Scientific Programme

 

Registration, Posters set up, Welcome cocktail: March 1 (Sunday) , 17:00-20:00 (ESO Office)

Program Overview (PDF)

Day 1, Monday 2 March 2015
08:00 - 09:00 Registration, posters set up
09:00 - 10:30 Welcome + keynote
(Eric Villard)
09:00 - 09:10
 Welcome by organizers
Eric Villard, Olivier Witasse
09:10 - 09:20
 Welcome by ALMA
Pierre Cox, ALMA Director
09:20 - 09:30
 Welcome by ESO
Claudio Melo, ESO Director of Science in Chile
09:30 - 10:30
 The Revolution in Space and Ground-based Astronomy for Planetary Science (keynote)
Michael Mumma
10:30 - 11:00
 Coffee  break
11:00 - 12:30 Science session 1: Giant planet atmospheres
(Bryan Butler)
11:00 - 11:30
 Dynamics, Composition and Chemistry of the Giant Planets (invited)
Leigh Fletcher
11:30 - 11:45 Longitude-resolved VLA Radio Maps of Jupiter
Imke de Pater
11:45 - 12:00 The deep cloud structure of Jovian planets derived from 5-micron spectra
Gordon Bjoraker
12:00 - 12:15 Long-term Observations of Jovian Mid-Infrared Aurora, Hydrocarbon Abundances and Temperature: Ground-based and Space based Comparison
Theodor Kostiuk
12:15 - 12:30 Highlight of posters
12:30 - 14:00
 Lunch (on site) + poster session
14:00 - 15:30
 Facility session 1
(Martin Cordiner)
14:00 - 14:20 ALMA capabilities for Planetary Sciences
Eric Villard
14:20 - 14:50 The Submillimeter Observatories on Mauna Kea: SMA, JCMT, & CSO (invited talk)
Mark Gurwell
14:50 - 15:10 Planetary science with balloons (invited talk)
Eliot Young
15:10 - 15:30 Terrestrial planets: Mars Express, Venus Express, Exomars TGO
Olivier Witasse
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee  break
16:00 - 18:00
 Panel discussion
Day 2, Tuesday 3 March 2015
09:00 - 10:30
 Science session 2: Atmospheres of terrestrial planets and moons
(Olivier Witasse)
09:00 - 09:30 Jointly Exploring Terrestrial planets using Space and Ground-based observatories: JWST, ExoMars, ELT, TMT, ALMA (invited talk)
Geronimo Villanueva
09:30 - 09:45 Space-based (VEx/VIRTIS) and ground-based (CFHT/ESPaDOnS) simultaneous observations of Venus' cloud tops wind circulation regimes. Consistency, complementarity and cross-validation of the Doppler
Pedro Machado
09:45 - 10:00 Gravity waves modelization in the upper atmosphere of Venus
Alessandra Migliorini
10:00 - 10:15 Comparison of the thermal structure of Venus' mesosphere retrieved by submillimeter ground-based observations with ALMA and by stellar occultations with SPICAV/Venus Express
Arianna Piccialli
10:15 - 10:30 Synergistic Planetary Science with the JCMT and ALMA: Applications to Venus
Brad Sandor
10:30 - 11:00
 Coffee break
11:00 - 12:30
 Science session 3: Atmospheres of terrestrial planets and moons
(Theodor Kostiuk)
11:00 - 11:30 Upper Atmospheric Studies of Terrestrial Planets (invited talk)
Tom Slanger
11:30 - 11:45 Diurnal Variation of Isotope Ratios in Mars Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
Timothy Livengood
11:45 - 12:00 Probing Titan's atmospheric chemistry and dynamics: Cassini/ALMA synergy
Martin Cordiner
12:00 - 12:15 Constraining the volcanic contribution to Io's atmosphere with ALMA maps
Arielle Moullet
12:15 - 12:30 Investigating variability in Io's volcanic activity and surface frosts
Katherine de Kleer
12:30 - 14:00
 Lunch (on site) + poster session
14:00 - 15:30
 Facility session 2
(Imke de Pater)
14:00 - 14:30 The Very Large Array, Very Long Baseline Array, and Green Bank Telescope
