From ilya.mandel at monash.edu Tue Feb 23 09:53:38 2021 From: ilya.mandel at monash.edu (Ilya Mandel) Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:53:38 +1100 Subject: [ASA] ANITA elections Message-ID: <33E27DA9-27BB-43FE-90D2-C9AD2C45B429@monash.edu> Dear ANITA members: The Australian National Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (Chapter of the ASA) notifies that the regular term for one position on the ANITA steering committee is shortly coming to an end. Krzysztof Bolejko will be stepping down as a steering committee member (see https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/fcBBCGv0oyCD4WE8HKENha?domain=anita.edu.au for full membership). We therefore invite interested members to self-nominate for the newly opened position of steering committee member. Please self-nominate by 10th of March 2020 by e-mailing our returning officer, Ashley Ruiter . Elections will be held shortly after that date if there is more than one applicant. Best wishes, Ilya From s.brough at unsw.edu.au Wed Feb 24 10:03:12 2021 From: s.brough at unsw.edu.au (Sarah Brough) Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2021 10:03:12 +1100 Subject: [ASA] =?utf-8?q?Second_announcement=3A_=E2=80=9CThe_Renaissance_?= =?utf-8?q?of_the_Low_Surface_Brightness_Universe=E2=80=9D_at_the_EAS_Annu?= =?utf-8?q?al_Meeting_2021?= Message-ID: Dear ASA Colleagues, We are excited to announce the *Symposium 12* *?The Renaissance of the Low Surface Brightness Universe?* to be held as part of the European Astronomy Society (EAS) Annual Meeting taking place virtually from *June 30 to July 1, 2021*. *There is only 1 week left for the abstract deadline*, so don?t forget to send your abstracts and register! The symposium will review the work within the field, from the smallest to the largest scales, bringing experts from both theory and observations together to shape a panchromatic view of the hidden Universe. Further details can be found in the following links: * *Symposium S12 website:* https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/gsg0CGv0oyCDQG7KfKAEVr?domain=eas.unige.ch * *Abstract submission [deadline 2 March 2021]:* https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/3jQOCJyBrGf6D5J3cGTL6u?domain=eas.unige.ch o /To ensure a fair process, the abstract review will be done *anonymously*. Please, see S12 abstract submission instructions below**//?/ * *Registration [open until 2 July 2021]:* https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/OZOlCK1DvKTXGmozf3RfWX?domain=eas.unige.ch We would appreciate if you could circulate this widely among your colleagues and institutions. Best regards, Anna Ferr?-Mateu, Cristina Mart?nez-Lombilla and Mireia Montes.** **On behalf of the SOC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Symposium: The Renaissance of the Low Surface Brightness Universe (S12) Rationale The LSB Universe is key for a broad community and this symposium aims to address the most pressing questions: * How can the state-of-the-art data analysis techniques - which preserve LSB features - be implemented in the next generation of surveys like LSST and EUCLID, where the European community has invested? * Can we export the detailed knowledge from resolved studies of the Milky Way to other neighboring galaxies to better understand their outskirts? * What constraints do tidal tails provide on interacting galaxies? Do LSB observations agree with numerical predictions on the amount and properties of dark matter substructures? * Do simulations reproduce the properties of LSB galaxies? How can the next generation of telescopes resolve the kinematics and populations of their stellar and gas components? * Can we constrain the accretion history of clusters by understanding the nature of the Intracluster light (ICL)? Confirmed Invited Speakers Prof. Jean Brodie (Swinburne University of Technology - Australia) Dr. Arianna Di Cintio (IAC - Spain) Prof. Eva Grebel (ARI-Heidelberg - Germany) Mr. Ra?l Infante-Sainz (IAC - Spain) Dr. Enrica Iodice (INAF-OAC - Italy) Prof. Kathryn V. Johnston (Columbia University - USA) Dr. Tom?s Ruiz-Lara (Kapteyn Astronomical Institute - The Netherlands) Scientific Organizing Committee (SOC) Dr. Anna Ferr?-Mateu (co-chair, ICCUB - Spain) Dr. Cristina Mart?nez-Lombilla (co-chair, UNSW - Australia) Dr. Mireia Montes (co-chair, STScI - USA) Prof. Magda Arnaboldi (ESO - Germany) Prof. Sarah Brough (UNSW - Australia) Prof. Pierre-Alain Duc (OAS - France) Prof. Johan Knapen (IAC - Spain) Dr. Jorge Pe?arrubia (ROE - Scotland) /**Abstract submission/ /The S12 abstract peer review process will be done anonymously with the authors' identities being concealed from the SOC members. This aims to provide the most unbiased outcome possible in terms of gender-balance, seniority, and institutions./ In order to ensure a correct process, here are some brief guidelines for your abstract submission: * /Do not include names or affiliations in the abstract text or title/ * /In case any referencing is really necessary, please use third person neutral wording/ Contact Anna Ferr?