Committees: Science Vision Working Group (SVWG) and Associated Panels

Members at large
SVWG
 Institute
Tim de Zeeuw
X
 Leiden
Roger Davies
X
 Oxford
Reinhard Genzel
X
 MPE
Michael Perryman
X
 ESA-ESTEC
Rashid Sunyaev
X
 MPA
Catherine Turon
X
 Observatoire de Paris
Alvio Renzini
X
 Padova

 

The Symposium has no provision for formal oral or poster presentations, but is open for short oral or written contributions either to the parallel sessions or during the plenary session "Science domain drop-outs and overlaps" general discussion. Please contact the relevant Panel Chairs directly to coordinate your contributions, with copy to SciChall07@eso.org.

Panel A
SVWG
 Institute

Do we understand the extremes of the Universe?

  • How did the Universe begin?
  • What is Dark Matter and Dark Energy?
  • Are there extra dimensions, other universes, or varying fundamental constants?
  • What do neutron stars and black holes tell us about strong gravity?
  • How do supernovae and gamma-ray bursts work?
  • How do black hole accretion, jets and outflows operate?
  • What do we learn about the Universe from energetic radiation and particles?
John Peacock (chair)
X
 Edinburgh
Claess Fransson (co-chair)
X
 Sockholm
Francois Bouchet
 		 IAP
Andrew Fabian
 		 Cambridge
Bruno Leibundgut
 		 ESO-HQ
Subir Sarkar   Oxford
Peter Schneider   Bonn
Ralf Wijers   UvA
Bernard Schutz
 		 Potsdam
Juan Garcia-Bellido
 		 Madrid

 

Panel B
SVWG
 Institute

How do galaxies form and evolve?

  • When was first light?
  • What were the seeds of galaxies?
  • What is the cycle of baryons through the cosmic web
  • What is the role of black holes in Galaxy formation?
  • What is the chemical history of the Universe?
  • What is the cycling of stars, gas and dust in galaxies?
  • How did the Milky Way form?
Jacqueline Bergeron (chair)
X
 IAP
Rob Kennicutt (co-chair)
X
 Cambridge
Andrea Ferrara
 		 Firenze
Guinevere Kauffmann
 		 MPA
Xavier Barcons
 		 CSIC-UC
Ian Smail   Durham
Marijn Franx   Leiden
Amina Helmi   Groningen
Matthias Steinmetz
 		 Potsdam
Frank Bertoldi
 		 Bonn

 

Panel C
SVWG
 Institute

How do stars and planets form?

  • Is the initial mass function of stars universal?
  • What do we learn by probing stellar interiors?
  • What is the life-cycle of stars, gas and dust?
  • How do planetary systems form and evolve?
  • What are the demographics of planets in the Galaxy?
  • How do we tell which planets harbour life?
Leonardo Testi (chair)
X
 Firenze
Rafael Rebolo (co-chair)
X
 Tenerife
Wolfgang Brandner
 		 MPIA
Jorgen Christensen-Dalsgaard
 		 Arhus
Ewine van Dishoeck
 		 Leiden
Stephane Guilloteau
 		 Bordeaux
Pavel Kroupa   Bonn
Didier Queloz   Geneve
Massimo Turatto   Padova
Christoffel Waelkens
 		 Leuven

 

Panel D
SVWG
 Institute

How do we fit in?

  • What can the Sun tell us about other stars and vice versa?
  • What causes Solar variability and how does it affect us?
  • What is the dynamical history of the Solar system?
  • What can we learn from Solar system exploration about its formation and evolution?
  • Where should we look for life in the Solar system?
Oskar von der Lühe (chair)
X
 Freiburg
Therese Encrenaz (co-chair)
X
 Meudon
Willy Benz
 		 Bern
Michele Dougherty
 		 ICL London
Richard Harrison
 		 RAL
Artie Hatzes
 		 Tautenburg
Christoph Keller   Utrecht
Hans Rickmann   Uppsala
Tilman Spohn   DLR
Jose Carlos del Toro Iniesta   Granada
Angioletta Coradini
 		 CNR-ISAF Roma