January 2014
Issue 58
MEETINGS
2014
AOGS; 28 July - 1 August; Sapporo, Japan
http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2014/
ABSTRACT
DEADLINE: 11 February 2014
http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2014/public.asp?page=abstract.htm
Note:
Can submit two (2) abstracts per one registration
PS05: Polarimetry of Solary System, Exoplanets, Brown Dwarfs and Disks
Polarimetry
is a currently enjoying a rejuvenation in various astronomical applications. As
a complementary techinque
to imaging and spectroscopy, polarization allows the
investigation of scattering properties of variety of media ranging
from planetary atmospheres, comets, small bodies (planetary
satellites, asteroids, Kuiper Belt objects, etc.) to detection
and characterization of exoplanets, brown dwarfs, star and
planet forming regions; characterization of magnetic fields
and search for optically active
molecules in a search for habitability elsewhere than our earth. We invite
contributions
from observers, modellers, laboratory measurements, instrument
designers and missions. We anticipate half to one
day of presentations including oral
and poster contributions.
Conveners:
Motohide Tamura (The University
of Tokyo/NAOJ, Japan)
Padma
A Yanamandra-Fisher (Space
Science Institute, United States)
Koji
Kawabata (Hiroshima University, Japan)
Junichi
Watanabe (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Japan)
Frans Snik (Leiden University, Netherlands)
Ludmilla Kolokolova (University
of Maryland, United States)
Sujan Sengupta (Indian Institute of Astrophysics, India)
Jun
Takahashi (University of Hyogo, Japan)
A.-Chantal
Levasseur-Regourd (PMC Univ. Paris 6 / CNRS-IPSL,
France)
You
may be interested in other AOGS sessions, e.g. those in Planetary Science
Section:
PS01 Solar Wind Interaction With
Planetary Environments
PS02 Icy satellites and rings
PS03 outer solar system satellites with an atmosphere
PS04 C/ISON and Other Comets of 2013
PS06 Advances in radio and plasma wave studies of
magnetized planet.
PS07 Science and Exploration of Mars and Venus
PS08 Outer Planets and Their Analogs in Exoplanets
PS09 Astrobiology: Quest for Habitable Worlds and
Life's Origins
PS10 Space Radiation -Energetic Particles
PS11 Exoplanet Sciences
PS12 Studies of Small Bodies in the
Solar System and Insights into Planetary System Formation.
PS13 Future Space Missions and Instrumentation for
Space and Planetary Science
PS14 Exploring Mercury
PS15 Microwave and Infrared Remote Sensing of Solar
System Objects
PS16 Science and Exploration of the Moon
PS17 Small satellites and advanced technologies for
planetary sciences
PS18 Exploration and Science of Atmosphere of the
Earth and other planets
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International
Conference on Atmospheric Dust (DUST2014)
June
1-6, 2014, Calan Conference
Centre at Castellaneta
Marina (Taranto, Italy).
http://www.dust2014.org/sessions.html
DUST2014
intends to be a global forum for mineralogists, physicists, geochemists,
engineering, volcanologists, chemists
and for many other specialists to share ideas and knowledge on the boundless world
of the atmospheric particles.
Topics
Chemical
& Mineralogical Studies
Geological
Records
Health
& Environment
Instrumentations
& Measurements
Modelling
& Field Studies
Transport
& Deposition
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Workshop
"Scattering by aggregates (on surfaces)"
Institut for Werkstofftechnik,
IWT, Bremen, 24. + 25. March 2014
Deadline
for abstracts: 1. Feb. 2014
http://www.scattport.org/index.php/conferences-menu/list/561-workshop-scattering-by-aggregates
Fee:
There will be no fee.
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LIP2014
conference
Submission
deadline: in one month!
10th
International Conference Series on Laser-light and Interactions with Particles
August
25-29th, 2014, Marseille, France
Scope& Background
For
nearly three decades this conference series provides a source of in
state-of-the-art light and shaped beam interactions with particle and particle
systems. This 10th edition, to be held on August 25-29th, 2014, in Marseille,
France, is focused on beam shape description; near-field, far-field and
morphology-dependent-resonances;
time-resolved scattering; multiple scattering in dense media; complex shaped
particles and aggregates; Optical particle sizing and characterization methods
as well as mechanical effects of light. Applications may range from multiphase
flow characterization to aerosol science and atmospheric environment,
biomedical optical engineering, remote
manipulation of objects, plasma and soft matter physics, quantum
electrodynamics in cavities, etc. Although the conference is mainly intended to
deal with electromagnetic beams (vectorial
scattering), papers dealing with acoustical and quantum beams (scalar waves)
however presenting significant enough correlations with the main issues of the
conference will be welcome.
