TITLE: The Origins of Habitable Planetary Systems: Constraints from Disks and Exoplanets
ABSTRACT: How did our Solar System and other planetary systems form? Which systems are most likely to host life-bearing planets? In this talk, I will discuss how combining observations of disks around young stars and exoplanets sheds light on these questions. First, I will show how the physical evolution and dispersal of planet-forming disks shape planetary systems. Then, I will present an ongoing effort to observationally trace the evolution of volatiles in disks with implications on planets’ composition and volatile delivery to terrestrial planets. I will conclude by discussing how upcoming facilities will further these studies and their role in mission concept studies whose goal is to detect life on extrasolar planets.
Please note: Should you require any reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access and opportunity related to this event please contact Stacy Tiburzi at 734-764-3440 or stibu@umich.edu.
ABSTRACT: How did our Solar System and other planetary systems form? Which systems are most likely to host life-bearing planets? In this talk, I will discuss how combining observations of disks around young stars and exoplanets sheds light on these questions. First, I will show how the physical evolution and dispersal of planet-forming disks shape planetary systems. Then, I will present an ongoing effort to observationally trace the evolution of volatiles in disks with implications on planets’ composition and volatile delivery to terrestrial planets. I will conclude by discussing how upcoming facilities will further these studies and their role in mission concept studies whose goal is to detect life on extrasolar planets.
Please note: Should you require any reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access and opportunity related to this event please contact Stacy Tiburzi at 734-764-3440 or stibu@umich.edu.
| Building: | West Hall |
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| Event Type: | Lecture / Discussion |
| Tags: | Astronomy, Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, Physics, Science |
| Source: | Happening @ Michigan from Department of Astronomy, Department of Physics, Michigan Institute for Research in Astrophysics |
