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Origins of Solar Systems

Gordon Research Conference

Chemical and Dynamical Constraints on Planet Formation

June 20 - 25, 2021
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Chair Alycia J. Weinberger
Vice Chair Maria Schönbächler
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Mount Holyoke College
50 College Street
South Hadley, MA, US
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Application Information

Applications for this meeting must be submitted by May 23, 2021. Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed (full) before this deadline. If the meeting is oversubscribed, it will be stated here. Note: Applications for oversubscribed meetings will only be considered by the conference chair if more seats become available due to cancellations.

Conference Description

Origins of Solar Systems is an interdisciplinary meeting designed to bring together astronomers and cosmochemists for discussing the latest work on planet formation. Astronomical facilities are bringing online instrumentation to measure the composition of planet-forming material and planets themselves. Thanks to a combination of transit and radial velocity observations, the mass-radius relation of rocky exoplanets should be much better determined by the time of this meeting. We will attempt to connect the dots between spectroscopy of disks, spectroscopy of exoplanet atmospheres, and mass-radius relations, using the solar system as our guide.

Related Meeting

This GRC will be held in conjunction with the "Origins of Solar Systems (GRS)" Gordon Research Seminar (GRS). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRS in addition to an application for the GRC. Refer to the associated GRS program page for more information.

Conference Program

The conference will consist of nine sessions, on the topics listed below. The conference chair is currently developing their preliminary program, which will include the names of the invited speakers and discussion leaders for each of these sessions. Please check back regularly for updates to this information.

  • Cloud to Disk: Chemical and Physical Processes
  • Disk to Planet: Chemical Processes
  • Disks Forming Planets: Dynamics and Evolution
  • Planetesimal Histories and Primordial Atmospheres
  • Water on Earth and Earth-Like Planets
  • Rocky Planet Interior: Atmosphere Connections
  • Consequences of Giant Impacts
  • Jupiter and Giant Planet Formation
  • Interstellar Comets, Solar System Comets and the Dynamical History of Planetary Systems

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Poster Information

Poster sessions are an integral part of the our conferences, and offer all conferees an opportunity to discuss their research.

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Diversity Funding

Financial assistance is available for qualified applicants through the GRC Carl Storm Underrepresented Minority Fellowship Program. This program provides a grant to underrepresented minority graduate students, postdocs, faculty and scientists to help fund their attendance at their first GRC meeting.  Learn more.

Conferee Single Room:
$970.00
Conferee Shared Room:
$890.00
Conferee Off-Site:
$750.00
Guest Single Room:
$790.00
Guest Shared Room:
$710.00
Guest Off-Site:
$570.00
Child 4-12 yrs Shared Room:
$355.00
Child 4-12 yrs Off-Site:
$285.00
Child Under 4 yrs Shared Room:
Free
Child Under 4 yrs Off-Site:
Free
Additional Fee Info

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