Towards the Comprehensive Characterization of Exoplanets: Science at the Interface of Multiple Measurement Techniques
About Event
Location
Virtual
Time
11:00 AM - 3:30 PM EDT
Contact Information
Description
The Space Telescope Science Institute is excited to host the 2021 STScI Spring Symposium, “Towards the Comprehensive Characterization of Exoplanets: Science at the Interface of Multiple Measurement Techniques” occurring Monday, April 19 through Friday, April 23. 2021. The symposium will be held virtually and will include invited reviews and regular/short contributed talks and posters selected from abstract submissions.
The field of exoplanets has grown considerably over recent years, with more than 4000 exoplanets detected to date. In consonance, the characterization of exoplanets has become an increasingly important aspect of the field, to understand the diversity of these objects and answer fundamental astrophysical questions about their composition, structure, formation, and evolution. Beyond isolated detection methods, we are now facing a new paradigm in exoplanet science where we must consolidate resources and combine observational methods to probe different physical characteristics and understand the true nature of these planets.
The symposium will bring the community together to enable collaborations between diverse exoplanet sub-fields, in observation, theory, and instrumentation. We will share our current capabilities in combining different detection and characterization techniques and address the needs and wants of the exoplanet community as we work towards closing the gaps towards a more complete understanding of exoplanets.
This symposium will address these scientific questions:
- How do we combine techniques to have a more complete census of exoplanets?
- Which sets of observed quantities best enable holistic planetary characterization?
- How do observed architectures of exoplanet systems compare to the Solar System?
- How atmospheric chemistry of exoplanets correlates with the physical properties and compositions of their host stars?
- How do planets form and evolve?
- What are the emerging areas in exoplanet science?
Notes
There is no registration fee to attend the symposium.
All the symposium talks will be live-streamed on Facebook each day. You may join the virtual symposium at the link listed below.
https://www.facebook.com/STScILiveScienceEvents
Questions? Please contact us via symposium mailbox: SS2021@stsci.edu.
Important Dates
| January 4 | Registration Opens |
| February 1 | Abstract Submission Deadline |
| February 22 | Abstract Notifications Sent |
| March 19 | Registration Closes |
Accordion
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Emily Rickman, Chair (European Space Agency/Space Telescope Science Institute)
John Debes (Space Telescope Science Institute)
Néstor Espinoza (Space Telescope Science Institute)
Julien Girard (Space Telescope Science Institute)
Dean Hines (Space Telescope Science Institute)
Mark S. Marley (NASA Ames Research Center)
Caroline Morley (University of Texas - Austin)
Susan Mullally (Space Telescope Science Institute)
Nikolay Nikolov (Space Telescope Science Institute)
Marshall Perrin (Space Telescope Science Institute)
Laurent Pueyo (Space Telescope Science Institute)
Elisa V. Quintana (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)
Arpita Roy (Space Telescope Science Institute)
Kimberly Ward-Duong (Space Telescope Science Institute) -
Jessie Christiansen (Caltech/IPAC-NASA Exoplanet Science Institute)
Knicole Colon (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)
Laura Kreidberg (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg)
Mathias Nowak (Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge)
Christopher Stark (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) -
Date Event Time Monday, April 19, 2021 Symposium 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. EDT Tuesday, April 20, 2021 Symposium 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. EDT Wednesday, April 21, 2021 Symposium 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. EDT Thursday, April 22, 2021 Symposium 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. EDT Friday, April 23, 2021 Symposium 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. EDT For further details, see the Symposium Program.