Science Week 2018

Europe/Berlin
Kloster Seeon, Klosterweg 1, Seeon

Kloster Seeon, Klosterweg 1, Seeon

Andreas Burkert (USM), Stephan Paul (TU-München), Sonja Dames (LOC Chair) (TUM), Marc Schartmann (LMU / MPE)
Description

For the 11th time, the Cluster hosts its annual 'Science Week'. From 3 to 6 December 2018 Cluster scientists and invited guests will present their current research work in the fields of astrophysics, cosmology, particle, nuclear physics and biophysics. The Science Week is an interdisciplinary event and directed to all scientists who want to gain insight into the current state of all Cluster research areas. Everybody is welcome.

The program is now available, see below!

Program highlights
Monday, Dec 3: Highlight talks for the new ORIGINS cluster 
Monday, Dec 3 and Tuesday, Dec 4: Universe PhD Awardee talks
Tuesday, Dec 4 and Wednesday, Dec 5: UNIVERSE Highlight talks
Wednesday, Dec 5, 16:30: General Assembly of all Cluster members  
Thursday, Dec 6: Research Area Overview talks

Registration:
The registration is closed.

Call for Abstracts (scientific talk or poster):
Abstract submission is closed. Submission deadline was 31 Oct 2018. Poster: The use of our template is mandatory (files are provided below). 

Venue: Kloster Seeon, www.kloster-seeon.de

    • 12:00
      Lunch
    • 1
      Opening remarks and logistics
      Speakers: Andreas Burkert (LMU), Stephan Paul (TUM)
    • 3
      The rise of information: systems chemistry of RNA oligomer pools
      Speaker: Prof. Philipp Holliger
    • 4
      Photochemical synthesis, chirality and detection of the building blocks of life in (simulated) cometary matter
      Speaker: Prof. Cornelia Meinert
    • 5
      Compartmentalized RNA catalysis in membrane-free coacervate protocells
      Speaker: Kristian Le Vay (MPI)
    • 6
      Genetic exchange between protocells
      Speaker: Thomas Litschel
    • 15:40
      Coffee, Posters & AR / VR presentation
    • 7
      Laboratory for Rapid Space Missions
      Speaker: Martin Losekamm (Technische Universität München)
    • 8
      Universe Award 2018 (experiment): Laudatio
      Speaker: Gerhard Graw (LMU)
    • 9
      Universe Award 2018 (experiment): “Particle Tracking with Micro-Pattern Gaseous Detectors”
      Speaker: Dr Bernhard Flierl
    • 18:00
      Dinner
    • 07:00
      Breakfast
    • 10
      Hidden graviton phenomenology in C2PAP
      Speaker: Rafael Delgado (TUM)
    • 11
      Cosmological aspects of the String Theory Swampland
      Speaker: Eran Palti
    • 12
      Searches for Dark Matter at LHC and their relation to direct and indirect searches
      Speaker: Patrick Rieck
    • 10:15
      Coffee, Posters & AR / VR presentation
    • 13
      Improved theoretical predictions for indirect (wino) dark matter detection with next-generation gamma-ray telescopes
      Speaker: Martin Vollmann (TUM)
    • 14
      High-energy neutrino astronomy: results & perspectives
      Speaker: Kai Krings (TUM)
    • 15
      Exploring coherent neutrino-nucleus scattering with NU-CLEUS
      Speaker: Raimund Strauss
    • 12:00
      Lunch
    • 16
      Reсent results on low-mass dielectron production in pp and Pb--Pb collisions with ALICE (20+5)
      Speaker: Torsten Dahms (TUM)
    • 17
      All-order resummations in QCD at next-to-leading power
      Speaker: Robert Szafron (TUM)
    • 18
      Measuring the mass distributions in the Universe with the Dark Energy Survey: our progress report
      Speaker: Stella Seitz (LMU)
    • 15:15
      Coffee, Posters & AR / VR presentation
    • 19
      Universe Award 2018 (theory): Laudatio
      Speaker: Gerhard Börner
    • 20
      Universe Award 2018 (theory): “Investigations into dark matter halo bias”
      Speaker: Titouan Lazeyras
    • 21
      Poster Session: Seed Money & Contributed
    • 18:00
      Dinner
    • 07:00
      Breakfast
    • 22
      Gamma-ray and multi-messenger highlights with MAGIC at the very high energies
      Speaker: Razmik Mirzoyan
    • 23
      Observing the dawn of planet formation with ALMA
      Speaker: Leonardo Testi (ESO)
    • 24
      Testing general relativity with infrared interferometry in the center of the Milky Way
      Speaker: Reinhard Genzel (MPE)
    • 10:15
      Coffee, Posters & AR / VR presentation
    • 25
      Nucleosynthesis of the 44Ti isotope
      Speaker: Annop Wongwatharanat
    • 26
      The structure of the Galaxy's ISM and diffuse radioactivities
      Speaker: Moritz Pleintinger (Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics)
    • 27
      Dark matter and dark radiation
      Speaker: Mathias Garny (TUM)
    • 28
      The strong impact of cosmic rays on the structure of the ISM and outflows
      Speaker: Tim-Eric Rathjen (Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics)
    • 12:05
      Lunch
    • 29
      The challenge for cosmological simulations
      Speaker: Dr Klaus Dolag (LMU/USM)
    • 30
      Unveiling the impact of new born planets onto the evolution of their natal disks
      Speaker: Stefano Faccini
    • 31
      The Milky Way's dark matter and stellar mass distribution in the era of Gaia
      Speaker: Ortwin Gerhard (MPE)
    • 32
      The brightest stars in the Universe as extragalactic probes of cosmic abundances and distances
      Speaker: Rolf Kudritzki (USM LMU/MIAPP)
    • 15:10
      Coffee, Posters & AR / VR presentation
    • 33
      RA A overview talk UNIVERSE
      Speaker: Georgi Dvali
    • 34
      UNIVERSE SUMMARY
      Speaker: Prof. Stephan Paul (TU-München)
    • 35
      MIAPP SUMMARY
      Speaker: Andreas Weiler (TUM)
    • 36
      C2PAP SUMMARY
      Speaker: Dr Klaus Dolag (LMU/USM)
    • 37
      ORIGINS PLANS
      Speaker: Prof. Andreas Burkert (USM)
    • 18:00
      Dinner
    • 07:00
      Breakfast
    • 38
      RA B overview talk UNIVERSE
      Speaker: Alexander Mann (LMU)
    • 39
      Electric Dipole Moment searches
      Speaker: Peter Fierlinger (TU München)
    • 40
      RA C overview talk UNIVERSE
      Speaker: Thomas Kuhr (LMU)
    • 10:00
      Coffee & Posters
    • 41
      RA D overview talk UNIVERSE
      Speaker: Siggi Bethke (MPI f. Physik)
    • 42
      RA E overview talk UNIVERSE
      Speaker: Jochen Weller (LMU)
    • 12:00
      Lunch
    • 43
      RA F overview talk UNIVERSE
      Speaker: Barbara Ercolano (LMU)
    • 44
      RA G overview talk UNIVERSE
      Speakers: Bruno Leibundgut (ESO), Roland Diehl (MPE)
    • 15:30
      Coffee & Posters