Invited Speakers
- Mark Dickinson
- Mariska Kriek
- Sandy Leggett
- Michael Liu
- Chung-Pei Ma
- Bruce MacIntosh
- Christian Marois
- Elena Pian
- Thaisa Storchi-Bergmann
- Chad Trujillo
- Gillian Wilson
Program
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Talk Abstracts | PDF
Monday, July 16 | ||
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9:00-5:00PM |
Pre-conference tour of the Center for Adaptive Optics at UC - Santa Cruz |
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5:00-7:00PM |
Welcome Reception |
Tuesday, July 17 | |||
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Markus Kissler-Patig |
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Carl Melis |
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Raphael Galicher |
International Deep Planet Survey: 300 stars to determine the wide-separated planets frequency | ||
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The Gemini NICI Planet-Finding Campaign | ||
Tracy Beck |
Spatially Resolved IR Molecular Hydrogen Emission from the Disks of Young Stars? | ||
Colette Salyk |
Gemini-Michelle Observations of Water Vapor in Planet-forming Regions | ||
James de Buizer |
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Poster Advertisements |
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The Gemini Planet Imager and the GPI Exoplanet Survey | ||
Ken Hinkle |
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Robert Stencel |
Exploration of Elevated 13C Abundance in the Disk of Epsilon Aurigae | ||
David Bohlender |
New hot helium-3 stars detected with Phoenix on Gemini South | ||
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Itsuki Sakon |
Multi-epoch Mid-infrared Observation of Dust Forming Nova V1280Sco | ||
Tom Geballe |
New Infrared Diffuse Interstellar Bands in the Galactic Center |
Wednesday, July 18 | |
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Invited Speaker | Ices on Minor Planets and Dwarf Planets as Seen Through Gemini |
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Masahiro Takada | Subaru Hyper Suprime-Cam and Prime Focus Spectrograph projects |
Eder Martioli | GRACES - The Gemini Remote Access to CFHT ESPaDOnS Spectrograph |
Gemini High-Resolution Optical Spectrograph (GHOS) | |
Timothy Beers | |
Alan Alves-Brito | |
Users' Meeting | This session included brief introductions to new Gemini capabilities and allow for open discussion of topics of interest to current users. |
Long-Range Planning #1 | (Led by the Science and Technology Advisory Committee) |
Thursday, July 19 | |
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Invited Speaker Chung-Pei Ma |
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Ricardo Schiavon |
Studying resolved stars in M31 globular clusters with NIRI and GNIRS |
Peter Pessev |
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Future instrumentation |
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Long-Range Planning #2 |
(Led by the Science and Technology Advisory Committee) |
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Multiwavelength multi-site monitoring of Gamma-Ray Burst associated Supernovae |
Mukremin Kilic |
Gravitational Waves from the 12 minute Orbital Period Binary White Dwarf |
Antonino Cucchiara |
Gemini Telescopes: Following GRBs and Their Intriguing Lines of Sights |
Chris Lidman |
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Stuart Ryder |
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Gas flows in nearby active galactic nuclei (AGN) mapped with Gemini integral field spectroscopy |
Karl Glazebrook |
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Felipe Barrientos |
Friday, July 20 | ||
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Invited Speaker |
The Gemini CLuster Astrophysics Spectroscopic Survey (GCLASS) | |
Inger Jørgensen |
The Gemini/HST Galaxy Cluster Project: The end of passive galaxy evolution for early-type galaxies | |
Michael Balogh |
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David Floyd |
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Susan Ridgway |
Redshift and Luminosity Distribution of Obscured and Unobscured Quasars | |
Denise Gonçalves |
The chemical evolution of the Local Group dwarf galaxies as seen by Gemini+GMOS | |
Matthew Bayliss |
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Galaxy evolution and AGN activity during the cosmic boom years | |
Eduardo Telles |
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Verónica Firpo |
Gemini 3D spectroscopy of Haro 15: Solving the dilemma of galactic rotation and starburst kinematics | |
Lee Spitler |
Searching for extended disks in redshift z = 1.5 - 2.5 star-forming galaxies | |
Summary |
In addition, data reduction support will be provided during the meeting.
Events
Welcome Reception
- 750 Restaurant, located lobby level in Hilton San Francisco Financial District
- Monday, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
San Francisco Supper Club Cruise
Hornblower’s Supper Club Cruise whisks you away for a 2 hour cruise of scenic San Francisco Bay. Various food stations include Latin foods, carved roast beef, mashed potato bar, local vegetables, Italian pasta, fresh breads and tasty desserts. Located at Pier 3 and within walking distance of the hotel.
- Itinerary
- Thursday
- 6:45 pm - 7:00 pm Board at Pier 3, San Francisco
- 7:00 pm - 9:15 pm Cruise
- 9:15 pm - 9:30 pm Dock and Disembark at Pier 3, San Francisco
Pre-Conference Tour

An exciting and exclusive pre-conference tour of the Center for Adaptive Optics at UC - Santa Cruz is planned for July 16th (one day prior to the start of the GSM). The tour will include visits to the Laboratory for Adaptive Optics and the Lick Instrument Shops where the Gemini Planet Imager will be nearing completion. A transportation fee of $45.00 will be charged at registration. Lunch is not included but many venues exist during a planned lunch break. Departure will be from the conference hotel a 9:00 am and will return by 5:00 pm.