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Fifth Workshop on
‘Titan Chemistry – Observations,
Experiments, Computations, and Modeling’
Saturn’s moon Titan is the only solar system body besides Earth and Venus with a thick atmosphere and solid surface and is widely considered as a natural laboratory on the planetary scale to understand the prebiotic chemistry on proto-Earth. The Cassini-Huygens mission to Titan has opened a new chapter in Solar System exploration and extraterrestrial atmospheric chemistry. On January 14, 2005, the Huygens probe successfully descended through the atmosphere of Titan and safely landed on its surface. An extraordinary new world has been unveiled. The scientific data obtained by the Huygens experiments and by the Cassini Orbiter - currently being archived and analyzed – are far from being understood.
This workshop is
part of the NSF-Collaborative Research in Chemistry (CRC) Network
"Chemistry of Unsaturated Hydrocarbons in Titan's Atmosphere” and
the fifth in a series of annual meetings aimed to better understand the
hydrocarbon chemistry taking place in the atmosphere and on the surface of
Titan. It brings together atmospheric modelers, astronomical observers, mission
specialists, planetary scientists, physical chemists (dynamics,
kinetics, photochemistry), theoreticians (electronic structure, dynamics
calculations), astrobiologists, and organic chemists. By focusing on the
interplay between observational & mission data, modeling, and fundamental
investigations of the underlying chemical reactions and photochemical
processes, we also seek emerging generalized concepts on the chemical processing
of hydrocarbon-rich atmospheres of planets and their moons in the Solar System.
By exploring the current boundaries of planetary science and chemical knowledge,
we can more effectively design new laboratory experiments under well-defined
conditions (and recommend promising directions for further observational
searches) and upcoming Solar System missions to resolve hitherto unanswered
aspects of molecular synthesis in our Solar System.
The workshop
features invited (45 min) as well as contributed talks (30 min) including a mix
of observation, experiments (ion and neutral chemistry; gas phase and condensed
phase), theory, and modeling.
Accommodation:
The workshop will take place in the Sheraton Kauai starting with a reception
and registration on April 11, 2011, at 6 pm. The hotel allocated a block of
rooms for workshop participants. These rooms can be directly booked by faxing
the room
reservation form to Sheraton Kauai.
Transportation:
Various airlines offer non-stop flights from SFO and LAX to Lihue (LIH). The
conference location is a 30 minutes drive from the airport.
Registration: The
registration deadline is March11, 2011 (registration form).
Abstract: Please
email your abstract as a pdf file to ralfk@hawaii.edu by February 1, 2011 (abstract form).
For additional
questions, please email to ralfk@hawaiii.edu
We are looking forward to seeing
you on
Time |
Tuesday, April 12 |
Wednesday, April 13 |
Thursday, April 14 |
7:00-8:00 |
Breakfast |
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Presiding |
Ralf Kaiser |
Alex Mebel |
Ruth Signorell |
8:00-8:45 |
Thomas Orlando (I6) |
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8:45-9:15 |
David Osborn (C14) |
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9:15-10:00 |
Ralk Kaiser (I7) |
Ian Sims (I12) |
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10:00-10:15 |
Break |
Break |
Break |
Presiding |
Thom Orlando |
Sebastian Le Picard |
Nathalie Carrasco |
10:15-10:45 |
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10:45-11.30 |
Mark Smith (I3) |
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11:30-12:00 |
Sarah Hoerst (C16) |
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12:00-1:00 |
Lunch |
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1:00-5:00 |
Scientific Discussion |
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5:00-6:00 |
Dinner |
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Presiding |
Ian Sims |
Gianfranco Vidali |
Kevin Wilson |
6:00-6:30 |
Ludovic Biennier (C4) |
Xu Zhang (C17) |
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6:30-7:15 |
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7:15-7:45 |
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7:45-8:00 |
Break |
Break |
Break |
Presiding |
Arthur Suits |
Yuk Yung |
Mark Smith |
8:00-8:45 |
Arthur Suits (I10) |
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8:45-9:15 |
Veronique Vuitton (I16) |
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9:15-9:45 |
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