An International Workshop on
Interstellar Matter and Star Formation - A Multi-Wavelength Perspective
(A Part of the Homi Bhabha Birth Centenary Celebrations)
October 5 - 7, 2009
Venue : TIFR NATIONAL BALLOON FACILITY, HYDERABAD, INDIA

  • Objectives
  • Topics
  • Information
  • Registration
  • Invited Speakers
  • SOC/LOC
  • Location
  • Participants
  • Scientific Programme
  • Abstracts
  • Poster Abstracts
  • Proceedings
  • Tourism

    • Scientific Objectives

    Star formation is one of the most important areas of research in astrophysics. Observationally, our method of investigating the star formation process has changed in the last 4 - 5 years. Recent advances in infrared and (sub) millimeter detector technology has resulted in new wide field cameras that allow mapping of large areas of the sky in reasonable observation times. With the advancement in technology, new challenging observations will be able to answer some of the unresolved issues regarding modes of star and planet formation. The current and new facilities such as WFCAM on UKIRT, UKIDSS, ESO-VISTA (infrared), SCUBA2, HARP, 4MASS (radio) on the ground and the space missions such as AKARI, Spitzer Space Telescope, Herschel (to be launched in mid 2009) and Planck will provide a great depth and coverage in multiple wavelengths. On the other hand, the upcoming facilities such as ALMA in the millimeter wavelengths and the JWST in the infrared will provide angular resolution at milli-arcsecond levels to probe distant objects at AU scales. SPICA in the mid-/far-infrared, to be launched in 2017, will fill the gap in the coverage of wavelength between JWST and Herschel. With these upcoming facilities it will be possible to observe a significant area of star forming regions in a short time scale. Consequently, this will provide a chance to address the central issues in star formation studies. The all sky samples covering large fraction of the sky will provide an opportunity to carry out unbiased statistical studies of young stellar properties, the distribution of sub-stellar objects, the structure of molecular clouds, initial mass function and mechanism of massive star formation.

    The purpose of the workshop is to expose and motivate students and young researchers towards this field and to promote the topic of Star Formation at the graduate studies level so that the upcoming young generation in India can efficiently use the next generation space and ground based telescope facilities such as Herschel, JWST, ALMA, VISTA and SCUBA/JCMT. The workshop will also focus on results from the currently operational state-of-art ground based near- and mid-infrared and sub-mm and millimeter observatories.

    The year 2009 also marks completion of 25 years of the     TIFR 100 cm balloon borne infrared telescope and this workshop would also commemorate the occasion.




    Science Topics

  • Interstellar Matter

  • Protostars and Young Star Clusters

  • Sub-stellar objects and very young brown dwarfs

  • Initial Mass Function

  • Mechanisms of Massive Star Formation

  • Triggered Star Formation






    • This Workshop is organized by the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) as a part of the Homi Bhabha Birth Centenary Celebrations.

  • The meeting will be organized around invited reviews and contributed talks, with substantial time devoted to topical discussions. Poster sessions will also be scheduled around the lunch/tea breaks.


  • Participation in this workshop is by INVITATION ONLY.


  • Local expenses will be borne by the organizers for all participants.


  • Travel grants may be provided to a few Research Students, Post doctoral Research Fellows and University Lecturers.


  • All foreigners need a visa to visit India. Please contact the nearest Indian Consulate/Embassy for a visa well in advance (at least two months).


  • Further details on travel and accommodation will be posted soon on this web-site.

    • Invited Speakers

    B. G. Anandarao (India)
W. P. Chen (Taiwan)
D. Froebrich (UK)
G. Fuller (UK)
S. K. Ghosh (India)
M. Gopinath (India)
H. Kaneda (Japan)
M. W. Knight (UK)
B. Mookerjea (India)
T. Nakagawa (Japan)
Y. Nakajima (Japan)
M. S. Nanda Kumar (Portugal)
K. Ogura (Japan)
D. K. Ojha (India)
T. Onaka (Japan)
A. K. Pandey (India)
T. P. Prabhu (India)
A. N. Ramprakash (India)
R. Sagar (India)
I. Sakon (Japan)
S. Schmeja (Germany)
M. Tamura (Japan)
S. N. Tandon (India)
P. S. Teixeira (Germany)
......


