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Science Program - 30 April
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Monday, 29 July
Session 100: Overview
9:00am - 10:30am
9:00am-9:10am
Elizabeth Griffin and Robert Stencel
Introduction and Welcome
9:10am-9:45am
Edward Guinan, Villanova University
Atmospheric Eclipses Now and Then: Probes of Stellar and Planetary Atmospheres
9:45am-10:20am
Andrea Dupree, Harvard-Smithsonian CfA
Spectroscopy of Binaries and Friends
10:20am-10:30am
Elizabeth Griffin and Robert Stencel
Meeting Logistics
Break
Session 101: VV Cep Stars
11:00am - 12:30pm
11:00am-11:35am
Wendy Hagen-Bauer, Wellesley College
The Ultraviolet Spectrum of VV Cephei from Eclipse through Quadrature
11:35am-12:10pm
Philip Bennett, Saint Mary's University
The Fundamental Parameters and Chromospheric Structure of the M Supergiant VV Cephei
12:10pm-12:30pm
Bernard Yuhas, Kutztown University
First CCD Photometry of the Interacting Binary AF Geminorum
Lunch Break
Session 102: Theory I
2:00pm - 3:30pm
2:00pm-2:35pm
Peter Eggleton, LLNL
Former Triples among Composite-Spectrum Binaries
Roger Griffin, University of Cambridge
Radial-velocity Measurements of Eclipsing and Other Composite-spectrum Binary Systems
2:55pm-3:30pm
Tom Ayres, University of Colorado
Red Giant Atmospheres, through the Lens of UV Spectroscopy
Break
Poster Highlights
4:00pm-4:35pm, 5 minutes each
Frank J. Melillo
The Challenge of Observing the Zeta Aurigae Binary Stars
Frank J. Melillo
The Challenge of Observing the Recent Eclipse of Epsilon Aurigae
Wendy Bauer
A Far-Ultraviolet Spectral Atlas of 31 Cygni
Katelyn Ciccozzi
Photometric Properties of RW Gem: An Update on the Evolution Status
Vladimir Airapetian
Tracing Magnetic 'Active Regions' in Non-Coronal and Hybrid Cool Giants
Joseph Rodriguez
Occultation of the T Tauri Star RW Aurigae A by its Tidally Disrupted Disk
Philip Bennett
Looking on the Dark Side: A Search for the Secondary Spectrum of ε Aurigae
Tuesday, 30 July
Session 200: ε Aur I
9:00am - 10:30am
9:00am-9:35am
Brian Kloppenborg, Max Planck Institute for Radio
Interferometric Results from the Epsilon Aurigae Eclipse: It's More than Just Images!
9:35am-10:10am
Philip Bennett, Saint Mary's University
What Do We Really Know About ε Aurigae? A Summary of Observational Constraints
10:10am-10:30am
Alaina Bradley, Apache Point Observatory, NMSU
Epsilon Aurigae - Up Close and Personal
Break
Session 201: ε Aur II
11:00am - 12:30pm
11:00am-11:35am
Robert Stencel, University of Denver
Selected Results from the Epsilon Aurigae Eclipse Campaign, and What Lies Ahead
11:35am-11:55am
Gary Billings, Rockyford Observatory, Alberta
Rapid-cadence Optical Monitoring for Short-period Variability of ε Aurigae
11:55am-12:30pm
Richard Pearson, University of Denver
Three-dimensional Models of the Epsilon Aurigae Disk System
Lunch Break
Session 202: ε Aur II: Polarimetry
2:00pm - 3:50pm
2:00pm-2:35pm
Kathy Geise, University of Denver
Spectrally-Polarized Features in Epsilon Aurigae In and Out of Eclipse
2:35pm-2:55pm
Sloane Wiktorowicz, University of California, Santa Cruz
High Precision Polarimetry of the Epsilon Aurigae Eclipse
2:55pm-3:15pm
Gary Cole, Starphysics Observatory
Long Term Broadband Polarimetry of Epsilon Aurigae and Field Stars
3:15pm-3:50pm
John Landstreet, University of Western Ontario
Measuring the Magnetic Fields of Cool Giant and Supergiant Stars
Break
Session 203: Workshop: Increasing the Effectiveness of Citizen Scientist Participation
4:20pm - 5:30pm
Host: Arne Henden, AAVSO
Wednesday, 31 July
Session 300: Chromospheres
9:00am - 10:30am
9:00am-9:35am
Joel Eaton
ζ Aurigae Binaries as a Probe of Chromospheric Physics
9:35am-9:55am
Teznie Pugh, Western Ontario University
The Spectroscopic Variations of Antares A - Two Timescales of Variation
9:55am-10:30am
Graham Harper, Trinity College, Dublin
Periodic Photoexcited Si I Emission in Composite Binaries: A Natural Radiative Cascade Amplifier in an Artificial Star-spot
Break
Session 301: ζ Aur Stars
11:00am - 12:30pm
11:00am-11:35am
Elizabeth Griffin, NRC Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
Observing Stellar Chromospheres
11:35am-11:55am
Vladimir Airapetian, Sigma Space Corporation
The Role of Alfven Waves in Atmospheric Dynamics of Non-Coronal, Hybrid and Coronal Giants
11:55am-12:30pm
Daniel Huber, NASA Ames Research Center
Asteroseismology of Eclipsing Binary Stars Using the Kepler Space Telescope
Lunch Break
Session 302: Theory II
2:00pm - 4:00pm
2:00pm-2:35pm
Manfred Cuntz, University of Texas at Arlington
Non-magnetic Heating in Evolved Stars
2:35pm-2:55pm
Milena Ratajczak, NCAC Polish Academy of Sciences
Detailed Studies of Red Giants in Eclipsing Binaries
2:55pm-3:30pm
Klaus-Peter Schröder, University of Guanajuato
Acoustic Heating versus Magnetic Phenomena: Which Clues Does Observation Give Us?
