[meteorite-list] International Conference: Cometary Dust In Astrophysics

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:52:22 2004
Message-ID: <200208250521.WAA27871_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

http://stardust.wustl.edu/CDA.html

First Announcement

Cometary Dust In Astrophysics

The collection of dust from comet Wild 2 by the Stardust spacecraft
promises to connect a range of scientific disciplines concerned with
the origin and evolution of stars, the Solar System and interstellar
matter. The international conference Cometary Dust in Astrophysics
will bring together researchers from these fields in an international
meeting in August of 2003, four months prior to cometary encounter.
The purpose of the meeting will be the integration of astrophysical
observations of comets and cosmic dust with laboratory analyses
of interplanetary dust, stardust and meteorites. Special emphasis
will be given to discussing the expected scienfific impact of
returned comet samples. The meeting will include a mixture of invited
and contributed talks.

Potential Topics Inlude

The nature, origin, and evolution of organic matter in the ISM and comets
The origin of crystalline silicates in comets
The lifecycle of interstellar dust
Interstellar dust and organic compounds in interplanetary dust,
meteorites, and comets

Location and Date: Crystal Mountain, Washington State, USA August 10-14, 2003

Further Information: stardust.wustl.edu/CDA.html

Scientific Organizing Committee

   Donald Brownlee
   John Bradley
   Lindsay Keller
   Martha Hanner
   Scott Messenger
   Scott Sanford
   Rens Waters
   Robert Walker
Received on Sun 25 Aug 2002 01:21:07 AM PDT