[Fwd: Fwd: Beichman's abstract for Lab Astro]

[Victor Kwong <vhs@physics.unlv.edu>]

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• To: Victor Kwong <vhs@physics.unlv.edu>
• Subject: Fwd: Beichman's abstract for Lab Astro
• From: Farid Salama <Farid.Salama@nasa.gov>
• Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 15:56:47 -0800
• Cc: "Federman, Steven R." <SFEDERM@UTNet.UToledo.Edu>
• Disposition-notification-to: Farid Salama <Farid.Salama@nasa.gov>

Here's Charles Beichamn's abstract for his invited talk. I now only
"owe" you Tielens' abstract.
Cheers, Farid

Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 15:02:28 -0800
From: Charles Beichman <chas@pop.jpl.nasa.gov>
To: Farid Salama <Farid.Salama@nasa.gov>
Subject: Re: Reminder: abstract for Lab Astro


NASA's Search for Habitable Environments and Life:

The Role of Laboratory Astrophysics


Charles Beichman

Michelson Science Center

California Inst. of Technology

Jet Propulsion Laboratory



Ongoing and future NASA astronomy missions need detailed
information on the properties of a wide variety of molecular species
and dust grains to convert observations into physical understanding.
Examples include dust in protostellar disks around young stars and
debris disks around mature disks; macro-molecules (PAHs) in nearby
star forming regions and in distant galaxies; signatures of
prebiotic chemistry in molecular clouds and comets; and biomarkers
indicative of habitable environments and life itself in the
atmospheres of nearby planets. NASA telescopes such as Spitzer,
JWST, and the Terrestrial Planet Finder (TPF) will address these and
many other scientific questions. A solid grounding in laboratory
astrophysics is essential to addressing the goals of these
scientific investigations.





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Dr. Charles Beichman
Executive Director, Michelson Science Center
California Inst. of Technology
Phone: 626-395-1996
Cell Phone: 818-653-8220
FAX: 626-397-7018
e-mail: chas@ipac.caltech.edu

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