[ASA] IAU Symposium 408 : Unraveling the joint lives of Stars and Exoplanets

[Hannah Schunker]

First Announcement
IAU Symposium 408 : Unraveling the joint lives of Stars and Exoplanets<https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/0F4jCGv0oyCO7N4AJTKfJIBtVmj?domain=iaus408.uliege.be>
17th -21st August 2026
Liège, Belgium


Stars are the chemical and dynamical engines of the Universe. Through the chemical evolution of
their cores, they produce most of the heavy elements observed today, including those composing
our bodies. Their properties also shape the architecture and evolution of planetary systems, both
from the dynamical and atmospheric point of views. Space-borne missions (e.g. CoRoT, Kepler and
CHEOPS) and ground-based observatories (ALMA, EPRV spectrographs like ESPRESSO and
EXPRES) have brought a data-driven revolution in both stellar physics and exoplanetology.

Ongoing (Gaia, TESS and JWST) and future (Ariel and PLATO) missions will further shape the
orientation of both domains towards detailed characterization of solar-like stars and planets alike.
Both fields are thus at a critical point in their common history, with worldwide multidisciplinary
advances in theoretical modelling being paramount to understand the exquisite information
provided by present surveys and maximise the scientific returns of future missions.
These include, among others, the impact of stellar activity on planetary atmospheres and the impact
of dynamical evolution of exoplanetary systems. Both effects have repercussions on the stellar
properties such as rotation or chemical composition and thus require a better modelling of these
properties themselves.

With this symposium, we wish to gather experts of both exoplanetary science and stellar physics to
discuss the current challenges faced by each respective field. From an understanding of their mutual
goals, needs and their respective analysis techniques, we wish to build bridges that will enhance
synergies between both fields and set the stage for a successful exploitation of the new generations
of ground-based and space-borne instruments.

Important dates :
Registration and abstract submission will open in early March 2026, with a deadline for
contributed talks on May 31st.
Early-bird registration (EUR 300) will close on June 15th 2026.
Additional information can be obtained at : iaus408 at uliege.be and on the meeting webpage :
https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/0F4jCGv0oyCO7N4AJTKfJIBtVmj?domain=iaus408.uliege.be

Confirmed invited speakers
• Vardan Adibekyan (Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço, Portugal),
• Nick Cowan (McGill University, Canada),
• Camilla Danielski (University of Valencia, Spain),
• Morgan Deal (LUPM, France),
• Courtney Dressing (UC Berkeley, USA),
• Michaël Gillon (University of Liège, Belgium),
• Gopal Hazra (Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India),
• Kento Masuda (University of Osaka, Japan),
• Sarah Millholland (MIT, USA),
• Daria Kubyshkina (University of Bern, Switzerland),
• James Owen (Imperial College London, UK),
• Don Pollaco (University of Warwick, UK),
• Camilla Pezzotti (INAF-IAPS, Italy),
• Elisa Quintana (Ames Research Center, USA),
• Rachael Rottenbacher (University of Michigan, USA),
• Carolina Villareal D’Angelo (Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental, Argentina).


SOC :
• Gaël Buldgen – Co-chair of SOC (University of Liège, Belgium)
• Aline Vidotto – Co-chair of SOC (Leiden University, Netherlands)
• Andrea Miglio – Co-chair of SOC (University of Bologna, Italy)
• Kévin Belkacem (Paris Observatory, France)
• Valérie Van Grootel (University of Liège, Belgium)
• Masanobu Kunitomo (Kurume University, Japan)
• Anish M. Amarsi (Uppsala University, Sweden)
• Sophie Van Eck (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium)
• Heleri Ramler (University of Tartu, Estonia)
• Kuldeep Verma (Indian Institute of Technology, India)
• Megan Bedell (Flatiron Institute, USA)
• Melinda Soares-Furtado (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
• Benard Nsamba (Max-Planck Institut fur Astrophysik, Germany - Kyambogo University,
Uganda)
• Hannah Schunker (University of Newcastle, Australia)
• Rim Fares (United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates)













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