Scientific Programme

Monday: Internal Dynamics of Compact Stellar Systems
 
08:40 - 09:00
Steffen Mieske
Welcome
 
09:00 - 09:30
Andres Jordan (k)
The observed mass function of globular clusters
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09:30 - 10:00
Bruce Elmegreen (k)
On the origin of the globular cluster mass function
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10:00 - 10:20
Paul Goudfrooij (c)
New clues to the evolution of the globular cluster mass function
PDF
10:20 - 10:40
Mark Gieles (c)
The mass-radius relation of hot stellar systems
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10:40 - 11:10
COFFEE
 
11:10 - 11:40
Søren Larsen (k) The observed mass function of young star clusters PDF
11:40 - 12:00
Jorge Penarrubia (i) Tidal disruption of globular clusters in dwarf galaxies PDF
12:00 - 12:20
Anna Lisa Varri (c) Tides, rotation, and anisotropy: new self-consistent nonspherical models for GCs PDF
12:20 - 12:40
Rory Smith & Michael Fellhauer (c)
Hierarchical merging - what makes a star cluster survive gas expulsion
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12:40 - 13:00
Linda Smith (c)
The Formation and Gas Dynamics of the Young SMC Clusters NGC 346 PDF
PPT
13:00 - 14:30 LUNCH

 
14:30 - 14:50
Andrea Stolte (i) Dynamics of young starburst clusters in the galactic centre and the spiral arms PDF
14:50 - 15:20 Riccardo Scarpa (k) Testing Newtonian dynamics with globular clusters  
15:20 - 15:40 Antonio Sollima (c) Velocity dispersion profiles of GCs: tidal effects, modified gravity and structural evolution PDF
15:40 - 16:10
COFFEE
 
16:10 - 16:40
Douglas Heggie (i)
Dynamic evolutionary modelling of globular star clusters
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16:40 - 17:00
Nate Bastian (i)
Dynamical masses and the fundamental plane of massive stellar clusters
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17:00 - 17:20
Richard Lane (c)
Velocity Dispersions of Galactic GCs Testing Gravity? PDF
17:20 - 17:40
Jay Strader (c)
Mass-to-Light ratios of globular clusters in the Local Group
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18:00
A walk in the park / informal discussion

 
Tuesday: Internal Dynamics of Dwarf Galaxies
 
09:00 - 09:30
Marla Geha (k)
Observations of ’ultra-faint’ dwarf spheroidal kinematics
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09:30 - 10:00
Matthew Walker (k)
Observations of ’classical’ dwarf spheroidal kinematics
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10:00 - 10:20
James Bullock (c)
Stealth galaxies and mass bias; the Milky Way dwarf spheroidal population
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10:20 - 10:40
Erik Tollerud (c)
Kinematics of faint M31 dSphs from the SPLASH Survey PDF
10:40 - 11:10
COFFEE
 
11:10 - 11:40
Pierre-Alain Duc (k)
Internal dynamics of tidal dwarf galaxies PDF
11:40 - 12:00
Gary Mamon (i)
Joint mass and anisotropy modeling of dwarf spheroidals PDF
12:00 - 12:20
Mark Wilkinson (i)
Dynamical modelling of dwarf spheroidals
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12:20 - 12:40
Stefano Pasetto (c) Orbit analysis of the dwarf galaxies with an application to Carina PDF
12:40 - 13:00
Simone Zaggia (c) The stellar kinematics of the Phoenix dwarf galaxy PDF
13:00 - 14:30
LUNCH
 
14:30 - 14:50 Ewa Lokas (i) The tidal stirring model and its application to the Sagittarius dwarf PDF
14:50 - 15:10 Mia Bovill (c)
Reionization Fossils, Ghost Halos and the Missing Bright Satellites PDF
15:10 - 15:30 Joe Wolf (i)  Implications for LCDM based on dynamic modeling of local group dSphs  
15:30 - 16:00
COFFEE
 
16:00 - 16:30 Pavel Kroupa (k) Local Group galaxies as critical tests of the contemporary cosmological model and its failure PDF
16:30 - 16:50
Marcel Pawlowski (c) The Disc of Satellites: The origin of counter-rotating tidal debris PDF
16:50 - 17:10
Gerhard Hensler (c)
Early evolution of Milky Way satellites in a LCDM universe
 
17:15 - 18:15
DISCUSSION I  (Chair: Mark Wilkinson)

