DISCO: Disks in Context

Traditionally, planet-forming disks were thought to evolve in isolation to form planetary systems like our Solar System. Recent studies, however, increasingly show that these disks instead evolve within complex and dynamic environments. External irradiation, infall of fresh material from surrounding clouds, and stellar flybys can significantly alter physical and compositional properties of these disks. This conference will bring together observational and theoretical perspectives to assess the current state of the field and identify the key open questions in understanding how environments shape planet-forming disks.

The registration on eventbrite is not yet open. The abstract submission has been already closed. For more information on the conference, visit sites.google.com/view/disksincontext. If you have any questions, please contact the organizing committee at [email protected].

Invited speakser:

• Jonathan Williams (University of Hawai'i, USA)
• Giovanni Rosotti (University of Milan, Italy)
• Aleksandra Kuznetsova (University of Connecticut, USA)
• Dominique Segura-Cox (University of Rochester, USA)
• Michael Küffmeier (Niels Bohr Institute, Denmark)
• Olivier Berne (Université de Toulouse, France)
• Nick Ballering (Space Science Institute, USA)
• Megan Reiter (Rice University, USA)
• Nicolas Cuello (Univ. Grenoble Alpes, France)

SOC:

• Aashish Gupta (University of Virginia, USA)
• Jane Huang (Columbia University, USA)
• Thomas J. Haworth (Queen Mary University of London, UK)
• Antonio Garufi (Istituto di Radioastronomia, INAF, Bologna, Italy)
• Ryan Boyden (University of Virginia, USA)
• Ryan Loomis (National Radio Astronomy Observatory, USA)
• Ilse Cleeves (University of Virginia, USA)

LOC:

• Aashish Gupta (University of Virginia, USA)
• Ryan Loomis (National Radio Astronomy Observatory, USA)
• Patrick Sheehan (National Radio Astronomy Observatory, USA)
• Ilse Cleeves (University of Virginia, USA)
• Ryan Boyden (University of Virginia, USA)
• Noshin Yesmin (University of Virginia, USA)
• Patrick Sheehan (National Radio Astronomy Observatory, USA)
• Rachel Gross (University of Virginia, USA)
• Beatrice Kulterer (University of Virginia, USA)
• Simran Kaur (University of Virginia, USA)
• Chun-Yen Hsu (University of Virginia, USA)
• Aayush Gautam (University of Virginia, USA)

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

National Radio Astronomy Observatory Offices, 520 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville, United States

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