    

    Scientific Organizing Committee 
    

N. M. Ashok (PRL, India)
H. C. Bhatt (IIA, India)
S. K. Ghosh (TIFR, India)
B. Mookerjea (TIFR, India)
T. Nakagawa (ISAS-JAXA, Japan)
M. S. Nanda Kumar (CAUP, Portugal)
D. K. Ojha (Chair, TIFR, India)
A. K. Pandey (ARIES, India)
T. P. Prabhu (IIA, India)
A. N. Ramprakash (IUCAA, India)
R. Sagar (ARIES, India)
M. D. Smith (CAPS, UK)
M. Tamura (NAOJ, Japan)


    

    Local Organizing Committee 
    

S. L. D’Costa (Secretary) (TIFR, Mumbai)
S. K. Ghosh (TIFR, Mumbai)
R. K. Manchanda (TIFR, Mumbai)
B. Mookerjea (TIFR, Mumbai)
D. K. Ojha (Chair) (TIFR, Mumbai)
L. Singh (TIFR NBF, Hyderabad)
S. Sreenivasan (Co-Chair) (TIFR NBF, Hyderabad)
J. V. Subbarao (TIFR NBF, Hyderabad)
B. Suneel Kumar (TIFR NBF, Hyderabad)


    

    Location 
    

TIFR Balloon Facility is located about 17 km from Hyderabad city and is 
next to the ECIL campus. Hyderabad is well connected to the rest of the 
world by both national and international flights. The airport is called 
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport and is located at Shamshabad. 


    

    Registered Participants 
    

 1. Anandarao B.G. (PRL, Ahmedabad)
 2. Bhatt B.C. (IIA, Bangalore)
 3. Bhatt H.C. (IIA, Bangalore)
 4. Borgaonkar S.S. (TIFR, Mumbai)
 5. Chakraborti Sayan (TIFR, Mumbai)
 6. Chauhan Neelam (ARIES, Nainital)
 7. Chen Wen Ping (National Central University, Taiwan)
 8. Choudhury Rumpa (IIA, Bangalore)
 9. Das Mousumi (BITS, Hyderabad)
10. Dewangan Lokesh (PRL, Ahmedabad)
11. Eswaraiah C. (ARIES, Nainital)
12. Froebrich Dirk (University of Kent, UK)
13. Fuller Gary (University of Manchester, UK)
14. Ghosh Swarna K. (TIFR, Mumbai)
15. Hasan Priya (Osmania University, Hyderabad)
16. Jerin Paul K. (TIFR, Mumbai)
17. Jose Jessy (ARIES, Nainital)
18. Joshi U.C. (PRL, Ahmedabad)
19. Kaneda Hidehiro (Nagoya University, Japan)
20. Kaurav S.S. (TIFR, Mumbai)
21. Knight M.W. (University of Kent, UK)
22. Lakhchaura Kiran (TIFR, Mumbai)
23. Maheswar Gopinathan (ARIES, Nainital)
24. Manchanda Ravi (TIFR, Mumbai)
25. Mathew Blesson (IIA, Bangalore)
26. Mookerjea B. (TIFR, Mumbai)
27. Nakajima Yasushi (Nagoya University/NAOJ, Japan)
28. Nakagawa Takao (ISAS/JAXA, Japan)
29. Nanda Kumar M.S. (CAUP, Porto, Portugal)
30. Ogura Katsuo (Kokugakuin University, Japan)
31. Ojha Devendra (TIFR, Mumbai)
32. Onaka Takashi (University of Tokyo, Japan)
33. Pandey A.K. (ARIES, Nainital)
34. Pandey S.K. (Pt Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur)
35. Pawade V.S. (Mumbai Univ., Mumbai)
36. Prabhu T.P. (IIA, Bangalore)
37. Ramaprakash A.N. (IUCAA, Pune)
38. Rao P. Vivekananda (Osmania University, Hyderabad)
39. Rengarajan T.N. (Mumbai)
40. Roy Subhashis (NCRA-TIFR, Pune)
41. Sagar Ram (ARIES, Nainital)
42. Sahu D.K. (IIA, Bangalore)
43. Sakon Itsuki (University of Tokyo, Japan)
44. Samal Manash Ranjan (ARIES, Nainital, India)
45. Schmeja Stefan (Heidelberg University, Germany)
46. Shaw Gargi (TIFR, Mumbai)
47. Shimonishi Takashi (University of Tokyo, Japan)
48. Subramaniam Annapurni (IIA, Bangalore)
49. Tamura Motohide (NAOJ, Japan)
50. Tandon Shyam (IUCAA, Pune)
51. Tej Anandmayee (IIST, Thiruvananthpuram)
52. Teixeira Paula Stella (European Southern Observatory, Germany)
53. Todmal S.S. (TIFR, Mumbai)
54. Vaidya D.B. (Gujarat Arts and Science College, Ahmedabad)
55. Verma R.P. (Mumbai)
56. Vig Sarita (IIT, Chennai)
57. Yadav R.K. (ARIES, Nainital)