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Wednesday: Black Holes in Low-Mass Stellar Systems
 
09:00 - 09:30
Jay Anderson (k)
HST proper motions at the centers of globular clusters
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PPT
09:30 - 10:00
Holger Baumgardt (k)
Dynamical evolution of star clusters containing massive black holes
 
10:00 - 10:20
Behrang Jalali (c)
Intermediate Mass Black hole in the star cluster Omega Centauri
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10:20 - 10:40
Nora Luetzgendorf (c)
Does the globular cluster NGC 6388 host an intermediate-mass black hole?
PDF
10:40 - 11:10
COFFEE
 
11:10 - 11:30
Eva Noyola (i) Dynamical search for IMBHs in galactic globular clusters
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11:30 - 11:50
Nadine Neumayer (i)
Nuclear star clusters and black holes PDF
12:00 - 13:00
POSTER SESSION
 
FREE AFTERNOON
 
Thursday I: Low-Mass Stellar Systems as Tracers
 
09:00 - 09:30
Patrick Cote (k)
The role of galaxy interactions in the formation and evolution of GC systems
 
09:30 - 10:00
Tom Richtler (k)
The dynamics of globular cluster systems
PDF
10:00 - 10:20
Diederik Kruijssen (c)
The formation and destruction of star cluster populations in galaxy mergers
PDF
10:20 - 10:40
Sarah Bird (c)
Distribution of globular clusters after a merger PDF
10:40 - 11:10
COFFEE
 
11:10 - 11:40
Andreas Kuepper (k)
Finding tidal tails of star clusters
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11:40 - 12:00
Florent Renaud (c)
Star clusters in complex tidal fields
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12:00 - 12:20
Ruben Sanchez-Janssen (c)
Globular cluster systems as tracers of environmental effects on Virgo early-type dwarfs
PDF
12:20 - 12:40
Aaron Romanowsky (c) The Origins of Globular Clusters and Ultra-compact Dwarfs around Massive Ellipticals PDF
PPT
12:40 - 13:00
Avon Huxor (i)
The accretion history of the halo of M31 as probed by its globular cluster population
PDF
PPT
13:00 - 14:30
LUNCH
 
14:30 - 14:50 Jean Brodie (c) The Two-Phase Paradigm for assembling galaxies and their globular cluster systems PDF
14:50 - 15:10 Vincenzo Pota (c) A survey of globular cluster kinematics in early-type galaxies PDF
15:10 - 15:30 Ingo Misgeld (c) Early-type stellar systems in nearby clusters PDF
15:30 - 16:00
COFFEE
 
Thursday II: The Dwarf Galaxy - Star Cluster Interface
 
16:00 - 16:30
Michael Hilker (k)
Internal dynamics of UCDs I
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PPT
16:30 - 16:50
Matthias Frank (c)
Internal dynamics of UCDs II
PDF
16:50 - 17:10
Claudia Bruens (c)
A parametric study on the formation of ECs and UCDs by merged star cluster complexes
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17:10 - 17:30 Mark Norris (c) The dynamics of field/group environment UCDs PDF
17:30 - 18:15
DISCUSSION II  (Chair: Steffen Mieske)

 
19:30 - 23:00 Conference Dinner  
Friday: The Dwarf Galaxy - Star Cluster Interface
 
09:00 - 09:20
Duncan Forbes (i)
The dwarf galaxy - Ultra Compact Dwarf - globular cluster connection
PDF
09:20 - 09:40
Gary da Costa (c)
Dynamics of the outskirts of Omega Centauri
PDF
09:40 - 10:00
Kristin Woodley (c)
Exploring the Globular-Cluster-Ultra-Compact Dwarf Transition
PDF
10:00 - 10:20
Paulina Assmann (c)
The formation of dwarf spheroidal galaxies
PDF
10:20 - 10:50
COFFEE
 
10:50 - 11:10
Jarrod Hurley (c) Models of faint galaxy production through star cluster evolution PDF
PPT
11:10 - 11:30
Iskren Georgiev (c) Spectroscopic analysis of nuclear and bright globular clusters in nearby dwarf galaxies PDF
11:30 - 11:50 Michelle Collins (c) Cold halos and extended clusters - the peculiarities of low mass systems in the outskirts of M31  
12:00 - 13:00 Gerard Gilmore CONFERENCE SUMMARY and FINAL DISCUSSION PDF