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Origins of Solar Systems

Gordon Research Conference

June 13 - 18, 1999
Chair Alan P. Boss
Vice Chair David J. Stevenson

Conference Program

Sunday, June 13, 1999
2:00 pm -- 11:00 pmRegistration and Check-in
(closed for dinner 6:00 pm -- 7:00 pm)
7:30 pm -- 9:30 pmEvening Session 1. EXTRASOLAR PLANET DETECTION
Bill CochranDiscussion leader
Michel MayorLow mass companions to solar-type stars
Paul ButlerRadial velocity detections of extrasolar planets
Monday, June 14, 1999
9:00 am -- 10:00 amMorning Session 2. SOLAR SYSTEM CONSTRAINTS
Pat CassenDiscussion leader
John WassonOrigin of oxygen isotope heterogeneity
10:00 am -- 10:30 amCoffee break
10:30 am -- 12:30 pmContinuation of Session 2
Frank ShuChondrules, refractory inclusions, and the x-wind model
J. GoswamiShort-lived radioactivities and solar system formation
5:00 pm -- 6:00 pmPoster Session 1.
7:30 pm -- 9:30 pmEvening Session 3. DEBRIS DISKS AND THE KUIPER BELT
Paul KalasDiscussion leader
Vince ManningsDebris disks around main-sequence stars
Martin DuncanKuiper Belt objects: detection and evolution
9:30 pm -- 10:30 pmPub Session 1.
Tuesday, June 15, 1999
8:30 am -- 8:45 amGroup Photograph
9:00 am -- 10:00 amMorning Session 4. PLANET FORMATION BY COLLISIONAL ACCUMULATION
Al CameronDiscussion leader
Steve KortenkampTerrestrial planet formation
10:00 am -- 10:30 amCoffee break
10:30 am -- 12:30 pmContinuation of Session 4.
Robin CanupAccumulation of the Moon
Peter BodenheimerGiant planet formation by core accretion
5:00 pm -- 6:00 pmPoster Session 2.
7:30 pm -- 9:30 pmEvening Session 5. BROWN DWARFS
Chris BurrowsDiscussion leader
Eduardo MartinBrown dwarfs and the lithium test
David GolimowskiGliese 229 B and the role of HST
Wednesday, June 16, 1999
9:00 am -- 10:00 amMorning Session 6. GIANT PLANETS
David StevensonDiscussion leader
Tristan GuillotGiant planet interiors
10:00 am -- 10:30 amCoffee break
10:30 am -- 12:30 pmContinuation of Session 6.
Mark MarleyAtmospheres of giant planets and brown dwarfs
AllBusiness meeting
5:00 pm -- 6:00 pmPoster Session 3.
7:30 pm -- 9:30 pmEvening Session 7. ORBITAL MIGRATION
David TrillingDiscussion leader
Bill WardPlanet-disk interactions
Stu WeidenschillingPlanet-planet scattering
Thursday, June 17, 1999
9:00 am -- 10:00 amMorning Session 8. PROTOPLANETARY DISKS AND GASEOUS PROTOPLANETS
Fred AdamsDiscussion leader
Luis RodriguezInterferometric observations of protoplanetary disks
10:00 am -- 10:30 amCoffee break
10:30 am -- 12:30 pmContinuation of Session 8.
Andy NelsonGravitationally unstable disks and fragmentation
Susan TerebeyTMR-1C: new extrasolar giant planet or interloper?
5:00 pm -- 6:00 pmPoster Session 4.
7:30 pm -- 9:30 pmEvening Session 9. FUTURE DETECTIONS
Andy BodenDiscussion leader
David BennettGravitational microlensing and photometric detection
Chas BeichmanInterferometric detection of extrasolar planets
9:30 pm -- 9:45 pmConference Evaluation
Friday, June 18, 1999
Conference ends
Buses to Boston's Logan Airport depart after breakfast

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