Scientific Program

Week 1 · July 20–24, 2026

Local Universe: Metallicities, Chemical Abundances & the ISM

L Long talk (30–40 min) S Short talk (15–20 min)
TimeSpeaker / SessionTitle
08:00–09:30Breakfast
09:00–09:30Registration
09:30–10:00Opening Ceremony
10:00–11:00Chair: D. Mayya
LCésar EstebanThe Strength of the Subtle: Stories of Weak Emission Lines
SF. Fabián Rosales-OrtegaThe DESIRED strong-line calibrations: New empirical metallicity relations for the local and high-redshift universe
11:00–11:30Coffee Break
11:30–13:00Chair: S. Flury
LMaialen Orte-GarcíaThe impact of physical conditions on oxygen abundance determination in the Orion nebula
LAvinash ChandrakumarAges of the resolved stellar populations inside the JWST/MIRI bubbles in NGC 628
SKevin Ulises Martínez VieyraStar Clusters in Sub-Solar Metallicity Environments in the Nearby Universe
13:00–14:00Discussion Session
14:00–16:00Lunch
16:00–18:00Working Groups
19:30–20:30Dinner
TimeSpeaker / SessionTitle
08:00–09:30Breakfast
09:30–11:00Chair: J. E. Méndez-Delgado
LSophia FluryExploring Feedback in H II Regions with Line Profile Kinematics
LWilliam HenneyThe dynamic architecture of H II regions
SJosé Fernando Valencia HernándezSpectroscopical characterization of the diffuse ionised gas
11:00–11:30Coffee Break
11:30–13:00Chair: J. García Rojas
LChristophe MorissetWhat can be done (and can not) with IFUs observations
LSandra Zamora ArenalWhen Metallicity Breaks the Rules: Insights from the High-Metallicity Frontier
SGuillermo Fernando Romero CruzEvidence for recent star formation in the inner halo of M82 using AGB stars in the JWST images
13:00–14:00Discussion Session
14:00–16:00Lunch
16:00–18:00Working Groups
19:30–20:30Dinner
TimeSpeaker / SessionTitle
08:00–09:30Breakfast
09:30–11:00Chair: S. Zamora
LJosé Eduardo Méndez DelgadoThe electron-density bias in star-forming regions and galaxies
LJuan Antonio Fernandez OntiverosInfrared spectroscopic tracers for chemical evolution studies: insights from nearby galaxies
SLesly Corin Castañeda CarlosMultiscale analysis of the physical and chemical properties of the ISM in the LMC with the LVM
11:00–11:30Coffee Break
11:30–13:00Chair: C. Morisset
LMónica RodríguezChemical abundances in planetary nebulae and H II regions
LJorge García RojasIntegral Field Spectroscopy of Planetary Nebulae: From Chemical Abundances to Low ionization structures
SRogelio Orozco-DuarteSDSS-V LVM: Revealing the Physical and Chemical Structure of the Helix Nebula
13:00–14:00Discussion Session
14:00–16:00Lunch
16:00–18:00Working Groups
19:30–20:30Dinner
TimeSpeaker / SessionTitle
08:00–09:30Breakfast
09:30–11:00Chair: M. Orte-García
LJosé VílchezIonization and metallicity of extreme star-forming galaxies. HeII emitters and beyond
LEnrique Pérez-MonteroHII-CHI-mistry: Reconciling models and the direct method in chemical abundances
SOmar Espíndola CamachoStudy of the HII region luminosity function using integral field spectroscopy
11:00–11:30Coffee Break
11:30–12:30Chair: R. Amorín
LDivakara MayyaMetallicity of the fossil stellar disks of nearby galaxies using red giant stars in the JWST images
SMiguel Angel López SantamaríaSpectroscopic study of globular and fuzzy clusters in NGC 1023 and M81
12:30Official Workshop Photo
12:30–18:30Free Afternoon (lunch at INAOE for those who stay)
17:30–18:30Public Talk — Dra. Karla Arellano Córdova
Centro de Estudios de Física del Cosmos de Aragón (CEFCA)
"La receta química del Universo: un viaje desde la Vía Láctea hasta las primeras galaxias, a través de su luz”
📍 San Pedro Museo de Arte, 4 Norte 203, Centro Histórico, Puebla
19:30Conference Dinner Week 1 — Casa Barroca
📍 Av 7 Ote 205, Centro, Puebla
TimeSpeaker / SessionTitle
08:30–10:00Breakfast
10:00–11:00Chair: A. L. González Morán
LMin YunISM, SF, and Environment of the Nearest Galaxies
SPaola Dominguez FernandezThe non-thermal environment of galaxy clusters
11:00–11:30Coffee Break
11:30–12:30Chair: C. Esteban
12:30–13:00LDivakara MayyaSummary of Week 1
14:00–16:00Lunch
16:00–18:00Free Afternoon
19:30–20:30Dinner
Week 2 · July 27–31, 2026