Bryan Butler
14:30 - 14:50 Between ground and space: Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (invited talk)
Bill Reach
14:50 - 15:20 Ground-Based Support of Past and Future Missions: Galileo, Cassini and Juno (invited talk)
Glenn Orton
15:20 - 15:40 The Deep Space Network: A Science Instrument Linking Ground and Space
Joseph Lazio
15:40 - 16:10
 Coffee break
16:10 - 18:00
 Panel discussion
Day 3, Wednesday 4 March 2015
09:00 - 10:30
 Science session 4: Asteroids, TNOs, comets
(Arielle Moullet)
09:00 - 09:30 Surface Composition of Asteroids (invited talk)
Cristina Thomas
09:30 - 09:45 Radar observations of asteroids and mission support
Lance Benner
09:45 - 10:00 Low and High Albedo Jovian Trojans and Hildas: A similar or different  origin?
Michael Marsset
10:00 - 10:15 Rings in Chariklo, Chiron, and where else?
Rene Duffard
10:15 - 10:30 Particle size in Chariklo's wider ring
Margaret Pan
10:30 - 11:00
 Coffee break
11:00 - 12:15
 Science session 5: Asteroids, TNOs, comets
(Rita Schulz)
11:00 - 11:30 Trans-Neptunian Objects : recent Advances, Synergy from ground and space-based observations, and Perspectives (invited talk)
Miriam Rengel
11:30 - 11:45 Synergy of occultation and thermal infrared measurements of trans-neptunian objects
Csaba Kiss
11:45 - 12:00 Stellar occultations by Trans-neptunian objects
Jose L. Ortiz
12:00 - 12:15 Volatile Abundances in Comets using IR Spectroscopy: Current Status and Future Observational Prospects
Michael DiSanti
12:15 - 13:45
 Lunch (on site) + poster session
13:45 - 15:05
 Facility session 3
(Katherine de Kleer)
13:45 - 14:15 VLT, Gemini, Keck
Christophe Dumas
14:15 - 14:45 The NASA Infrared Telescope Facility: Current and Future Plans (invited talk)
Alan Tokunaga
14:45 - 15:05 The Rosetta Mission – How to Explore Solar System Formation (invited talk)
Rita Schulz
15:05 - 24:00
 Social event
  Coordination between space agencies and national observatories
Kelly Fast, Rita Schulz
Day 4, Thursday 5 March 2015
10:00 - 10:45
 Science session 6: Exoplanets
(Claudio Melo)
10:00 - 10:15 The solar system planets as templates for exoplanet characterization
Enric Palle
10:15 - 10:30 Exocomets: a new chapter for planetary science in the ALMA era
Luca Matrà
10:30 - 10:45 About the possibility to study different stages of planet formation with ground and space observations
Olga Zakhozhay
10:45 - 11:15
 Coffee break
11:15 - 12:00 Science session 7: Ground support
(Joseph Lazio)
11:15 - 11:30 EPN2020-RI - NA1 Innovation through Science Networking": Supporting synergies between ground-based observations and space missions"
Manuel Scherf
11:30 - 11:45 The role of high angular resolution in support of spacecraft missions
Albert Conrad
11:45 - 13:30
 Lunch (on site) + poster session
13:30 - 15:00
 Facility session 4
(Stefanie Milam)
13:30 - 14:00 Solar System science at millimetre wavelengths with IRAM 30m and PdBI/NOEMA instruments (invited talk)
Jeremie Boissier
14:00 - 14:30 Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes: Tools for Solar System Exploration (invited talk)
John Stansberry
14:30 - 15:00 New Horizons mission
Will Grundy
15:00 - 15:15
 Coffee break
15:15 - 16:45
 Panel discussion
16:45 - 17:15
 Workshop summary
Michael Mumma
17:15 - 17:30 Conclusion
Eric Villard and Olivier Witasse

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