The Dynamics of the Galaxy: A Conference Celebrating Jeremiah P. Ostriker's
60th Birthday
Conference Schedule
The conference will be held at Princeton University on May 19 - May 21, 1997.
There will be a banquet on May 20th at Prospect House, Princeton University.
There will be receptions on May 18th at the Spergel residence
and on May 19th at the Bahcall residence.
Registration
The registation fee for meeting is $150. The registration fee includes the
breakfasts, lunches, and the banquet. Please send the fee to Linda Clos
(ljclos@pucc.princeton.edu) 71 University Place, Princeton University,
Princeton, NJ and send email to bauer@astro.princeton.edu stating that you will
attend the meeting. You can register either by check or by Visa and Master Card.
Area Hotels
Conference attendees are encouraged to make their own
reservations. Many of the hotels have university rates, so please mention that
you will be attending a conference at Princeton University. Some hotels
(including the Nassau Inn) have even cheaper "government rates". Hotels in the
Princeton area are often full, so please make your reservations as soon as
possible.
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Nassau Inn
Palmer Square, Princeton, NJ 08542, 609-921-7500,
($109/night) If you would like to make reservation at the Nassau Inn at the
University rate, please contact Wrae Tankins (dwt@astro.princeton.edu)
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Peacock Inn
20 Bayard Lane, Princeton, 609-924-1707, ($80-125/night)
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Palmer Inn
3499 US Hwy No1, Princeton, NJ (approx. 10 min. drive to
campus), $92/night
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Marriott Residence Inn
4225 Route 1, Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852,
908-329-9600 (approx. 10 min. drive to campus)$99/night
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McIntosh Inn
(motel style) 3270 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville, Nj
08648, 609-896-3700 (approx. 10 min. drive to campus) $42/night
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Hyatt Regency-Princeton
102 Carnegie Center (Rt.1) Princeton, NJ
08540; 609-987-1234 (approx. 10 min. drive to campus)$94/night
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Bed \& Breakfast of Princeton
P.O. Box 571, Princeton NJ, 609-
924-3189, 71035.757@compuserve.com
Travel Information
- How to get
to Princeton
- Train Schedules
- Air Travel Information (includes information on Airporter)
Schedule
Sunday
8:00 PM Reception at Spergel/Kahn Residence.
Monday
The Structure of the Galaxy Chair: G. Knapp
- 8:30 - 9:00 Coffee & Registration
- 9:00 - 9:50 J. Bahcall: Galactic Stars with HST
- 9:50 - 10:40 J. Binney: A Model for the Galaxy
- 10:40 - 11:10 Coffee
- 11:10 - 12:00 B. Paczynski: Microlensing & the Halo
- 12:00 - 1:20 Lunch
The Interstellar Medium of the Galaxy Chair: B. Draine
- 1:20 - 2:10 C. McKee: The ISM of the Milky Way
- 2:10 - 3:00 R. Chevalier: Supernova & The Galactic ISM
- 3:00 - 3:20 Coffee
- 3:20 - 4:10 D. Spergel: High Velocity Clouds
- 4:10 - 5:00 R. Sunyaev: The interaction of X-Rays with giant molecular
clouds and quantitative astroarcheology"
- 5:00 - 5:50 R. McCray: SN 1987a
6:30 PM Reception at the Bahcall Residence
Tuesday
Galactic Magnetic Field AM Chair: R. Kulsrud
- 8:30 - 9:00 Coffee & Breakfast
- 9:00 - 9:50 E. Vishniac: The Origin of the Galactic Magnetic Field
- 9:50 - 10:40 E. Zweibel: Evolution of the Magnetic Field of the Galaxy
- 10:40 - 11:10 Coffee
Stellar Dynamics, Dense Stellar Systems
- 11:10 - 12:00 D. Richstone: Comparison between the Galactic Bulge and
Similar Ellipticals
- 12:00 - 1:30 Lunch
PM Chair: E. Turner
- 1:30 - 2:20 J. Ostriker: Evolution of Globular Cluster System
- 2:20 - 3:10 J. Goodman: Black Hole in the Galactic Center
- 3:10 - 3:40 Coffee
- 3:40 - 4:30 S. Tremaine: New Methods in Stellar Dynamics
- 4:30 - 5:20 H. Cohn: Late Evolution of Globular Clusters
Wednesday
The Galaxy, Extragalactic Astronomy & Cosmology AM Chair: N. Bahcall
- 8:30 - 9:00 Coffee & Breakfast
- 9:00 - 9:50 J. Gunn: Formation of the Galactic Disk
- 9:50 - 10:40 L. Hernquist: Dark Matter Content of Merging Galaxies
- 10:40 - 11:10 Coffee
- 11:10 - 12:00 N. Lebovitz: Resonance Instabilities in Conservative Systems
- 12:00 - 1:30 Lunch
PM Chair: R. Gott
- 1:30 - 2:20 M. Rees: The Evolution of the Galactic Nucleus
- 2:20 - 3:10 J. Silk: Population III Stars & The Milky Way
- 3:10 - 3:40 Coffee
- 3:40 - 4:10 E. Bertschinger: The Galaxy & Cosmology
Organizing Committee
- E. Zweibel (Chair, SOC)
- E. Bertschinger
- R. Chevalier
- J. Goodman
- E. Ostriker
- D. Richstone
- D. Spergel (Chair, LOC)
- S. Tremaine
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