-Mateu (aferremateu at icc.ub.edu ) Cristina Mart?nez-Lombilla (c.martinezlombilla at unsw.edu.au ) Mireia Montes (mmontesquiles at stsci.edu ) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Kind regards, Luca -- A/Prof. Luca Cortese ARC Future Fellow International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research ICRAR-M468 University of Western Australia 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley, WA 6009 Australia +61(0)8 6488 3663 luca.cortese at uwa.edu.au https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/m47LCq71mwfEE1RRSXRRot?domain=corteseluca.wordpress.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kglazebrook at swin.edu.au Thu Feb 25 11:17:05 2021 From: kglazebrook at swin.edu.au (Karl Glazebrook) Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 00:17:05 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Orbiting Configurable Artificial Star - Mission white paper solicitation Message-ID: <83429582-292A-4379-972E-362A1254801B@swin.edu.au> Dear ASA astronomers, The ORCAS mission could provide ground based telescopes with high Strehl visible adaptive optics through use of an orbiting beacon. For example the 10m Keck telescope could achieve 10 milliarcsec spatial resolution at 500 nm. I have been asked on behalf of the ORCAS team (of which I am a member) to distribute this white paper call to Australian astronomers. The mission offers exciting opportunities for adaptive optics on Keck and future ELTs, an area where we have many active researchers. I am happy to be a contact for further information. Best Karl _______________________ Prof. Karl Glazebrook FAA FASA Laureate Fellow & Distinguished Professor Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology Contact: +61-3-9214-4384 kglazebrook at swin.edu.au astronomy.swin.edu.au/karl @karlglazebrook About me: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/kiUjC2xMQziDkZOoF1DiXj?domain=science.org.au Dear WMKO community, The ORCAS mission team is accepting White Papers describing breakthrough science cases that would utilize the proposed ORCAS (Orbiting Configurable Artificial Star) adaptive optics (AO) system with an instrument package(s) for the W. M. Keck Observatory. For the first phase, we plan on a single conjugate AO system with a field of view governed by the isoplanatic patch. This is an opportunity to drive the science case for the mission and identify new WMKO instrument capabilities in support of the mission. The white paper call and links to the ORCAS mission information and team members is accessed at: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/8TKEC3QNPBirm90YC2MUQj?domain=asd.gsfc.nasa.gov On behalf of the ORCAS mission team, John O?Meara Chief Scientist W. M. Keck Observatory Copyright ? 2021 W. M. Keck Observatory, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you or someone from your organization created an account with W. M. Keck Observatory. Our mailing address is: W. M. Keck Observatory 65-1120 Mamalahoa Hwy Kamuela, HI 96743 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ilya.mandel at monash.edu Fri Feb 26 14:58:26 2021 From: ilya.mandel at monash.edu (Ilya Mandel) Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 14:58:26 +1100 Subject: [ASA] ANITA workshop close-out + summer school registration Message-ID: <1C37377D-98C4-4090-8189-F65E8F337F02@monash.edu> Dear colleagues: For those of you who missed the last session of the ANITA workshop, please read below: 1. The J-P Macquart Best Student Talk Prize went to Chayan Chatterjee of UWA. Alex Kemp (Monash) Adam Batten (Swinburne) Giulia Cinquegrana (Monash) earned notable mentions. Congratulations to all of the excellent student speakers! 2. Huge thanks to all of the organisers and chairs, including Ashley Ruiter, Ivo Rolf Seitenzahl, Krzysztof Bolejko, Roland Crocker, Isabella Gerard, Orsola De Marco, Sarah Martell, and especially Darren Croton and Isobel Romero-Shaw. 3. If you attended the ANITA workshop, please fill in the exit survey form at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/CgltCwV1vMfwg12guVzmAC?domain=asa-anita.github.io to help us improve the workshops in the future. 4. We will hold a remote-participation ?summer" school starting in either April or May on the top of ?green? (efficient) computing. Please use the form at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/CgltCwV1vMfwg12guVzmAC?domain=asa-anita.github.io to register your interest in the school by 10 March (those who register will then be asked for scheduling input). Best wishes, Ilya