RAS Astrophysical Chemistry Group Meeting

23rd-24th May 2016

Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, University of Manchester

Astrochemistry on Small Scales:

The Astrophysical Chemistry Group is pleased to announce that its Annual Meeting will be held at the Jodrell Bank Centre of Astrophysics, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester on 23-24 May 2016. The meeting, on the topic of ‘Astrochemistry on Small Scales’, will also incorporate the Annual General Meeting of the ApChem Group which will be held at 5pm on Monday 23 May.

The completion of the ALMA interferometer, the availability of high-resolution infrared spectrographs on 8m telescopes, the cutting edge capabilities of e-MERLIN, the recent Rosetta mission to Comet 67/P CG, and future planned missions to detect exoplanet atmospheres have revolutionised our ability to study astrochemistry on small spatial scales. We can now study the chemical composition of, for example, moons in the outer Solar System, protoplanetary disks, and dust-forming zones of evolved stars and look for commonalities and differences between Solar System and interstellar chemistries. The aim of this meeting is to present recent observational, experimental, and theoretical results that will enable us to better understand the fundamental physics and chemistry of planets and stars and the material out of which they form.

Invited speakers include:

This joint RSC/RAS meeting will consist of invited and contributed talks and poster presentations. In particular, we wish to encourage early-career researchers (PDRAs and PhD students) to take the opportunity to inform the UK community – a very friendly bunch! – of their work and research plans.

The registration fee is £30 which will cover tea/coffee and lunches. A conference dinner will be organised at a local, likely Indian, restaurant with individuals covering their own costs.

Bursaries for early career researchers will be available. However, researchers have to present a talk to qualify.

We look forward to seeing you in Manchester.

Tom Millar (chair)
Anthony Meijer (Secretary)
Nigel Mason (Treasurer)

Registration:

Registration deadline is 13th May.

A conference fee of £30.00 (GBP) is payable to the treasurer on arrival at the meeting.

Title:

First Name:

Surname:

Institution:

e-mail:

Would you like to give a Talk or a Poster at the meeting?

Talk: No Yes

Poster*: No Yes

If so please provide the following:

Talk/Poster title:

Talk/Poster abstract:

*(Poster sizes of A0 or A1 recommended).

Food preferences:

Lunch and coffees will be provided, including vegetarian and halal options:

Please let us know of any additional food requirements:


There will be a conference dinner on the night of the 23rd, venue TBD.
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Agenda:

May 23rd - Day 1
May 24th - Day 2

Local information:

Location:

The workshop will take place at Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics located at the University of Manchester, 3.136 (3rd floor) in the Alan Turing Building.
Directions to the Alan Turing Building can be found here. (Please note this is central Manchester NOT Jodrell Bank Observatory.

Getting to JBCA:

The University is located close to Manchester city centre. Frequent trains travel from the rest of the UK to Manchester Piccadilly Station. Manchester Airport is about 20 km away and is accessible by a 15-30 minute train journey. Additional travel information is available from the University of Manchester maps and travel webpage.

The Alan Turing Building is on Upper Brook Street between Booth Street East and Brunswick Street. On the university's interactive map, it is building number 46. The building is about a 20 minute walk from Manchester Piccadilly Station. A taxi from the station to the building takes 5-10 minutes and costs less than £5. The entrance to the building is on the southern side of the central block of the building. Upon entering the building, the lifts and stairs are to the right.