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February 23-29, 2020

at Biosphere 2 Conference Center in Arizona

ITAMP, 60 Garden St., Cambridge, MA 02138 Tel. 617 495-9524

B2, 32540 S. Biosphere Road, Oracle Arizona 85623 Tel. 520 838-6200

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ITAMP Winter Graduate Schoolon Atomic, Molecular and

Optical Physics:

Astrochemistry

Welcome to the 9th ITAMP/B2 Institute Winter Graduate School on Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics. This year's program focuses on Astrochemistry. We are delighted to have researchers who are undisputed world leaders in this field and outstanding teachers. We are grateful for their willingness to invest the considerable amount of time required to prepare and present their lectures.

Our primary goal for this school is to enable and encourage informal interactions as well as formal discussions during the school. We hope that you will take advantage of the unique setting of the Biosphere 2 campus and its relaxed and informal environment to interact extensively with the lecturers. Most of them will be able to spend several days with us. So, don’t miss this opportunity!

We have several extracurricular activities planned. So, it’s not just all work and no play. The schedule of lectures includes free afternoons for the faculty and students to enjoy the outdoors, or just relax in the beautiful surroundings of the B2 Campus.

Enjoy!

Hossein Sadeghpour Arvinder Sandhu

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ITAMP, 60 Garden St., Cambridge, MA 02138 Tel. 617 495-9524 B2, 32540 S. Biosphere Road, Oracle Arizona 85623 Tel. 520 838-6200

We have planned excursions and events during the week and a sign up sheet will be available.

• Hike/Outing• Poster Session• Possibly private car riding to Saguaro National Park

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Lecturers

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John H. Black Chalmers UniversityEmail: [email protected]

Stefano BovinoUniversity of ConcepciónEmail: [email protected]

Dr. Black’s research concerns dilute matter in space in all its forms, including interstellar matter, comets, atmospheres, stellar winds, and photoionized nebulae. John is interested in atomic and molecular

processes and spectroscopy in all parts of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Dr. Bovino’s research interests are on studies of formation and evolution of galaxies as a function of the local environment in which they reside, star clusters and stellar populations, stellar

variability, theoretical astrochemistry, magneto-hydrodynamics and stellar dynamics.


Lecturers

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Michael C. McCarthyHarvard/SmithsonianE-mail: [email protected]

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Tijs KarmanITAMPEmail: [email protected]

Dr. Karman’s research interests are on atomic and molecular physics, theoretical chemistry, molecular interactions, molecular collisions, ultracold molecules, atmospheric chemistry, astrochemistry and collision-induced absorption.

Dr. McCarthy’s research interests include the spectroscopy of known and postulated astronomical carbon chains, carbon rings, and carbon clusters; the chemistry and physics of the interstellar medium, and

molecular radio astronomy.


Lecturers

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Susanna Widicus WeaverEmory UniversityE-mail: [email protected]

Daniel Wolf Savin Columbia UniversityE-mail: savin@astro

Hossein sadegHpourITAMP DirectorHarvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

Research Interests: Theoretical AMO physics, collision of cold and ultracold atoms and molecules in traps, for-mation of ultralong range Rydberg molecules, formation of first molecules, and heating in ion microtraps.

ITAMP began life in 1989 at the Harvard-Smith-sonian Center for Astrophysics. It is the only the-oretical AMO "user facility" in the United States. It hosts workshops (3-days) and topical group meetings (1-4 weeks), and visitors (short- and long-term), sponsors a speaker series called the Joint Atomic Physics and Quantum Optics Collo-quium held in Harvard Physics, and a postdoctor-

al fellowship program. ITAMP workshops are web-cast, when possible, and beginning with this year, workshop lectures are available on the ITAMP YouTube channel. There are on average 4-5 workshops each year. A Call for Proposal to organize workshops and a list of work-shops & topical groups are available at http://itamp.harvard.edu. The postdoctoral program has been a recognized success, placing energetic fellows into junior positions at universities and national labs. ITAMP thrives in the larger Cambridge-area AMO physics ecosystem. It has close association with CUA (Center for Ultracold At-oms) and ITC (Institute for Theory and Computation in astrophysics). Workshops, speakers, visitors and postdoc fellows are jointly organized or shared among these institutes. The mission of ITAMP continues to be furthering the cause of theoretical AMO physics by providing re-sources, scientific and administrative expertise, enhancing collaborative efforts between theory and experiment, and advocating for theoretical AMO.

Organizers

Dr. Savin’s research addresses forefront questions in astrophysics, planetary science, and solar physics through astronomical observations coupled with experimental studies of the underlying atomic, molecular,

condensed matter, and plasma physics that control the observed properties of the cosmos.

Dr. Widicus Weaver research is in the emerging field of prebiotic astrochemistry, to investigate the chemical mechanisms in space that lead to the development of biological systems through interdisciplinary work in laboratory spectroscopy, observational

astronomy, and astrochemical modelling.


Lecturers

Lucy ZiurysUniversity of ArizonaE-mail: [email protected]

The B2 Institute is a think tank and research incuba-tor that addresses scientific Grand Challenges whose solutions require the combined expertise of a broad range of scientific fields and diverse interdisciplin-

ary talents. Building on The University of Arizona's reputation as a trailblazer in interdisciplinary research, it provides a non-traditional structure that facilitates interaction. Its current focal points include the water energy nexus, STEM education, and ultimately the development of interconnected ‘Discovery Ecosystems’ that will facilitate collabora-tions toward the solution of major problems. The B2 Conference Center provides an ideal venue to carry out that mission through a combination of seminars, conferences, workshops, retreats, summer and winter schools, as well as other events that promote the sharing of ideas between natural and social scientists, educators, policy makers, and the general public. Located in the beautiful Catalina Mountains foothills, the B2 Conference Center comprises a fully networked Campus Village of 28 Santa Fe-style casitas holding 106 double-capacity sleeping rooms and a number of double-occupancy offices. Complete with in-suite kitchens, living areas, and high-speed Internet access, the 3-5 bedroom casitas are all in easy walking distance and provide the perfect place to unwind and socialize in-between or after meetings.

Organizers

arvinder sandHuProfessor of Physics The University of Arizona

Research Interests:Applications of attosecond spectroscopy to address questions in the areas of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Chemical Physics and Nano-materials research; use of extreme ultraviolet, attosecond light bursts to strobe the motion of an electron in a polyatomic molecule.

Dr. Ziurys reasearch interests are in radio and millimeter astronomy, molecular astrophysics, astrochemistry, interstellar medium, astrobiology, and laboratory astrophysics.


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