerer, Alberto Noriega-Crespo and Kartik Sheth). And finally a heartfelt thank you to all the participants for their contributions. We hope to see all of you in Pasadena again.
Sincerely,
Kartik Sheth, Alberto Noriega-Crespo, Jim Ingalls, Roberta Paladini (Editors).
CONTENTS
We would like this Spitzer Conference to be as "Green" as possible. We encourage the participants to use the local transit systems:
Less than one year ago, Los Angeles Airport and Metro introduced the Fly Away bus service. Now you can get from the Airport to Pasadena in about an hour (max hour and a half)! Not only is the system punctual, efficient, safe and even luxurious, but it is also relatively inexpensive. We recommend this route if you are arriving at a reasonable hour and don't have heavy bags.
There are basically two companies that operate between LAX and Pasadena. This ride will take you anywhere between 45 minutes (if you are lucky and get on a full shuttle that is leaving the airport) and up to 1.5 to 2 hrs if you really unlucky. You don't need to make reservations ahead of time but you can. More info at these sites:
Here we can point you to the LAX website's grand transportation page. Note that a taxi to Pasadena will cost you about $80 one way.
Pasadena is known for its vast array of excellent restaurants. Many are in the Old Town area. But there are other good ones on Lake Avenue and in South Pasadena and surrounding communities. Here we just try to give you a flavor of the culinary possibilities:
You might consider the following alternatives:
See also the Pasadena Convention & Visitor's Bureau Page
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Our goal is to make the 2007 Spitzer conference as environmentally friendly as possible. Our host city, Pasadena, has a Green City initiative, so to strive for a Green conference is consistent with the city's own goals. We have tried to examine every aspect of the conference from the badges to the food consumed, to try and minimize our environmental footprint. Of course there are some parts of the conference that are environmentally unfriendly (e.g., the plane flights, lighting, etc.) We want to be as conscientious and proactive as possible in making greener choices, reducing waste, and raising our awareness of our impact on the environment. The following is a brief summary of our attempt at holding an environmentally friendly event. We would love to hear feedback from you regarding this aspect of the conference, and any additional suggestions / comments you have. We also encourage you to actively participate in this endeavor (suggestions for our participants are bolded in green) and integrate the green theme to the best of your ability throughout this conference and beyond.
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For more information see http://www.nrdc.org/cities/living/paper/default.asp
At this conference, we are doing the following:
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We have chosen conference and dinner venues that are accessible by public transportation.
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At this conference we are working with the hotel to design the menu and food service to have the smallest possible impact on the environment. This includes:
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The hotel already has many environmentally friendly policies:
![]() | As Dusty Starr would say, "Here's a toast to recycling locally on the Planet Earth, and globally in the Milky Way and nearby Galaxies!" |
1 | Susanne Aalto | (Chalmers University of Te) |
2 | Anne Abramson | (Yale University) |
3 | Anastasia Alexov | (Caltech - IPAC/IRSA) |
4 | Louis Allamandola | (Ames Research Center) |
5 | Morten Andersen | (SSC, Caltech) |
6 | Bengt-Göran Andersson | (SOFIA/USRA) |
7 | Philip Appleton | (NHSC-Caltech) |
8 | Lee Armus | (Spitzer Science Center) |
9 | Pauline Barmby | (Univ of Western Ontario) |
10 | Eric Becklin | (USRA) |
11 | Pedro Beirão | (Leiden University) |
