Programme
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08:30 - 09:00
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Registration - Register and collect name badges. |
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09:00 - 10:30
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Welcome and Overview (MATISSE) - Jeremy Jones |
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09:00 - 09:10 |
› Welcome - Denis Mourard, Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur |
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09:10 - 09:30 |
› CHARA Year in Review - Douglas Gies, CHARA |
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09:30 - 09:50 |
› Future Plans at the CHARA Array - Gail Schaefer, The Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy Array |
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09:50 - 10:10 |
› From rebirth of optical interferometry to its future, some personal recollections. - Pierre Léna, Observatoire de Paris & Université Paris-Cité |
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10:10 - 10:30 |
› The promise of quantum interferometry - Stephen Ridgway, NSF's National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory |
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10:30 - 10:50
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Coffee break |
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10:50 - 12:30
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SPICA Update, SPICA Science Results, and Evolved Stars (MATISSE) |
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10:50 - 11:10 |
› SPICA progresses in 2024 - Denis Mourard, Laboratoire Lagrange (OCA, UNS, CNRS) |
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11:10 - 11:30 |
› Study of surface brightness and magnetic activity of ISSP dwarf stars. - Romina Ibañez-Bustos, Laboratoire Lagrange, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur |
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11:30 - 11:50 |
› Surface brightness color relations of Cepheids calibrated by optical interferometry - Manon BAILLEUL, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur |
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11:50 - 12:10 |
› Long-term CHARA observations of Binary Cepheids - Alexandre Gallenne, Universidad de Tarapaca |
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12:10 - 12:30 |
› Observation of asteroseismic red giant stars with SPICA, MIRCx and MYSTIC - Mathieu Vrard, Université Côte d'Azur |
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12:30 - 14:00
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Lunch |
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14:00 - 15:35
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CHARA Staff Updates and Evolved Stars |
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14:00 - 14:15 |
› Current state of CHARA telescopes and Future plans - Nic Scott, CHARA (Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy) Array |
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14:15 - 14:30 |
› Progress on the CHARA Michelson Pathfinder Project - Edgar Ligon, CHARA (Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy) Array |
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14:30 - 14:45 |
› The new mobile Telescope at the CHARA array - Rainer Koehler, The CHARA Array |
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14:45 - 15:00 |
› Updates on adaptive optics systems - Karolina Kubiak, CHARA (Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy) Array |
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15:00 - 15:15 |
› Update on Silmaril - Cyprien Lanthermann, CHARA Array - Georgia State University |
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15:15 - 15:35 |
› Imaging of Massive Evolved Stars at CHARA - Narsireddy Anugu, CHARA |
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15:35 - 16:10
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Coffee break |
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16:10 - 17:30
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Evolved Stars and Imaging |
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16:10 - 16:30 |
› Exploring asymmetries in the dusty shell of the semi-regular variable V CVn with CHARA - Nicolaus Steenken, Sternwarte Freimann - Amateur Astronomer |
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16:30 - 16:50 |
› Radiative transfer modelling for the stellar merger remnant V838 Mon - Muhammad Mobeen, Nicolaus Copernicus University [Toruń] |
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16:50 - 17:10 |
› Radiative transfer simulations for interferometric observations of AGB stars - Jon Hulberg, Catholic University of America |
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17:10 - 17:30 |
› Limits of generative models for interferometric imaging - Fabien Baron, Georgia State University |
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18:00 - 22:00
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Banquet |
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09:00 - 10:40
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CHARA Instruments and Research Tools |
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09:00 - 09:20 |
› MIRCX-MYSTIC Updates - John Monnier, University of Michigan |
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09:20 - 09:40 |
› Update from the Exeter group: MIRC-X upgrades and science - Stefan Kraus, University of Exeter, Astrophysics Group |
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09:40 - 10:00 |
› First results of photonic-based interferometry with the CHara ARray Integrated Optics Testbed (CHARIOT) - Kevin Barjot, Universität zu Köln = University of Cologne |
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10:00 - 10:20 |
› JMMC News & updates - Laurent Bourgès, JMMC - CNRS |
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10:20 - 10:40 |
› The Science Explorer : The new digital library of Space Science - Simon Anghel, Laboratoire de Temps et Espace, Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy |
