The Australian National University
Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories
document location: http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/GMTMeeting/science.php
Research

Science with The Giant Magellan Telescope

Canberra, Australia March 26-28, 2008

Program

The meeting will be held in the lecture theatre of the Leonard Huxley Building on the ANU Campus. The Program will consist of an Instrumental Overview and 5 Scientific Sessions. In addition, there will be a Conference Dinner on the evening of March 26, and a BBQ lunch and Tour of Mt Stromlo and the Tidbinbilla wildlife reserve on the afternoon of March 27.

Session I: Welcome, introduction and GMT overview

Session II: Brown Dwarfs, Protostellar disks and Exoplanets

Session III: Stellar Astrophysics & Galactic Structure

Session IV: Galaxies, AGN, and Black Holes

Session V: Cosmology and the Distant Universe

Session VI: Synergy with other facilities

Meeting summary

** Meeting Program and Presentations **