HEAD16 Meeting

Overview

HEAD 16
Annual Meeting for High Energy Astrophysics Division
Sun Valley, ID
20 – 24 August 2017
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The 16th HEAD meeting was held 20-24 August 2017 in Sun Valley, Idaho.

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Events

Sunday, 20 August

  • 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm: Public Talk by Rachel Osten
  • 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm: Opening Reception
  • 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Film Screening - Black Suns: An Astrophysics Adventure

Monday, 21 August

  • 9:30 am - 1:00 pm: Eclipse Viewing
  • 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm: X-ray SIG Meeting

Tuesday, 22 August

  • 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm: PCOS Town Hall
  • 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Banquet

Thursday, 24 August

  • 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm: Gamma-ray SIG Town Hall
  • 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm: Closing Reception

Invited Speakers

  • Public Talk – Sunday, 20 August
    Rachel Osten, STScI
  • 2017 HEAD Mid-Career Prize – Tuesday, 22 August
    Jon Miller, University of Michigan
  • 2017 HEAD Dissertation Prize – Wednesday, 23 August
    Eric Coughlin, University of California, Berkeley
  • Plenary Talk – Thursday, 24 August
    David Smith, University of California, Santa Cruz

Special Sessions