Fractionation of isotopes in space II: from the Solar System to galaxies, Florence, Italy, November 4-7, 2024 - ABSTRACT SUBMISSION IS OPEN

[Laura Colzi]

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the second edition of the conference Fractionation of isotopes in space II: from the Solar System to galaxies that will be held on November 4-7 2024 in Florence, Italy.

In the last two decades the number of studies focused on isotopic ratios has grown thanks to the unprecedented capabilities of current astronomical facilities. This growth is mainly due to the improved sensitivity of the instrumentation of different facilities such as the single-dish IRAM 30m, GBT 100m, and Yebes 40m telescopes, and the interferometers IRAM NOEMA and ALMA. Near IR observations obtained with the VLT and JWST have also recently allowed the first detection of 13CO and 15NH3 in the atmosphere of a young exoplanet and a brown dwarf, opening new clues on local fractionation effects in exoplanetary objects. Moreover, new laboratory works and updated theoretical astrochemical and stellar Galactic chemical evolution models have been developed.
The second edition of this conference aims to bring a multidisciplinary community together, covering topics that range from astronomical observations in different Galactic environments, to the Solar System, exoplanetary systems, and (extra)galactic molecular clouds, as well as laboratory works and theoretical astrochemical and stellar Galactic chemical evolution models. Moreover, ALMA Band 2 (67-116 GHz frequency window) and the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) are now under construction and the meeting will open discussion about the possible future projects related to the conference topic to be carried out with these new facilities. The meeting will also discuss future projects related to the topic and what are the best facilities, including under construction or future, that are best suited for them.  

Here is the conference website: https://sites.google.com/view/fractionation2

Registration and Abstract submission is now open. You can submit an abstract here. 

The abstract submission deadline is June, 30th 2024. We aim to notify acceptance of contributed talks and posters by the end of July 2024.

Confirmed invited speakers: Paola Caselli (Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Germany), Mattia Melosso (Università di Bologna, Italy), Kotomi Taniguchi (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Japan), Donatella Romano (INAF - OAS Bologna, Italy), Serena Viti (Leiden University, Netherlands), Laurent Remusat (IMPMC, Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle, France), Yapeng Zhang (California Institute of Technology, California, USA)

The SOC includes: Laura Colzi (co-chair), Maite Beltrán (co-chair), Francesco Fontani (co-chair), Elena Redaelli, Maria Drozdovskaya, Evelyne Roueff, Pierre Hily-Blant, Nicolas Biver, Silvia Spezzano, and Christian Henkel

The LOC includes: Laura Colzi, Maite Beltrán, Francesco Fontani, Patrizia Braschi, Chi Yan Law, and Jofre Allande González

Please advertise the conference at your host institute, conferences, and in relevant mailing lists.

Laura Colzi, Maite Beltrán, and Francesco Fontani, on behalf of the SOC and the LOC.

This event has received funding from INAF.