12 | Robert Benjamin | (U of Wisconsin) |
13 | Jeronimo Bernard-Salas | (Cornell University) |
14 | Olivier Berné | (CESR [U. Toulouse & CNRS]) |
15 | John Bieging | (Univ. of Arizona) |
16 | Frank Bigiel | (MPI for Astronomy) |
17 | Kevin Blagrave | (CITA, Toronto) |
18 | Christiaan Boersma | (Kapteyn Insitute) |
19 | Alberto Bolatto | (University of Maryland) |
20 | Adwin Boogert | (Caltech) |
21 | Caroline Bot | (Caltech) |
22 | Francois Boulanger | (IAS - Orsay) |
23 | Bernhard Brandl | (Leiden University) |
24 | Gregory Brunner | (Rice University) |
25 | Martin Burgdorf | (liverpool JMU) |
26 | Tabitha Bush | (Brigham Young University) |
27 | Daniela Calzetti | (University of Massachuset) |
28 | Laurent Cambresy | (Strasbourg Obs.) |
29 | Jan Cami | (UWO) |
30 | Sean Carey | (Spitzer Science Center) |
31 | Ben Chan | (CalTech) |
32 | Jean Chiar | (SETI Institute/NASA Ames) |
33 | You-Hua Chu | (University of Illinois) |
34 | Ed Churchwell | (University of Wisconsin) |
35 | Geoffrey Clayton | (Louisiana State Univ.) |
36 | Michelle CLUVER | (CAL TECH) |
37 | Mathieu Compiegne | (CITA) |
38 | Edvige Corbelli | (Osservatorio di Arcetri) |
39 | Kevin Covey | (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) |
40 | Megan Crane | (Caltech) |
41 | Charles Danforth | (Univ. Colorado) |
42 | Daniel Devost | (CFHT) |
43 | Clare Dobbs | (university of exeter) |
44 | Bruce Draine | (Princeton University) |
45 | Rachel Dudik | (GMU/NASA GSFC) |
46 | Eli Dwek | (NASA GSFC) |
47 | Daniel Egret | (Observatoire de Paris) |
48 | Bruce Elmegreen | (IBM Research Div.) |
49 | Charles Engelbracht | (University of AZ) |
50 | Mike Fich | (University of Waterloo) |
51 | Nicolas FLAGEY | (Spitzer Space Center) |
52 | Kevin Flaherty | (University of Arizona) |
53 | William Forrest | (Univ. of Rochester) |
54 | Kevin France | (CASA / Univ of Colorado) |
55 | Frédéric Galliano | (University of Maryland) |
56 | Karl Gordon | (STScI) |
57 | Brent Groves | (Leiden Observatory) |
58 | Robert Gruendl | (University of Illinois) |
59 | Pierre Guillard | (IAS, Paris XI University) |
60 | Jonathan Heiner | (University of Groningen) |
61 | George Helou | (Caltech/IPAC) |
62 | John Hewitt | (IPAC/Northwestern) |
63 | Dean Hines | (Space Science Institute) |
64 | Joannah Hinz | (University of Arizona) |
65 | Agatha Hodsman | (Spitzer Science Center) |
66 | Benne Holwerda | (STSCI) |
67 | Joseph Hora | (Harvard/Smithsonian CfA) |
68 | Justin Howell | (CalTech) |
69 | Myungshin Im | (Seoul National University) |
70 | James Ingalls | (Spitzer Science Center) |
71 | Daisuke Ishihara | (Univ. of Tokyo) |
72 | Ronnie Jansson | (New York University) |
73 | Tom Jarrett | (CalTech) |
74 | Adam Jensen | (NASA's GSFC / ORAU) |
75 | Christine Joblin | (CESR, UPS-CNRS, Toulouse) |
76 | Benjamin Johnson | (IoA, Cambridge) |
77 | Hidehiro Kaneda | (ISAS/JAXA) |
78 | Miju Kang | (Univ. of Arizona & KASI) |
79 | Jeffrey Kenney | (Yale University) |
80 | Robert Kennicutt | (University of Cambridge) |
81 | Randolf Klein | (UC Berkeley) |
82 | Jin Koda | (Caltech) |
83 | Megan Kohring | (Caltech) |
84 | Peter Kroetz | (University of Cologne) |
85 | Charles Lada | (SAO) |
86 | Seppo Laine | (SSC/Caltech) |
87 | William Langer | (JPL/Caltech) |
88 | Timothy Lee | (NASA Ames Research Center) |
89 | Youngung Lee | (KASI) |
90 | Jeffrey Linsky | (JILA/Univ. Colorado) |
91 | Felix Lockman | (NRAO -- Green Bank WV) |
92 | Barry Madore | (Carnegie) |
93 | William Mahoney | (Caltech) |
94 | Massimo Marengo | (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) |
95 | Ciska Markwick-Kemper | (University of Manchester) |
96 | Francine Marleau | (SSC, Caltech) |
97 | Douglas Marshall | (Université Laval) |
98 | Jason Marshall | (Caltech/JPL) |
99 | Peter Martin | (CITA, Univ. of Toronto) |
100 | Hiroko Matsumoto | (University of Tokyo) |
101 | Lynn Matthews | (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) |
102 | ANDREW MATTIODA | (NASA-AMES RESEARCH CENTER) |
103 | Joseph Mazzarella | (CalTech) |
