Observations and Modeling of Circumstellar Disks
A Workshop in Memory of Paola D'Alessio
30th June-11th July
Observations and Modeling of Circumstellar Disks
A Workshop in Memory of Paola D'Alessio
30th June-11th July
Motivation and goals:
It is indeed an honor to organize the GH2014 Workshop dedicated to the memory of one of the world leaders in disk modeling: Paola D'Alessio. In spite of her young age, Paola left a profound impact in the study of protostellar and protoplanetary disks. Her models are among the most physically realistic to describe in detail the observational properties of circumstellar disks.
The proposed workshop will gather experts in the field of stellar disks from a number of groups worldwide and discuss on the current status and future perspective of the observations and modeling of circumstellar material in several astrophysical scenarios: from young proto-planetary disks to debris disks around mature stars. Timeliness of the event is patent by the disclosure of the outstanding results being obtained by several space missions, Herschel in particular. Moreover, 2014 marks the conclusion of, perhaps, the most ambitious cold debris survey conducted by a ground based facility: the SONS legacy survey on the JCMT.
The Gran Telescopio Milimetrico-Alfonso Serrano/Large Millimeter Telescope-Alfonso Serrano (GTM/LMT) is expected to have an enormous impact in the proposed astrophysical topics. By the time of the workshop, the LMT will have already completed the cycle-2 of its Early Science Phase. We foresee that in years to come, in particular, once the 50m dish is completed (2016), a number of primordial, proto-planetary, and cold debris disks will have been investigated with the LMT, and eventually contribute to the understanding of their formation and evolution. Other current and proposed facilities such as ALMA and CCAT will naturally complement, with exquisite resolution and wavelength coverage, the capabilities of the LMT.
The workshop, therefore, represents a valuable opportunity to discuss pioneering works and new results in the framework of the state-of-the-art theoretical modeling, with special emphasis on resolved sources. The event will enhance incipient collaborations among the participants and will certainly trigger new ones. In view of the known interest of several groups in Mexico, we also consider GH2014 an excellent opportunity to also gather graduate students who are attracted and motivated to make their debut in the selected fields.
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