Ices in the Solar System in the James Webb Space Telescope Era
Course Overview
UCF Spring 2023 Astronomy 6156
Current Topics in Planetary Sciences
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:30-2:50 PM ET
This course is sponsored by the NASA Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI) and the SSERVI Center for Lunar and Asteroid Surface Science (CLASS) team at the University of Central Florida.
The core content will be lectures given by leading international researchers. The format provides an opportunity for questions and discussion. The lectures will be accessible through Zoom in real-time and will be recorded for on-line reference. Most lectures will be held on Tuesdays at 1:30 pm ET [50 min lecture + 30 min discussion]. Thursday sessions will be student-lead presentations related to the subject of the Tuesday lecture with additional detailed discussion.
Weekly Lecture Schedule
| Date | Speaker | Affiliation | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10 | Noemi Pinilla-Alonso Addie Dove | Florida Space Institute, UCF University of Central Florida | Course Introduction |
| Jan 17 | Stefanie Milam | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Ices in the Solar System |
| Jan 24 | Laurie Chu | NASA Ames Research Center | Ices in the Interstellar Medium |
| Jan 31 | Ariel Deutsch | NASA Ames Research Center | Ice on Mercury |
| Feb 7 | Richard Cartwright | SETI | Spacecraft Exploration of Uranus’ Moons and JWST observations of Europa and Callisto |
| Feb 14 | Olivia Wilkins | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Cosmic Ice Analogs: An Experimental Approach |
| Feb 21 | Phil Metzger | Florida Space Institute, UCF | The Cislunar Water Economy Based in Asteroid and Lunar Water/Ice |
| Feb 28 | Mario de Prá | Florida Space Institute, UCF | Ice on Asteroids: The Outer Belt and the Transitional Population |
| Mar 7 | Charles Schambeau | Florida Space Institute, UCF | Volatile-Driven Processes on Centaurs and Comets |
| Mar 21 | Ana Carolina de Souza Feliciano | Florida Space Institute, UCF | TNOs: Overview, the Ice Reservoir in the Solar System |
| Mar 28 | Tanguy Bertrand | Observatorie de Paris | Pluto System, Ice and Atmosphere After New Horizons |
| Apr 4 | Alfonso Davila | NASA Ames Research Center | Ice on Earth (Antarctic Ice Analogs and Relation of Ices to Life) |
| Apr 11 | Noemi Pinilla-Alonso | Florida Space Institute, UCF | Ices on TNOs, What the Webb is in the Fridge? |
| Apr 18 | Ramses Ramirez | University of Central Florida | Ice on Exoplanets: The Impact of CO2 and Water Ices on Habitability |
If you need more details on the zoom connection and password, please, contact Prof. Pinilla-Alonso (npinilla[@]ucf.edu) or Prof. Dove (adove[@]ucf.edu)