104 | BRUCE MCCOLLUM | (SSC) |
105 | Peregrine McGehee | (IPAC) |
106 | David S. Meier | (NRAO - Socorro) |
107 | Rowin Meijerink | (UC Berkeley) |
108 | Margaret Meixner | (STScI) |
109 | Karl Misselt | (University of Arizona) |
110 | Michael Muno | (Caltech) |
111 | Eric Murphy | (SSC/Caltech) |
112 | David Neufeld | (Johns Hopkins University) |
113 | Alberto Noriega-Crespo | (Spitzer Science Center) |
114 | Brian O'Halloran | (George Mason University) |
115 | Patrick Ogle | (Spitzer Science Center) |
116 | Yoko Okada | (ISAS/JAXA) |
117 | Takashi Onaka | (Univ. of Tokyo) |
118 | Eve Ostriker | (University of Maryland) |
119 | Juergen Ott | (NRAO/Caltech) |
120 | Roberta Paladini | (SSC/Caltech) |
121 | Michael Pavel | (Boston University) |
122 | Els Peeters | (UWO / SETI) |
123 | Veli-Matti Pelkonen | (University of Helsinki) |
124 | Andreea Petric | (Spitzer Science Center) |
125 | Daniel Pfenniger | (Geneva Observatory) |
126 | Klaus Pontoppidan | (Caltech) |
127 | Troy Porter | (UC Santa Cruz) |
128 | Matthew Povich | (University of Wisconsin) |
129 | Solange Ramirez | (IPAC/Caltech) |
130 | Richard Rand | (University of New Mexico) |
131 | William Reach | (IPAC/Caltech) |
132 | Luisa Rebul | (Spitzer Science Center) |
133 | Jeonghee Rho | (Caltech / SSC) |
134 | Thomas Roellig | (NASA Ames Research Center) |
135 | Paul Ruffle | (NRAO Green Bank) |
136 | Itsuki Sakon | (University of Tokyo) |
137 | Wilton Sanders | (NASA Headquarters) |
138 | Karin Sandstrom | (U. C. Berkeley) |
139 | Tsuyoshi Sawada | (Nobeyama Radio Obs.) |
140 | Scott Schnee | (CalTech) |
141 | Mathias Schultheis | (Observatoire de Besancon) |
142 | Norbert Schulz | (MIT) |
143 | Arnold Schwartz | (Caltech) |
144 | Nick Scoville | (Caltech) |
145 | Kristen Sellgren | (Ohio State) |
146 | Sachindev Shenoy | (SSC - Caltech) |
147 | Kartik Sheth | (SSC / Caltech) |
148 | Michael Shull | (University of Colorado) |
149 | Bruce Sibthorpe | (UKATC/Cardiff University) |
150 | Joshua Simon | (Caltech) |
151 | Janet Simpson | (SETI Institute) |
152 | Gregory C. Sloan | (Cornell) |
153 | Henrik Spoon | (Cornell) |
154 | Gordon Squires | (Caltech/SSC) |
155 | Gordon Stacey | (Cornell University) |
156 | Letizia Stanghellini | (NOAO) |
157 | Karl Stapelfeldt | (JPL / Caltech) |
158 | Bringfried Stecklum | (Thuringian State Observ.) |
159 | Susan Stolovy | (Caltech/SSC) |
160 | Lisa Storrie-Lombardi | (Spitzer Science Center) |
161 | Amelia Stutz | (Univ. of Arizona) |
162 | Toyoaki Suzuki | (ISAS/JAXA) |
163 | Achim Tappe | (Harvard-Smithonian CfA) |
164 | Elizabeth Tasker | (University of Florida) |
165 | Pasquale Temi | (NASA - Ames) |
166 | Susan Terebey | (Cal State Los Angeles) |
167 | Timothy Thompson | (JPL) |
168 | Xander Tielens | (NASA Ames Research Ctr) |
169 | Matthew Truch | (UPenn) |
170 | Thangasamy Velusamy | (JPL(Caltech)) |
171 | Liesbeth Vermaas | (Leiden Observatory) |
172 | Stuart Vogel | (University of Maryland) |
173 | Christopher De Vries | (CSU Stanislaus) |
174 | Rene Walterbos | (New Mexico State Univ.) |
175 | Zhong Wang | (SAO) |
176 | Michael Werner | (JPL/Spitzer) |
177 | Barbara Whitney | (Space Science Institute) |
178 | O. Ivy Wong | (Yale University) |
179 | Ronin Wu | (New York University) |
180 | Yanling Wu | (Cornell University) |
181 | Ted Wyder | (Caltech) |
182 | Erick Young | (University of Arizona) |
183 | Lisa Young | (New Mexico Tech) |
184 | Yuan Yuan | (Johns Hopkins University) |
185 | Svitlana Zhukovska | (ITA, Heidelberg) |
186 | Albert Zijlstra | (University of Manchester) |
19 Oct 2007 | Final Registration and Abstract Submission deadline for prospective talks. |
2 Nov 2007 | Cutoff Date for Hilton Hotel Reservations |
5 Nov 2007 | Presenters Notified by SOC/LOC. |
21 Nov 2007 | Final Registration and Abstract Submission deadline for posters. |
2 Dec 2007 | Conference Begins (On-site Registration Available) |
15 February 2008 | Conference Proceedings submissions due. |
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