All interested researchers and students are invited to attend. No registration is required for the short course. Seating is limited and is available on a first come, first served basis.
Program
Talk 1 – “Giant Planet Formation” – Adam Burrows, Princeton University
- Giant planet formation and the context in which these bodies form
- Planetary system evolution
Talk 2 – “Planetary Atmospheres” – Caroline Morley, University of Texas at Austin
- Composition and dynamics of planetary atmospheres
- An introduction to spectroscopy
- Connections between solar system and exoplanet atmospheres
Talk 3 – “How Solar System Measurements have Shaped our Understanding of Solar System History” – Paul Hartogh, Max Planck Institute
- Bridging solar system measurements to understand the history of our solar system
- Isotopes and composition across the solar system
- How can we understand when / where / what was formed in our solar system
Talk 4 – “Exoplanet Measurements” – Giovanna Tinetti, King’s College London
- Survey of past and future exoplanet measurements
- The role of the Ariel mission and other space / ground missions to enable future exoplanet understanding
Talk 5 – “Solar System and Exoplanet Science from JWST” – Emily Rickman, ESA/STScI
- What have we learned about the solar system from JWST?
- What have we learned about exoplanets from JWST?
Travel Information
Parking (for Visitors and for JPL Personnel)
For Visitors: From the Arroyo Parkway, turn right (east) on Del Mar Avenue. Proceed approximately one and a quarter miles. The Caltech campus will be on your right. Turn right (south) onto Wilson Avenue. Turn right into the North Wilson Structure and park in an unmarked spot.
Visitor parking permits may be purchased through Caltech’s mobile parking payment system Honk Mobile. Visitors can purchase a parking session at payment signs in the campus lots including scan-to-pay (QR code) and text-to-pay options. Study participants: use the parking instructions sent via email to purchase a parking permit through Caltech’s mobile parking payment system Honk Mobile.
For JPL Personnel: JPLers may use their JPL hang tag for parking. Please park in an unmarked spot in the North Wilson Structure located on Wilson Avenue.
