OVERVIEW The Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics (KICP) at the University of Chicago, and Adler Planetarium will host the 10th Great Lakes Cosmology Workshop (GLCW X) from Monday June 14th to Wednesday June 16th in Chicago, IL. As is tradition, the Workshop provides a forum for advanced graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and young faculty from the Great Lakes region working on all areas of cosmology and particle-astrophysics. More senior faculty will provide useful overviews. The general structure of the workshop includes three days of workshops (6 half-day sessions), ending the evening of June 16th. The workshop's dinner banquet will be held on Monday, June 14, 2010 at the Adler Planetarium.

GLCW X registration, accommodations, and other relevant details will be added as they are determined. Please don't hesitate to contact us with questions.

  PLENARY SPEAKERS

Carlos Cunha
University of Michigan

Tiziana Di Matteo
Carnegie Mellon University

Megan Donahue
Michigan State University

Steve Kuhlmann
Argonne National Laboratory

Marco Peloso
University of Minnesota

Ue-Li Pen
Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics

Carsten Rott
Ohio State University / CCAPP

Hee-Jong Seo
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

Tom Shutt
Case Western Reserve University

Christy A Tremonti
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Keith Vanderlinde
McGill University

Michael Wood-Vasey
University of Pittsburgh


  TOPICS & PRESENTATIONS In keeping with the goal of encouraging the broadest possible participation from young researchers in Great Lakes institutions, the scientific program has been largely driven by the topics which participants choose to present. Please check back later for the detailed program. It is preferred that presentations at GLCW X be directly relevant to one of the following topics:
  • Dark Matter (direct and indirect detection)
  • Dark Energy
  • Inflation
  • Large Scale Structure
  • Cosmic Microwave Background
  • Lensing
  • Galaxy Clusters
  • Dark Ages
  • Reionization
  • Dwarf Galaxies
  • Galaxy Evolution
  • BAO
  • Modified Gravity
  • 21 cm Emission
Contributed talks will be limited to 12 minutes, plus an additional 3 minutes for questions. In addition, contributed talks will be supplemented by slightly longer (25+5 min) talks from distinguished faculty of several Great Lakes Institutions.

Talks are grouped into 1.5-2 hour sessions comprising both contributed talks by GLCW X participants and talks by invited speakers. In order to ensure compliance with the schedule, time limits will be strictly enforced, so we request that you plan accordingly. There will also be a poster session.

Copies of the talks (slides only) presented at GLCW X will be made available on-line at this web site.

There will also be a one hour career development session during the workshop.

  SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Joseph P. Bernstein
Argonne National Laboratory

John E Carlstrom
Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics

Carla Frohlich
University of Chicago

Shaul Hanany
University of Minnesota

Sebastian Heinz
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Loren K Hoffman
Northwestern University

Gil Holder
McGill University

Jeffrey M Kubo
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

Jeff McMahon
University of Michigan

Surhud S. More
Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics

Anupreeta More
Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics

Brian W O'Shea
Michigan State University

Eduardo Rozo
University of Chicago

Kathryn Schaffer
School of the Art Institute of Chicago and KICP

Jennifer Siegal-Gaskins
CCAPP / Ohio State University

Jonathan L Sievers
Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics

Jennifer S. Sobeck
University of Chicago

Mark SubbaRao
Adler Planetarium / University of Chicago

Hy Trac
Carnegie Mellon University

Pascal Vaudrevange
Case Western Reserve University

Andrew R Zentner
University of Pittsburgh

Kathryn Zurek
University of Michigan


  LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Lindsey Bleem

John E Carlstrom

Carla Frohlich

Megan B Gralla

Loren K Hoffman

Yeun-Jin Kim

Anupreeta More

Surhud S. More

Eduardo Rozo

Jennifer S. Sobeck

 

 


  VISUALIZATION SESSION Participants have the opportunity to submit visualizations and datasets to be viewed at the Adler Planetarium either on the Planetarium's dome or in a high definition stereoscopic theater. Please consult this document with instructions on preparing visualizations for Adler's theaters. Please contact Mark SubbaRao with your plans. Because of the work required to encode and load the data, please plan on submitting the content at least one month in advance of the workshop.
  PUBLIC EVENT June 13, 2010 at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC).
  STUDENT HOUSING AT I-HOUSE Student participants may secure an International House lodging reservations by completing the online registration form. Aimee Giles, KICP's Travel and Event Coordinator, will then make the International House reservation on your behalf, as KICP will be billed directly for the room. You will then receive an email confirmation. Should you need to make any changes to your reservation or have questions about the facility, please call the International House directly (773-753-2270).

All guest rooms are dormitory style with communal bathrooms. The rooms have ceiling fans but are not air conditioned.

If you choose a hotel other than the International House, please make your reservation by contacting the hotel directly. Please note that if you do so, you will not be reimbursed by KICP for the lodging costs you incur.

  WORKSHOP MATERIALS
  IMPORTANT DATES
  • April 23, 2010 - Abstract deadline
  • May 14, 2010 - Registration deadline
  • June 13, 2010 - Public event
  • June 14 - 16, 2010 - 10th Great Lakes Cosmology Workshop
  • June 14, 2010 - Banquet dinner