Despite playing a central role as the building blocks of cosmic structures, the processes governing star formation and evolution remain among the least understood phenomena in the Universe. Key questions range from what mechanisms drive the transition from diffuse atomic to molecular clouds to form stars and how the evolution of stars shape their environment on both local and on global scales. The aim of the 839 WE-Heraeus-Seminar is to foster collaborative discussions and showcase groundbreaking research in this field.
Highlights will include new observations from high-powered telescopes, along with theoretical and computational results using state-of-the-art simulations. Furthermore, as we enter an era of highly sensitive instrumentation, bringing together communities representing the main pillars of modern astronomy will enable us to address the complexities of star-formation and stellar evolution more effectively.
This seminar will also honour the life and work of Prof. Dr. Karl M. Menten, our dear friend, esteemed mentor, and wonderful colleague, whose sudden and unexpected passing has left us heartbroken. However, his legacy endures. His contributions over the past forty years have been a driving force and a source of inspiration for countless researchers in the field of Astornomy and Astrophysics.
The program consists of the following six sessions, each featuring invited reviews, invited presentations, and numerous contributed talks and poster presentations:
- Cool Evolved Stars
- Galactic Surveys
- Star Formation
- Instrumentation Landscape
- Interstellar medium & Spectroscopy
- Galactic Centre
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