Here is a list of the submitted abstracts for the Nobel Symposium on Cosmic chemistry and Molecular Astrophysics, June 2006

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Invited lectures

Atmospheres in

Yuri Aikawa	Molecular Evolution in star-forming cores and protoplanetary
Kobe University, Japan	disks
Louis Allamandola,	Decoding IR spectra of Cosmic Ices and Organics in the
NASA Ames Research Centre,	Laboratory
USA
Geoff Blake,	Infrared, millimeter & THz spectrosopy of interstellar
Caltech, Pasadena, USA	molecules
John Black,	Molecules in Wonderland: Non-equilibrium processes
Onsala Space Centre, Sweden	in the interstellar medium
André Brack,	From the origin of Life to Life in the Universe
Centre de Biophysique
Moléculaire, Orléans, France
Cecilia Ceccarelli,	So cold, so hot: Solar type embryos
Observatoire de Grenoble,
France
José Cernicharo	To be defined
Instituto de Estructura de
Materia, Madrid
David C. Clary,	Formation of H2 on models of interstellar grains
University of Oxford, UK
Alexander Dalgarno,	Introductory Lecture
Harvard-Smithsonian Centre
for Astronomy, USA
Pascale Ehrenfreund,	Strategies for life detection on Mars
University of Leiden,
The Netherlands
Reinhard Genzel,	Studying galaxies and molecules at high redshifts
Max Planck Institute for
Extraterrestrial Physics, Munich,
Germany
Michel Guelin,	Identification of interstellar molecules:
IRAM, Grenoble, France	Beating the confusion at mm and sub mm wavelengths
Eric Herbst,	The role of chemistry on granular surfaces in
Ohio State University, USA	models of interstellar clouds
Yuan T. Lee,	Isomerisation and Dissociation of Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Tom J. Millar,	The chemistry of interstellar molecular clouds
Queen's University Belfast
David Neufeld,	Interstellar molecules in the proto stellar environment:
Johns Hopkins University,	recent results from Spitzer
Baltimore, USA
Takeshi Oka,	Interstellar H3+
University of Chicago, USA
Tobias Owen,	Icy planetesimals
Institute for Astronomy,
University of Hawaii, USA
Francesco Palla,	The chemistry of the early Universe
Osservatorio d'Arcetri, Italy
Evelyne Roueff,	Gas phase chemical Networks: The influence of new
Observatory of Paris, France	chemical reaction studies versus models
	and the link to observations
Eva Schinnerer,	Observed molecular gas properties at nearby galaxies
MPIA Heidelberg, Germany
Ian R. Sims,	Experimental investigation of neutral-neutral reactions and
University of Rennes, France	energy transfer at lower temperatures
Darrel Strobel,	Photochemistry, Dynamics and transport in planetary
Johns Hopkins University, USA	Atmospheres in the outer solar system
Pat Thaddeus,	Laboratory detection of interstellar molecules
University of Harvard,
Cambridge, USA
Alexander G. G. M. Tielens,	Grain surface chemistry and the composition of interstellar
University of Groningen,	ice
The Netherlands
Ewine F. van Dishoeck,	Chemistry in evolving protoplanetary disks
University of Leiden,
The Netherlands
Gianfranco Vidali,	Formation of molecules on analogues of interstellar
University of Syracuse, USA	dust grains
Malcolm Walmsley,	Hot cores and High mass star formation
Osservatorio Astrofisico di
Arcetri, Firenze, Italy
David A. Williams,	Physical Processes and their chemical tracers in
University College London, UK	near-stellar environments
Daniel Zajfman,	Electron-cold molecular ion reactions using the heavy ion
Weizmann Institute, Rehovot,	storage ring technique
Israel and
Max-Planck Institute for Nuclear
Physics, Heidelberg, Germany

Hot Topics

Liv Hornekaer,	Recombination pathways and energy release in
University of Aarhus,	molecular hydrogen formation on graphitic
Denmark	surfaces.
Thomas Henning,	Chemistry in protoplanetary disks.
MPI for Astronomy,
Heidelberg, Germany
Fredrik Schöier,	Non-equilibrium chemistry and dust formation in
Stockholm Observatory,	AGB-stars.
Sweden
Åke Hjalmarson,	New Astronomy Highlights from the Odin Satellite.
Onsala Space Observatory,
Sweden

 

Posters

Number	Presenter	Title
1	Susanne Aalto,	Surprising chemistry in dust enshrouded AGN's
	Onsala Space	and ULIRG's
	Observatory,
	Sweden
2	Rafael Bachiller,	Chemical evolution of young bipolar molecular
	OAN, Spain	outflows in low-mass protostars
3	Nadia Balucani,	Neutral-neutral gas-phase reactions in
	University of Perugia,	extraterrestrial environments: Laboratory
	Italy	investigations by crossed molecular beams
4	André Canosa,	Gas phase reaction kinetics of C2 and C4H with small
	University of Rennes,	hydrocarbons: An experimental study at
	France	temperatures down to 24K.
5	Javier Goicoechea,	The spherical harmonics method for gas and dust
	Observatory of Paris ,	radiative transfer.
	France
6	Susanne Höfner,	Winds of cool giants: Dynamics, molecules,dust.
	Uppsala University,
	Sweden
7	Timothy J. Lee	Charged poly cyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)
	Astrophysics Branch	clusters and the galactic extended red emission (ERE)
	NASA Ames Research
	Center
	USA
8	Harold .V.J. Linnartz	Supersonic planar plasma expansions as a tool to
	Leiden Observatory	study unstable species of astrophysical interest.
	The Netherlands
9	John P. Maier,	Electronic spectra of carbon chains, rings and ions
	University of Basel,	of astrophysical interest
	Switzerland
10	Ben J. McCall	Laboratory study of C60 and C60+.
	University of Illinois at
	Urbana-Champaign,
	USA
11	June McCombie	IFU and long-slit observations of the 3.3 micrometer
	The University of	PAH Red Rectangle emission.
	Nottingham, UK
12	Carina Persson,	A spectral survey of Orion KL from 487-492 and 542-
	Onsala Space	577 with the Odin satellite.
	Observatory, Sweden
13	Sofia Ramstedt,	The chemistry and circumstellar properties of
	Stockholm Observatory,	S-stars on the AGB.
	Sweden
14	Helen Roberts,	Observations and modelling of deuterium
	University of Manchester,	fractionation in prestellar and protostellar cores.
	UK
15	Stephan Schlemmer,	Quantum-mechanical aspects of astrochmistry.
	University of Cologne,
	Germany
16	Richard D. Thomas,	DESIREE - A new merged-beams tool for the study of
	Stockholm University,	ultra-cold reactions of interstellar relevance.
	Sweden
17	Floris van der Tak,	The ionization rate of galactic molecular clouds:
	MPI for Radioastronomy,	APEX mapping of H3O+ in the Sgr B2 region.
	Germany
18	Gianfranco Vidali	Apparatus tu study reactions at surfaces in
	University of Syracuse,	interstellar and planetary environments.
	USA
19	Serena Viti,	The early stage of massive star formation:
	University College	Sulfur-bearing species as evolutionary tracers?
	London , UK
20	Vitali Zhaunerchyk	Dissociative recombination study of the ozone
	Stockholm University,	cation:evidence for almost exclusive
	Sweden	three-body break-up