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10:40 - 11:10
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Coffee break |
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11:10 - 12:30
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Stellar Disks |
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11:10 - 11:30 |
› Probing the disks around young stellar objects in terrestrial orbits with GRAVITY at VLTI - Karine Perraut, Institut de Planétologie et d'Astrophysique de Grenoble |
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11:30 - 11:50 |
› Chromatic Imaging and Modeling of l Puppis with VLTI/MATISSE: Unveiling Disc Asymmetries in B[e] Stars - Margaux Abello, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur |
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11:50 - 12:10 |
› Imaging the inner AU of Young Stellar Objects - Noura Ibrahim, University of Michigan [Ann Arbor] |
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12:10 - 12:30 |
› HD 143006: Interferometric Confirmation of Misaligned Protoplanetary Disc with CHARA/MIRCX and VLTI/PIONIER - Isabelle Codron, University of Exeter |
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12:30 - 14:00
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Lunch |
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14:00 - 15:30
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Partner Interferometers, Instruments, and CHARA Staff Updates |
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14:00 - 14:20 |
› Current Status of the Magdalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer - David Buscher, University of Cambridge |
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14:20 - 14:40 |
› Updates from the VLTI - Antoine Merand, European Southern Observatory |
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14:40 - 15:00 |
› SPINER: Testing the feasibility of a spectro-interferometric-échelle beam combiner. - Jeronimo Calderon Gomez, Université Côte d'Azur, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata [Roma, Italia] = University of Rome Tor Vergata [Rome, Italy] = Université de Rome Tor Vergata [Rome, Italie] |
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15:00 - 15:15 |
› Dual-Star Interferometry at the CHARA Array - Narsireddy Anugu, CHARA |
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15:15 - 15:30 |
› Overview of Modifications to the CHARA Array Delay Lines - Nils Turner, Georgia State University - CHARA Array |
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15:30 - 16:00
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Coffee break |
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16:00 - 17:30
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CHARA Staff Updates and Stellar Fundamental Parameters |
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16:00 - 16:15 |
› CHARA Operations and Scheduling - Christopher Farrington, CHARA (Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy) Array |
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16:15 - 16:30 |
› CHARA Remote Operations and Data Access - Jeremy Jones, CHARA (Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy) Array |
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16:30 - 16:50 |
› One big exoplanet family: A detailed look into the properties of the HD 219134 multi-planet system - Ashley Elliott, Department of Physics & Astronomy [Louisiana State University] |
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16:50 - 17:10 |
› A Study of Rotation, Convection, and Activity Across the Kraft Break - Colin Kane, Georgia State University |
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17:10 - 17:30 |
› Interferometry and Sun-like Stars - Rachael Roettenbacher, University of Michigan |
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Wednesday, April 30, 2025
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09:00 - 10:40
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Stellar Fundamental Parameters and Binary Stars |
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09:00 - 09:20 |
› Determination of fundamental parameters of stars using Interferometry. - N. Ebrahimkutty, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur |
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09:20 - 09:40 |
› Uncoupling Gaia's blended binaries with Heimdallr and CHARA: precision masses for Galactic archaeology - Ireland Michael, Australian National University |
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09:40 - 10:00 |
› Calibrating asteroseismology scaling relation by CHARA observation on Gaia binaries - Yi Lu, School of Physics and Astronomy [Exeter] |
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10:00 - 10:20 |
› First results of the CHARA/SPICA ISSP binary program - Juraj Jonák, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur |
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10:20 - 10:40 |
› The Radius Inflation Problem: Ditching Eclipsing Binaries - Becky Flores, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Georgia State University, The Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy Array |
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10:40 - 11:10
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Coffee break |
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11:10 - 12:30
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The Future of CHARA and Optical Interferometry |
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11:10 - 11:30 |
› Summary of the long-term prospective meeting, April 25th 2025 - Denis Mourard, Laboratoire Lagrange (OCA, UNS, CNRS) |
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11:30 - 12:30 |
› Discussion of the short- and long-term priorities for CHARA - Gail Schaefer, The Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy Array - Douglas Gies, CHARA |
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12:30 - 14:00
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Lunch |
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