    

    Other Participants 
    

 1. Bakalkar C. B. (TIFR, Mumbai)
 2. D'Costa S. L. (TIFR, Mumbai)
 3. Jadhav R. B. (TIFR, Mumbai)
 4. Kumar Suneel B. (BF, TIFR)
 5. Meshram G. S. (TIFR, Mumbai)
 6. Naik M. B. (TIFR, Mumbai)
 7. Poojary S. S. (TIFR, Mumbai)
 8. Sandimani P. (TIFR, Mumbai)
 9. Singh L. (BF, TIFR)
10. Sreenivasan S. (BF, TIFR)
11. Subbarao J. V. (BF, TIFR)


    

    Scientific Programme 
    

Please click here for Scientific Programme. 

Please NOTE: The Scientific Programme may undergo some changes depending
on the availability of the speaker.


    Abstracts
    

Please click here for the abstracts of the talks.


    Poster Abstracts
    

The space available for each poster is 90 cm x 110 cm (width x height), 
which can fit A1 size posters. Please click here to see the poster abstracts. 


    

    PROCEEDINGS of the Workshop 
    

All the presentations at the Interstellar Matter and Star Formation - 
A Multi-Wavelength Perspective workshop will be published after a 
refereeing process in a special issue of the 
Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of India. 

The Proceedings Volume will be made available online on the BASI webpage, 
as well as on ADS. 

We would be pleased if all the speakers could submit their proceedings 
articles at the time of the workshop. A LaTeX2e class file (basi.cls) is 
available for preparing your manuscript in the BASI format. For users of 
LaTeX2.09, style file basi.sty is also available. Further details can be 
found at http://www.ncra.tifr.res.in/~basi/instructions.htm.

The following Page limits apply:

Invited review (30 + 5 = 35 min): 8 pages

    
Invited contributed talk (25 + 5 = 30 min / 20 + 5 = 25 min): 6 pages

    
Contributed talk (15 + 5 = 20 min): 4 pages

    
Poster paper: 2 pages

    

    

    Tourism
    

Hyderabad is the capital city of Andhra Pradesh and the fifth largest city of 
India. In addition to its historical significance, Hyderabad is one of the 
major IT hubs of India, housing more than 150 major IT companies. Hyderabad 
is known for its rich history, culture and architecture, and also known as
The City of Nizams and The City of Pearls.  The 13th century Golconda Fort
is one of the most wonderful monuments, located 11 km from Hyderabad.

    
For those workshop participants who are interested in tourism, many city
tours around Hyderabad are organized by the Hyderabad Tourism Department.

 Hyderabad Tourism Department.