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Call for
papers: special issue of Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative
Transfer (JQSRT) (see details in ELS newsletter, issue
122)
Due to
several requests, we are extending the submission deadline to the ELS XXI
-JQSRT special issue to May the 31st.
We kindly
ask you not to wait until the very last moment because we won't be able to
give further extensions.
Many thanks
for your kind interest in the special issue.
Looking
forward to receiving your contributions.
Best
wishes,
Antonella, Alessandro,
Andrea, Maria Grazia, and Rosalba
APOLO-2026 (see for details issue 124)
Due to
numerous requests, the abstract submission deadline for the APOLO 2026
workshop has been extended to 15 May 2026. Please note that invited speakers
are also expected to submit an abstract.
We look
forward to your contributions.
Sincerely,
Oleg
Dubovik, On behalf of the APOLO Organizing Committees
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Cosmic Dust meeting, second circular
WEBSITE: https://www.cps-jp.org/~dust/
VENUE: National Institute of Technology (KOSEN), Niihama College,
7-1 Yagumocho, Niihama, Ehime 792-0805
JAPAN
https://www.niihama-nct.ac.jp/english/
DATE: Monday, August 31 - Friday, September 4, 2026
IMPORTANT DATES IN JST
(UTC+09:00):
10 May 2026, Deadline for Admission Application
31 May 2026, Notification of Admission Decision
31 August-4 September 2026, Cosmic Dust
OBJECTIVES:
This series of Cosmic Dust meetings aims at finding a consensus among experts
on the formation and evolution of cosmic dust: where it comes from and where
it goes. The meeting is organized by dust freaks who are very enthusiastic
not only to make the goal achievable but also to establish a dust community
across every scientifically relevant discipline for the development of cosmic
dust research. For this reason, the primary objective of the meeting is to
bring together professionals who deal with cosmic dust as well as provide an
opportunity for participants to develop interpersonal relationships and
scientific interactions among themselves.
SCOPE:
All kinds of cosmic dust such as intergalactic dust, circumnuclear dust,
interstellar dust, protoplanetary disk dust, debris disk dust, cometary dust,
interplanetary dust, circumplanetary dust, stellar nebular condensates,
presolar grains, micrometeorites, meteoroids, meteors, regolith particles,
planetary and satellite aerosols,are the subject of discussion.
The meeting is open for any
aspects of dust research by means of different methods of studies (in-situ
and laboratory measurements, astronomical observations, laboratory and
numerical simulations, theoretical modeling, data analyses, etc.). Also
welcome are presentations on dust-related topics, for example:
-the formation of molecules and their reactions on and their desorption from
the surface of a solid substance
-light scattering by non-spherical particles and particulate surfaces
-space missions and instrumentation for measurements of particulates
CONFIRMED INVITED SPEAKERS:
- Cecile Engrand "Cometary
dust from terrestrial collections and in situ analyses of cometary dust in
space (TBC)"
- Jianwei Lyu "Dusty active
galactic nuclei from the nearby universe to cosmic dawn: The evolving picture
and new insights in the JWST era"
- Vladan Markov "A flexible
view of dust: Attenuation curves, UV bumps, and Lyα escape with JWST -
CANUCS and beyond"
- Joe A. Nuth (NASA/GSFC, USA)
"Grain formation in oxygen-rich AGB stars"
- Alan T. Tokunaga
"Carbonaceous dust in the interstellar medium"
MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE:
The total number of participants is limited to 50, inclusive of invited
speakers and members of the meeting organizing committees.
ADMISSIONS APPLICATION:
To attend the meeting, please complete admissions application at the CPS
website online. The deadline for the application is May 10, 2026, 11:59 p.m.
Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00) and late applications will not be accepted.
On account of the limitation on the number of participants, the online
application does not guarantee admission to the meeting. Participants will be
determined at the discretion of the SOC and all applicants will be notified
of the admissions decision by May 31, 2026. Priority will be given to those
who are enthusiastic to meet in person and retain lively discussion
throughout the meeting. For further details of online application, please
visit the Cosmic Dust website:
https://www.cps-jp.org/~dust/Application.html
REGISTRATION FEE:
A registration fee of 12,000 JPY ( US $80 or 75 Euro) will be charged to
those whose admittances are guaranteed, even though the payment is not
requested at the time of admissions application and abstract submission. The
registration fee should be paid by credit card (or PayPal, depending on the
country of residence). Approved registrants will be informed of the payment
method and due, but if no payment by the due date, the approval for
participation will be withdrawn by the SOC. The payment of the registration
fee permits free admission to all scientific sessions, daily coffee breaks, a
banquet, and an excursion. This indicates that the registration fee does not
cover any cost for breakfast, lunch, nor supper except for the dinner served
at the banquet. Please keep in mind that organizing costs and the
registration fee are kept to the minimum. Accordingly, no matter what
circumstances are specified, the registration fee will not be waived.
NOTES ON THE VENUE
Niihama is a coastal industrial city located in the northern central area of
Shikoku Island. The city is nonetheless blessed with natural beauty facing
the Seto Inland Sea to the north and rugged peaks and ridges of the Shikoku
Mountain Range to the south. The Tounaru district of Niihama, known as the Machu
Picchu of the East, is dotted with the industrial remains of the Besshi
copper mine quietly nestled within mountains at an altitude of 750 meters.
The last headquarters of the Besshi copper mine at the Hadeba district is
reborn as a theme park based on mining and equipped with Besshi Onsen
(natural hot spring) featuring open-air bath, Ganban'yoku (bedrock bath), and
Ganen'yoku (rock salt bath). For more information on Niihama, please visit
the official website of Niihama Tourism and Products Association:
https://niihama.info
SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (SOC):
Jean-Charles Augereau (IPAG, France)
Cornelia Jaeger (MPIA, Germany)
Hidehiro Kaneda (Nagoya Univ., Japan)
Hiroshi Kimura (Chiba Tech/PERC, Japan) [Chair]
Hiroshi Kobayashi (Nagoya Univ., Japan)
Ludmilla Kolokolova (Univ. of Maryland, USA)
Aigen Li (Univ. of Missouri-Columbia, USA)
Masashi Nashimoto (NIT Niihama Col., Japan)
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Hiroshi Kimura <dust-inquiries@cps-jp.org>
Mind that any email attachment will be blocked and any HTML message will
cause character corruption.
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