Keynotes lectures
-
Philip L. Marston, "Surprises and anomalies in acoustical and optical
scattering", Depart. of Physics and Astronomy, Washington
State University (USA)
- Michael Mishchenko, "Electromagnetic
scattering by dense discrete random media: physics and numerically exact
results", NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, NY (USA)
- Renliang Xu, "Laser
scattering in particle characterization: application perspective", Micromeritics China operation,
Shanghai (China)
- Pavel Zemanek, "From
optical tweezers to optically self-arranged and propelled
microstructures", Inst. Scientific Instrum.
of the ASCR, Brno (Czech
Republic)
Extended abstract submission
Contributions are invited on the topics outlined and others falling within the
scope of the conference. For both oral and poster presentations, authors are
invited to submit an extended abstract of at least 1000 words and with a maximum
of three pages, including supporting figures and references as appropriate
(upload the template). Color will be available for both printed and online
versions of the proceedings. All selected extended abstracts will be published
in the proceedings of the conference (with ISBN).
A
special issue is planned for publication in Journal of Quantitative
Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer (JQRST). This special issue will consist
only of full-size papers documenting research either reported at the conference
or pertaining to the main topics of LIP2014. Extended abstracts of conference
presentations will not be considered. Each submission will be thoroughly
reviewed by at least two independent referees to ensure that all accepted
manuscripts satisfy the highest standards of scientific quality adopted for
JQSRT. Again, this will be a special topical issue of JQSRT rather than
conference proceedings.
Important dates
Abstract submission opens: November 1st, 2013
Early registration opens: December 11th, 2014
Abstract submission ends: March 1st, 2014
Late registration after: May 1st, 2014
Notification of acceptance: April 1st, 2014
Conference fees (all lunches& VAT
included)
Regular participants(Early / Late rates): 600/650 E
Students (PhD, Masters; Early / Late rates): 350/450 E
Accompanying persons: 75 E
Sponsors and exhibitors (three packages ): see terms & conditions
Conference venue
The conference venue is the Campus St Charles of Aix-Marseille University
(AMU), Marseille, France. It is within two minutes walking distance from the
main railway station of Marseille "Marseille St-Charles" which is
also the stop of the airport shuttle as well as subways. Marseille St-Charles
is about 10-15mn walking distance (or 2-4 subway stations) from the "Vieux-port"
(old harbour) and the city centre where most hotels and
restaurants are located.
Current
partners and sponsors: Aix-Marseille University, AFVL, ANR, AirFrance & KLM, CG13, CNRS,
ESO, Laboratory of Excellence "MEC", Optitec cluster, SFO, ESO, OSA, Springer Verlag.
Conference web site: http://www.lip2014.eu/
Secretariat of the organizing committee at: contact@lip2014.eu
Committees
Honory
W. Bachalo (USA)
X.S. Cai (China)
G. Gouesbet (France)
G. Grehan (France)
J.A. Lock(USA)
M. Maeda (Japan)
Z.S. Wu (China)
Scientific
Y.P. Han (China)
P. L. Marston (USA)
F.R.A. Onofri (France)
C.M. Sorensen (USA)
B. Stout (France)
C. Tropea (Germany)
G. Videen (USA)
T. Wriedt (Germany)
Advisory
Y. Aizu (Japan)
M. Brunel (France)
R. Chakrabarty (USA)
Y.E. Geints (Russia)
D. Grier (USA)
S. Hanna (UK)
M. Kolwas (Poland)
F. Lemoine (France)
F. G. Mitri (USA)
A.A.R. Neves (Brazil)
B. Pouligny (France)
T.Nieminen(Australia)
K-F. Ren (France)
N. Roth (Germany)
C. Roze (France)
D. D. Sampson (Australia)
M. Siler (Czech Republic)
A.M.K.P. Taylor (UK)
M.R. Vetrano (Belgium)
F. Xu (USA)
R. Xu (China)
Organization
F. Onofri
(co-chair)
B. Stout (co-chair)
S. Barbosa
J. Bartolini
J-M. Geffrin
C. Guene
C. Montet
F. Lamadie
C. Pelce
M. Sentis
Host organizations: Aix-Marseille
University / CNRS Laboratory IUSTI / Fresnel Institute
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