Cosmic Vision 2015-2025
ESA Workshop on the Scientific Themes of Tomorrow
Paris, 15-16 September 2004
UNESCO
Salle IV
125, Avenue de Suffren
75007 PARIS
PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME
Wednesday 15 September | ||
09:00-09:05 | Welcome | D.Southwood (Director of Science, ESA) |
09:05-09:15 | Purpose of the Workshop | G.Bignami (Chair, Space Science Advisory Committee-SSAC) |
Session 1 - Solar System Science (Solar System Working Group - SSWG) | ||
Theme 1 - From Sun to Earth and beyond: The plasma universe
Theme 2 - Tracing the origin of the Solar System
Theme 3 - Life and habitability in the Solar System and beyond
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09:15-09:30 | Introduction to Solar System Themes | W. Baumjohann (SSWG, Acting chair) |
Theme 1 | ||
09:30-10:00 | From Sun to Earth and beyond: The Plasma Universe |
P. Louarn (Toulouse) |
10:00-10:30 | Theme Roadmap | B. Wimmer-Schweingruber (SSWG) |
10:30-10:45 |
Coffee Break | |
Theme 2 | ||
10:45-11:15 | Tracing the origin of the Solar System | M. Blanc (Marseille) |
11:15-11:45 | Theme Roadmap | S. Dunkin (SSWG) |
Theme 3 | ||
11:45-12:15 | Life and habitability in the Solar System and beyond | F. Westall (Orléans) |
12:15-12:45 | Theme Roadmap | L. Marinangeli (SSWG) |
12:45-13:00 | Closing remarks | W. Baumjohann (SSWG, Acting chair) |
Lunch break | ||
Session 2: Fundamental Physics (Fundamental Physics Advisory Group - FPAG) | ||
Theme 1 - Toward Quantum Gravity
Theme 2 - Beyond the Standard Model
Theme 3 - The Gravitational Wave Universe
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14:00-14:15 | Introduction to Fundamental Physics Themes | B.Schutz (FPAG Chair) |
Theme 1 | ||
14:15-14:45 | Toward Quantum Gravity | T. Damour (Bures-sur-Yvette) |
14:45-15:15 | Theme Roadmap | M. Sandford (FPAG) |
15:15-15:30 |
Coffee break | |
Theme 2 | ||
15:30-16:00 | Beyond the Standard Model | W. Schleich (ULM) |
16:00-16:30 | Theme Roadmap | W. Ertmer (FPAG) |
Theme 3 | ||
16:30-17:15 | The Gravitational Wave Universe | K. Danzmann (Hannover) |
17:15-17:45 | Theme Roadmap | H. Ward (FPAG) |
17:45-18:00 | Closing remarks | S. Vitale (Trento) |
Thursday 16 September | ||
Session 3 Astronomy (Astronomy Working Group - AWG) |
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Theme 1 - Other worlds and life in the Universe: placing the Solar System into context
Theme 2 - The early Universe
Theme 3 - The evolving violent Universe
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09:00-09:15 | Introduction to Astronomy Themes | C. Turon (AWG Chair) |
Theme 1 | ||
09:15-09:40 | Other worlds and life in the Universe | W. Benz (Bern) |
09:40-09:55 | Search for Planets and Life in the Universe | A. Léger (Orsay) |
09:55-10:10 | The birth of stars and planets | G. White (Canterbury) |
10:10-10:25 | Theme Roadmap | T. Henning (AWG) |
10:25-10:40 | Coffee Break | |
Theme 2 | ||
10:40-11:05 | The early Universe | J. Peacock (Edinburgh) |
11:05-11:20 | Early Universe and fundamental Physics | J.L. Puget (Orsay) |
11:20-11:35 | The formation and history of Galaxies | M. Griffin (Cardiff) |
11:35-11:50 | Theme Roadmap | P. Schneider (AWG) |
Theme 3 | ||
11:50-12:15 | The evolving violent Universe | L. Stella (Roma) |
12:15-12:30 | Physics of the hot evolving Universe | G. Hasinger (Garching) |
12:30-12:45 | Gravity in the strong field limit and matter under extreme conditions | D. Barret (Toulouse) |
12:45-13:00 | Theme Roadmap | C. Done (AWG) |
Lunch break | ||
Session 4 Technology needs / Discussion | ||
14:00-15:00 | Technology challenges and possible mission profiles | A. Peacock (ESA) |
15:00-15:15 | European Commission Space Science | E.C. Representative T.B.C. |
15:15-15:30 |
Coffee break | |
15:30-16:15 | Open Discussion | Chairman: R. Pellinen (Chair, Science Programme Committee - SPC) |
16:15-16:30 | Concluding remarks | G. Bignami (SSAC Chair) |
Last Update: 31 August 2019