MHD and Star Formation Workshop

June 18th, 2011

University of Michigan, Central Campus
1085 S. University Ave
#340 West Hall
Ann Arbor MI 48109

 

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

10:00 AM Daniele Galli:
Cosmic-ray Ionization in Magnetized Clouds

10:45 AM Marco Fatuzzo: (short talk)
Enhancement of Cosmic Ray Flux from Supernovae in Molecular Clouds

11:00 -- 11:30 :: Morning Coffee Break

11:30 AM Susana Lizano:
Stability of Magnetized Disks and Implications for Planet Formation

12:15 AM Shantanu Basu:
Magnetic Field Dissipation and Circumstellar Disk Formation

1:00 -- 2:30 PM :: LUNCH BREAK

2:30 PM Scott Gregory:
Predicting the Global Magnetic Topology of Forming Solar-like Stars from their Position in the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram

3:15 PM John Tobin:
Morphological Structure and Kinematics of Protostellar Envelopes

4:00 - 4:30 PM :: Afternoon Snack Break

4:30 PM Tom Megeath:
Is Star Formation Fast or Slow? Observational Constraints from Molecular Cloud Surveys

5:15 PM Fred Adams:
Summary and Discussion of the Workshop

6:00 -- 7:00 PM Break and Travel-to-the-pub

7:00 PM onward :: Workshop Dinner and continued Discussion Grizzly Peak Brewing Company; 120 W. Washington, Ann Arbor



 

 

Organizers

 

Workshop Secretary: Beth Demkowski