Program

Schedule of Events

Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012

6-8 pm Welcome Reception, Calvino Cafe

Friday, Sept. 14

8:45-9:00 Welcome - Jewell
9:00-9:45 Physical Properties of the Star-forming ISM in Galaxies Near and Far: Narayanan
9:45-10:10 Connections Between the Milky Way and High-z Galaxies: Evans
10:10-10:35 Hydride Molecules in the ISM of the Nearby and High Redshift Universe: Monje
10:35-11:05
Break
11:05-11:50 Observational Clues to the Epoch of Reionization: Wang
11:50-12:15 Measuring the ISM in Hi-z Galaxies: Scoville
12:15-12:40 Observations of Far Infrared Emission Lines at z~4: Gallerani
12:40-1:40 Lunch
1:40-2:25 Dust and Metallicity: Bolatto
2:25-2:50 ALMA Unveils Hi-z Cosmic Microscopes Discovered by the SPT: Vieira
2:50-3:15
GISMO Surveys of the High-Redshift Universe: Staguhn
3:15-3:45 Break
3:45-4:10 ULIRG F00183 Watching the Birth of a Quasar: Norris
4:10-4:35 The Highest Redshift Submm Galaxy: Wiklind
4:35-5:20 The Study of Molecular and Atomic Gas in High-z Galaxies and Quasars An Historical Overview: Cox
5:20-5:40 Instrumentation Development Discussion
7-10pm Conference Dinner at Cavalier Inn – Roast: Vanden Bout, Brown, A. Sargent, Bash, Cox

Saturday, Sept. 15

9-9:45 Simulations and Modeling of the ISM in Galaxies: Lagos
9:45-10:10 CHILES: a Pilot for an EVLA HI Deep Field: van Gorkum
10:10-10:35 A Beautiful SMG Pair in COSMOS: Sheth
10:35-11:05 Break
11:05-11:50 Physical Conditions in the Interstellar Medium of High-Redshift Galaxies Mass Budget and Gas Excitation: Reichers
11:50-12:15 Spatial Variation of CO Excitation in High-z Galaxies: Sharon
12:15-12:40 Molecular CO 1-0 in High Redshift Radio Galaxies Using the ATCA: Mao
12:40-1:40 Lunch
1:40-2:25 Star Formation and Molecular Gas over Cosmic Time: M. Sargent
2:25-2:50 Unveiling the CO Properties of Star-forming Disk Galaxies at z~1.5 with JVLA: Aravena
2:50-3:15 GBT Zpectrometer CO J=1-0 Observations of Dusty Star-forming Galaxies at z~3-3.5: Harris
3:15-3:45 Break
3:45-4:10 Constraints on Variations of Fundamental Constants from High Redshift Atomic and Molecular Emission and Absorption: Menten
4:10-4:35 Molecular Deep Fields: Walter
4:35-5:20 High-z ISM Future Perspectives: Yun
5:20-5:35 Wrap-Up