Astrobites@Anchorage: Monday Morning Sessions

A collection of thoughts about AAS events throughout Monday morning.Categories: Current EventsTags: AAS220, astronomy, astrophysics(Click to read more...)

Astrobites is again liveblogging AAS! In order to avoid inundating our readers’ RSS feeds, we’ll be updating this post with short paragraphs about the talks we’ve heard and posters we’ve seen. So keep checking back throughout Monday morning!
- Chris Faesi, Susanna Kohler and Lauren Weiss
8:00am – Welcome Address

The 220th Meeting of the AAS in Anchorage, AK kicked off bright and early with a welcome from the University of Alaska – Anchorage Chancellor Tom Case and from AAS President Debra Elmegreen. The opening ceremonies also included a surprise performance by a trio of local Alaskan drummers and dancers, who welcomed attendees with a wonderful short program of music, vocals, and dance. Have a listen here: Alaskan Drummers. The AAS also announced the addition of a new Division, the first added to the Society in over 30 years: the Laboratory Astrophysics Division. There are now six Divisions, each of which covers a “nontraditional” subfield of astronomy. The other five are High-Energy Astrophysics, Historical Astronomy, Solar Physics, Dynamical Astronomy, and Planetary Sciences.
8:30 am Kavli Prize Talk – Ewine F. van Dishoeck ...