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11 -- Chemical Constraints on the Formation and Evolution of Habitable Worlds
TUESDAY, April 15, 2008: MORNING
Avi Mandell
NASA Godard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD, USA
Michael R. Meyer
The University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ, USA
Description
We propose to organize a session at AbSciCon 2008 that will focus on understanding the origin and evolution of organic molecules and other volatiles in planet-forming disks, and the processes that lead to the formation of a habitable planetary system. Several fundamental problems in planet formation and habitability can only be addressed through a multi-disciplinary approach. Examples include: a) constraining the major element composition and the origin of volatiles in terrestrial planets; b) the evolution of organic compounds in primordial gas-rich disks, which are the initial conditions of habitable planetary systems; and c) predicting the diverse characteristics of terrestrial planets based on the protoplanetary environments in which they are formed.AbSciCon provides a unique opportunity to bring together relevant experts from many fields to consider these questions from an astrobiological point of view. This session invites contributions from the astronomical, cosmochemical, astrochemical, and planetary communities and should engage in a lively discussion that probes the limits of our current knowledge.
ORAL SESSIONS
9:45 Session Introduction A. Mandell, M.R. Meyer
10:00 11-05-O. Organic Molecules in the Planet-Forming Regions of Disks
J. Carr, J. Najita
10:15 11-06-O. The Distribution of Oxygen Isotopes in a Protoplanetary Nebula
S. Davis, E. Young
10:30 11-14-O. Detecting the CO Ice Line with ALMA S. Robinson, K. Willacy,
P. Bodenheimer
10:45 BREAK
10:55 11-04-O. Cosmochemical Constraints on Planet Formation Mechanisms A. Boss
11:10 11-12-O. A Self-Perpetuating "Catalyst" for the Production of Complex Organic Molecules in Protostellar Nebulae J. Nuth, N.M. Johnson, S. Manning
11:25 11-03-O. Chemical and Dynamical Modeling of Terrestrial Planet Formation
J. Bond, D. Lauretta, David. O’Brien
11:40 Panel Discussion
POSTERS
11-01-P. Constraints on Transitional Disk Evolution Scenarios S. Berukoff
11-02-P. Fractionation of Solar Nebula Ices for Production of Deuterated Organic
Molecules in Primitive Meteorites K. Block, D. Lauretta
11-07-P. Chemistry and Ice Formation in the Planet-forming Regions of Disks
U. Gorti, D. Hollenbach
11-08-P. Evidence from White Dwarfs that Terrestrial Planets May Be Common M. Jura
11-09-P. Looking for Giant Planets at the Ice Line with Thermal Infrared
Coronagraphic Imaging M. Kenworthy, P. Hinz, E. Mamajek, J. Codona
11-10-P. Constraining the Nature of Warm OH in the Planet-Forming Regions of Gas-
Rich Circumstellar Disks A. Mandell, M.J. Mumma, G.A. Blake, G. Villanueva,
B. Bonev, S. Sigurdsson
11-11-P. Binding Energies of Methane and Water-ice Systems R. Mastrapa, T. Cadarette,
S. Sandford
11-13-P. HCO+ in the Envelopes of Oxygen-Rich Stars: Evaluating the Role of Ion-
Molecule Chemistry in Circumstellar Gas R. Pulliam, L.M. Ziurys
11-15-P. Observations of Water Vapor in the Terrestrial Planet Forming Regions of
Protoplanetary Disks C. Salyk, K.M. Pontoppidan, G.A. Blake
11-16-P. Origin of Organic Matter in Cometary Ice C. Tornow, E. Kührt, U. Motschmann