Astrochemistry - From Laboratory
Studies to Astronomical Observations
Pacifichem 2005 - Symposium 47
Honolulu, Hawai'i, December
18-20, 2005
Contents
The
formation of molecules in extraterrestrial
environments has fascinated scientists since the pioneering detection,
of CH and CN in interstellar space. We now know of about 130
species, ranging in complexity from diatomics such as molecular
hydrogen to polyatomics like the sugar glycolaldehyde,
benzene, and cyanopentaacetylene, which have been
identified as gas-phase constituents of extraterrestrial environments.
Nevertheless, many facets of the question "How do these molecules
arise?" remain unanswered or contentious. This symposium focuses on the
interdisciplinary field of astrochemistry, bringing together speakers
from the fields of laboratory astrochemistry (dynamics, kinetics, and
spectroscopy), astrochemical modeling (physicists), theoretical
astrochemistry (computational chemists), and observational
astrochemistry (astronomers). By focusing on the interplay between
observational data, kinetic modeling, and fundamental investigations of
the details of specific molecular processes, we seek also to evaluate
the emerging generalized concepts on the formation of astrochemically
important molecules on the molecular level. Furthermore, by exploring
the current boundaries of astrochemical knowledge, we can more
effectively design new laboratory experiments under well-defined
conditions (and recommend promising directions for further astronomical
searches) to resolve critical unanswered aspects of molecular synthesis
in
extraterrestrial space on the molecular level.
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Presentations
&
Proceedings
This symposium features invited (30 min) and contributed talks (20
min). In addition we
allocated time slots for poster
presentations. Registrations shall be submitted through
the Pacifichem
Webpage.
Proceedings
are published by the American Institute of Physics. Detailed
information on the submission process and
deadlines will be released at the Pacifichem Meeting. The list of
presenters (invited, contributed, poster) can be found here.
Organizers
Peter Bernath, Department of
Chemistry, University of Waterloo,
200
University Avenue West,
Canada. Email: bernath@uwaterloo.ca
Ralf
I.
Kaiser, Department of Chemistry, University
of Hawai’i
at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
96822, USA.
Email: kaiser@gold.chem.hawaii.edu
Alexander M.
Mebel, Florida InternationalUniversity,
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University Park, Miami, FL.
Email: mebela@fiu.edu
Young C. Minh, Korea
Astronomy Observatory, 61-1, Whaam, Yusong, Taejon
305-348, Republic of Korea,
Email: minh@trao.re.kr
Yoshihiro
Osamura, Department of Chemistry, Rikkyo
University, 3-34-1
Nishi-ikebukuro, Tokyo,
171-8501, Japan. Email:
osamura@rikkyo.jp
Simon
Petrie, Department of Chemistry, Australian
National University,Canberra
,
ACT
0200, Australia. Email:
spetrie@rsc.anu.edu.au
