Workshop for Science Writers, Astrophysics and Cosmology

May 27-29 2013, NORDITA, Stockholm, Sweden

PROGRAM

Monday, May 27

9:45-10:00WelcomeGeorge Musser, Sabine Hossenfelder
10:00-10:45The Expanding Universe and the Cosmological ConstantJohn Barrow
10:45-11:15Coffee Break 
11:15-12:00Why the Cosmological Constant turned into Dark EnergyJohn Barrow
12:00-12:30Q&A 
12:30-14:00Lunch break 
14:00-14:45The CMB Bonanza, Part IStefan Hofmann
14:45-15:30The CMB Bonanza, Part IIStefan Hofmann
15:30-16:00Q&A 
16:00-16:30Coffee break 
16:30-17:15Gravitational Waves: Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' OnPatrick Sutton
17:15-17:45Q&A 
18:00Reception 


Tuesday, May 28

10:00-10:45Gravitational Lensing Boot CampRobert Nemiroff
10:45-11:15Coffee Break 
11:15-12:00Gamma Ray Burst Boot CampRobert Nemiroff
12:00-12:30Q&A 
12:30-14:00Lunch break 
14:00-17:00Lab visit 
18:00-19:30Public Lecture: NASA's Best Images Robert Nemiroff


Wednesday, May 29

10:00-10:45Finding ExoplanetsRay Jayawardhana
10:45-11:15Coffee Break 
11:15-12:00Characterizing ExoplanetsRay Jayawardhana
12:00-12:30Q&A 
12:30-14:00Lunch break 
14:00-15:00The search for dark matterAnne Green
15:00-16:00The Sun's Enduring MysteriesAxel Brandenburg
16:00-16:30Coffee Break 
16:30-17:00Q&A 
17:00-17:45Closing discussion 
18:00BBQ