Star Formation Conference, Sexten, Italy, July 2017

First Announcement

We are pleased to announce the conference Linking Observations and Theory Across the Scales of Star Formation in Galaxies, to be held at the Sexten Center for Astrophysics (Sexten, Bozen, Italy) on 10-14 July 2017.

Sexten is a well known summer and winter sport resort, located in a branch of the Puster Valley in northern Italy, within the beautiful Dolomites mountains and nature park, which include the famous Drei Zinnen (Tre Cime di Lavaredo).

Further and updated information on deadlines and logistics will be available on the Conference website of the Sexten Center for Astrophysics: http://www.sexten-cfa.eu/en/conferences/2017/details/89-linking-observations-and-theory-across-the-scales-of-star-formation-in-galaxies.html

SCIENTIFIC RATIONALE

An outstanding issue in galaxy evolution is to understand star formation and its dependence on the environment within galaxies, on the scales of individual stars to those of kpc–size structures. In particular, we would like to determine the extent to which the physical conditions of both local and global environment are imprinted on the spatial distribution and clustering of young stars and gas, and affects the subsequent evolution of those structures. Significant progress on the characterization of the relationship between galactic environment and star formation is on the horizon in both observations and simulations, and has been aided by the recognition that key processes (e.g., stellar feedback) are inherently multi-scale in nature. The Legacy ExtraGalactic UV Survey (LEGUS) is an HST Treasury programs aimed at investigating these issues in nearby galaxies and is now close to completion. Thus, it is timely to bring together observers and theorists to report on the latest of these results and discuss key observational metrics that will best constrain models of both star formation and feedback.

We plan to have an introductory Session (0) with two reviews of various measurements of the spatial distributions of resolved stellar populations within galaxies and recent observational results, and 3 main sessions, devoted to the following topics:
  • Session (1): What factors determine the largest galactic scales on which star formation is coordinated/coherent? How might the characteristic maximal scale change with redshift? Can we use such a framework to understand large higher-z star forming clumps as well as their cousins in the local universe?
  • Session (2): Are there distinct modes of star formation that give rise to star clusters vs. the galactic "field"; to starburst galaxies vs. "normal" star forming galaxies?
  • Session (3): Star formation scaling relationships on different physical scales (nature of the KS law; measurement of SFRs, measurement of the stellar IMF)

CONFIRMED INVITED SPEAKERS

- Angela Adamo: Cluster evolution from the observational point of view
- Javier Ballesteros-Paredes: Upper IMF from the theoretical point of view
- Daniela Calzetti: The scaling laws of star formation across galaxies
- Clare Dobbs: Cluster formation theory, the dynamical point of view
- Bruce Elmegreen: Synthesis of the collaborative effort by the LEGUS from the theoretical point of view
- Karl Glazebrook: Local counterparts of high-z clumps
- Phil Hopkins: SF models on large scales and the connection to the S-K law
- Cliff Johnson: Cluster formation and evolution from PHAT
- Diederik Kruijssen: Cluster formation theory, the gas point of view
- Adam Leroy: The spatially-resolved scaling laws of star formation
- Kristen McQuinn: Spatially resolved SF histories
- Eve Ostriker: Feedback and cluster formation
- Amelie Saintonge: The properties of the cold gas in nearby and distant galaxies
- Valentina Tamburello: Simulations of clumpy SF
- David Thilker: Synthesis of the collaborative effort by the LEGUS team from the observational point of view

We do not plan to publish proceedings. The presentations will be posted on the Sexten Center for Astrophysics web page.

CONTACT: [email protected]

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION:
People interested in presenting a talk or a poster to the workshop should submit their abstract by email to [email protected] by 5:00 pm CET (Central European Time, Rome) by 24 February 2017. Abstracts submitted after the deadline will not be considered.

The abstracts will be evaluated by the SOC and the selected contributions will be communicated by 1 April 2017.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 1 June 2017

Registration Fee: 300 euros payable in cash at the conference or by bank transfer by 1 June 2017.

SOC:
Daniela Calzetti (co-chair)
Janice Lee (co-chair)
Monica Tosi (co-chair)
Angela Adamo
Michele Cignoni
Bruce Elmegreen
Jay Gallagher
Dimitrios Gouliermis
Kathryn Grasha
Phil Hopkins
Adam Leroy
Linda Smith
Daniel Weisz

LOC:
Francesca Annibali
Michele Cignoni
Elena Sacchi
Monica Tosi (chair)

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When

10 – 14 July 2017

Where

Sexten Center for Astrophysics (Sexten, Bozen, Italy)

More information

Linking the Scales of Star Formation in Galaxies