Mini-workshop on Kronian Moons and Rings
Center of Astronomy and Gravitation, National Taiwan Normal University
This workshop aims to bring together some domestic researchers working on topics related to the moons and rings of Saturn. Everybody interested in Saturnian systems or planetary systems in general is welcome to participate.
The mini-workshop consists of short presentations and discussion sessions during the two mornings. The focus will be on the rings and satellites of Saturn.
DATE
December 5-6 2023
VENUE
S801-2 Gongguan Campus, National Taiwan Normal University
REGISTRATION
Onsite participation only. Please register before 12/03.
Travel and accommodation support can be provided for domestic participants if needed, with priority given to students. Please contact organizers directly by email to briefly indicate your situation.
CONTACT INFORMATION
icagntnu@gmail.com
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This event receives financial supports from the Higher Education Sprout Project (iCAG, NTNU, MoE), Yushan Fellow Program (MoE), and Einstein Program (NSTC)
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Yueh-Ning Lee (NTNU; Chair)
Wei-Ling Tseng (NTNU)
Ian-Lin Lai (NCU)
Heng-Ting Chen (NTNU)
Yung-Chuan Chen (NTNU)
Jia-Jing Lin (NTNU)
Hsiao-Shu Tseng (NTNU)
PROGRAM
Day 1 – 2023/Dec/05
| 09:30-09:40 | Opening |
| Session A (Chair: Yueh-Ning Lee 李悅寧) | |
| 09:40-10:00 | Chen-Yen Hsu 許臻讌: Zonal Wind-driven Current Systems at Outer Planets |
| 10:00-10:20 | Yi-Jehng Kuan 管一政: Origins of Neutral Gas Close to Saturn II |
| 10:20-10:40 | Ian-Lin Lai 賴彥霖: Painting Iapetus black |
| 10:40-11:00 | Break |
| Session B (Chair: Maxime Lombart) | |
| 11:00-11:20 | Melaine Saillenfest: Saturn’s spin-axis tilt and the age of its rings |
| 11:20-11:40 | Rhali Attar: Uncovering the mysteries of Titan’s methane-based hydrological cycle |
| 11:40-14:20 | Lunch Break |
| 14:20-15:20 (S101) | [CAG-ES joint colloquium] Ryuki Hyodo 兵頭龍樹 (JAXA, Japan) Planet formation and JAXA’s future explorations |
| 15:30-17:30 | Discussion Session |
Day 2 – 2023/Dec/06
| Session C (Chair: Ian-Lin Lai 賴彥霖) | |
| 09:30-09:50 | Wei-Ling Tseng 曾瑋玲: Interactions between Saturn’s upper atmosphere and its main rings |
| 09:50-10:10 | Wing-Huen Ip 葉永烜: Painting the Saturnian ring white |
| 10:10-10:30 | Pei-Chun Tsai 蔡沛均: The radiolysis of Mimas and other icy moons |
| 10:30-10:50 | Break |
| Session D (Chair: Wei-Ling Tseng 曾瑋玲) | |
| 10:50-11:10 | Ryuki Hyodo 兵頭龍樹: Why do Saturn’s rings look clean? |
| 11:10-11:30 | Yueh-Ning Lee 李悅寧: Origin of neutral gas with peculiar velocity in the Saturn E ring |
| 11:40-14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00-15:00 (S101) | [CAG-MATH joint colloquium] Melaine Saillenfest (Observatoire de Paris, France) Coevolution of moons and the spin axis of their host planet |
| 15:30-17:30 | Discussion Session |