3:30pm-4:00pm
Lynn Matthews, MIT Haystack Observatory
Insights into Mass Loss from Evolved Stars from HI 21-cm Line Observations
4:00pm
Evening Free OR Special Outreach Reception with representatives from MIRA (Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy)
Thursday, 1 August
Session 400: Interferometry
9:00am - 10:30am
9:00am-9:35am
Hal McAlister, Georgia State University
Long-baseline Interferometry of Binary and Multiple Star Systems
9:35am-9:55am
Neal O Riain, Trinity College, Dublin
Spectro-Interfermetry and Radiative Transfer: New Insights into the Chromosphere
9:55am-10:30am
Gerard Van Belle, Lowell Observatory
Directly Determined Linear Radii and Effective Temperatures of Giants from Long-baseline Optical Interferometry
Break
Session 401: Theory III
11:00am - 12:30pm
11:00am-11:35am
Michele Montgomery, University of Central Florida
Gas and Dust in Disks Around CVs and Algols
11:35am-12:05pm
Andrej Prsa, Villanova University
Eclipsing Binaries Observed by the Kepler Mission
12:05pm-12:30pm
Panel Discussion: Binaries and Big Data
Lunch Break
Session 402: Algols, CVs, and Relatives Thereof
2:00pm - 3:30pm
2:00pm-2:35pm
Mercedes Richards, Pennsylvania State University
Mass Transfer Through the Eyes of Tomography
2:35pm-2:55pm
Geraldine Peters, University of Southern California
Hot Accretion Spots and Nitrogen Enhancement in Algol-Type Interacting Binary Systems
2:55pm-3:30pm
Steve Howell, NASA ARC
Cataclysmic Variables in the Kepler Era
Break
Session 403: Asteroseismology
4:00pm-4:50pm
4:00pm-4:25pm
Kelly Hambleton, Villanova University & UCLan
Panoramix: The Red Giant Heartbeat Star
4:25pm-4:50pm
Meredith Rawls, New Mexico State University
Red Giants in Eclipsing Binaries: Kepler Light Curves, Radial Velocities, and Asteroseismology
Friday, 2 August
Session 500: The Future
9:00am - 10:20am
9:00am-9:35am
Arne Henden, AAVSO
APASS and All Sky Surveys
9:35am-9:55am
Sumin Tang, UC Santa Barbara, Caltech
A Mysterious Twin of Epsilon Aurigae
9:55am-10:20am
Phillip Reed, Kutztown University
Using the Third Light Parameter of Eclipsing Binary Star Models to Find Triple Star System Candidates
Break
Session 501: Concluding Remarks
11:00am-11:30am
Host: Tom Ake, STScI
Contributors
| Airapetian, Vladimir | Sigma Space Corporation |
| Ayres, Thomas | University of Colorado |
| Bauer, Wendy | Wellesley College |
| Bennett, Philip | Saint Mary's University |
| Billings, Gary | |
| Bradley, Alaina | Apache Point ObservatoryNew Mexico State University |
| Ciccozzi, Katelyn | Kutztown University |
| Cole, Gary | Starphysics Observatory (private) |
| Cuntz, Manfred | Univ. of Texas at Arlington |
| Dupree, Andrea | Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics |
| Eaton, Joel | Emeritus |
| Eggleton, Peter | LLNL |
| Geise, Kathleen | University of Denver |
| Griffin, E. | Dominion Astrophysical Observatory |
| Griffin, Roger | University of Cambridge |
| Guinan, Edward | Villanova University |
| Hambleton, Kelly | Villanova University & UCLan |
| Harper, Graham | Trinity College |
| Howell, Steve | NASA ARC |
| Huber, Daniel | NASA Ames Research Center |
| Kloppenborg, Brian | University of DenverMax Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy |
| Landstreet, John | University of Western OntarioArmagh Observatory |
| Matthews, Lynn | MIT Haystack Observatory |
| McAlister, Harold | Georgia State Univ. |
| Melillo, Frank J | Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO) |
| Ó Riain, Neal | Trinity College Dublin |
| Pearson, Richard | University of Denver |
| Peters, Geraldine | Univ. of Southern California |
| Prsa, Andrej | Villanova University |
| Pugh, T | Western University |
| Ratajczak, Milena | NCAC Polish Academy of Sciences |
| Rawls, Meredith | New Mexico State University |
| Reed, Phillip | Kutztown University |
| Richards, Mercedes | Penn State Univ. |
| Rodriguez, Joseph | VanderbiltFisk University |
| Schroeder, Klaus-Peter | University of Guanajuato |
| Stencel, Robert | Univ. of Denver |
| Tang, Sumin | UC Santa BarbaraCaltech |
| van Belle, Gerard | Lowell Observatory |
| Wiktorowicz, Sloane | University of California, Santa Cruz |
| Yuhas, Bernard | Kutztown University |
Giants of Eclipse SOC
| Elizabeth Griffin (Co-Chair) | Elizabeth.Griffin@nrc.gc.ca |
| Robert Stencel (Co-Chair) | Robert.Stencel@du.edu |
| Hal McAlister | hal@chara.gsu.edu |
| Joel Eaton | eatonjoel@yahoo.com |
| Peter Eggleton | eggleton1@llnl.gov |
| Wendy Hagen Bauer | wbauer@wellesley.edu |
| Graham Harper | graham.harper@tcd.ie |
| Klaus-Peter Schroeder | kps@astro.ugto.mx |
| Mercedes Richards | mrichards@astro.psu.edu |
| Andrea Dupree | dupree@cfa.harvard.edu |