High-Redshift Environments: ISM Evolution at Early Cosmic Times

L Long talk (30–40 min)S Short talk (15–20 min)
TimeSpeaker / SessionTitle
08:00–09:30Breakfast
09:00–09:30Registration
09:30–10:00Welcome and First Week Summary
10:00–11:30Chair: A. Montaña
LDavid HughesFar Infrared Cosmology — from IRAS to the Large Millimeter Telescope
LTom BakxThe day the Universe turned dark: Measuring the Rise and Fall of Cosmic Obscuration
11:30–12:00Coffee Break
12:00–13:30Chair: D. Mayya
LRicardo O. Amorín BarbieriNew insights on the chemical abundances, ISM properties, and the evolution of low-mass star-forming galaxies through cosmic time
SF. Fabián Rosales-OrtegaThe DESIRED strong-line calibrations: Are local metallicity diagnostics valid at high redshift?
SKarla Arellano-CórdovaThe chemical evolution of metals from nearby star-forming galaxies to the JWST era
13:30–14:00Discussion Session
14:00–16:00Lunch
16:00–18:00Working Groups
18:30Optional activity: Lucha Libre @ Puebla
19:30–20:30Dinner
TimeSpeaker / SessionTitle
08:00–09:30Breakfast
09:30–11:30Chair: J. Zavala
LJulie WardlowDisentangling the [CII] deficit: an ALMA survey of [CII] and [NII]205 in z~4.5 SMGs
LItziar AretxagaTolTEC surveys: an update on commissioning and projection for the Legacy Surveys
LMarianela Quirós RojasHARPAS: Understanding the population of Red-Herschel sources with ALMA
11:30–12:00Coffee Break
12:00–13:30Chair: F. Rosales-Ortega
SBingjie WangThe "Red" in Little Red Dots: Physical Constraints on Their Origin
LSandra Zamora ArenalOut of Place: Evidence for an Off-Center Black Hole at z = 7.2
LAna Luisa González MoránStudying the physical properties of HII galaxies at high redshift with the JWST for their use in cosmology
13:30–14:00Discussion Session
14:00–16:00Lunch
16:00–18:00Working Groups
19:30–20:30Dinner
TimeSpeaker / SessionTitle
08:00–09:30Breakfast
09:30–11:30Chair: J. Wardlow
LSergio Martínez GonzálezBlue monsters, red monsters, and the bimodality of dust content in early galaxies across 6 ≤ z ≤ 14
LHiddo AlgeraDust formation and interstellar medium conditions in the early Universe with ALMA and JWST
SPedro CataldiThe dust attenuation scale relation in TNG50 simulation
11:30–12:00Coffee Break
12:00–13:30Chair: I. Aretxaga
LAldo Rodríguez-PueblaThe correlation between dark matter halos and galaxies across the time
SAraceli NavaGARDENS: Deep and Wide – Mock Surveys of the Millimeter Sky
LOmar López-CruzStar formation under the magnifying glass in a galaxy at z~3
13:30–14:00Discussion Session
14:00–16:00Lunch
16:00–18:00Working Groups
18:30–19:30Cultural Performance: San Andrés Cholula Folkloric Ballet
20:00–21:30Conference Dinner Week 2 @ INAOE (Party)
TimeSpeaker / SessionTitle
08:00–10:00Breakfast
10:00–11:30Working Groups
11:00–11:30Coffee Break (at Salón Guillermo Haro)
11:30–13:00Working Groups
13:00Official Workshop Photo
13:00–20:00Free Afternoon (lunch at INAOE for those who stay)
TimeSpeaker / SessionTitle
08:00–10:00Breakfast
10:00–11:00Chair: T. Bakx
LWei-Hao WangDeep 450 micron survey of the COSMOS field and followup studies
SJorge ZavalaSearching for Dusty Galaxies within the Epoch of Reionization
11:00–11:30Coffee Break
11:30–12:00Chair: B. Wang
LAldo BattaWhat is the longest gamma-ray burst that can be powered when an evolved star collapses?
12:00–12:30LItziar AretxagaSummary & Closing
12:30–14:00INAOE Tour
14:00–16:00Lunch
16:00–18:00Free Afternoon