Name: Inaugural workshop on Nuclear Astrochemistry
Start: 2024-02-26T08:30:00+01:00
End: 2024-03-01T19:00:00+01:00
Location: ECT*

Inaugural workshop on Nuclear Astrochemistry

from Monday, 26 February 2024 (08:30) to Friday, 1 March 2024 (19:00)

Monday, 26 February 2024

08:30 Registration
Registration
08:30 - 09:30
Room: ECT*

09:30 Welcome from ECT* Director, Gert Aarts
Welcome from ECT* Director, Gert Aarts
09:30 - 09:40
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
09:40 Goals of the workshop - Nigel Mason (University of Kent and Europlanet)
Goals of the workshop
- Nigel Mason (University of Kent and Europlanet)
09:40 - 09:50
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
09:50 Focus on what we know (don't know) of evolution of life on Earth - Paul Rimmer (University of Cambridge)
Focus on what we know (don't know) of evolution of life on Earth
- Paul Rimmer (University of Cambridge)
09:50 - 10:40
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
10:40 Early chemical tracers in the Milky Way - Camilla Juul Hansen (IAP, Goethe University Frankfurt)
Early chemical tracers in the Milky Way
- Camilla Juul Hansen (IAP, Goethe University Frankfurt)
10:40 - 11:20
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
11:20 Coffee break
Coffee break
11:20 - 11:50
Room: Catering space
11:50 Cutting-Edge Telescopes in the Quest for Space molecules - Dr Heidy Mayerly Quitian-Lara (University of Kent)
Cutting-Edge Telescopes in the Quest for Space molecules
- Dr Heidy Mayerly Quitian-Lara (University of Kent)
11:50 - 12:30
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
12:30 Lunch break
Lunch break
12:30 - 14:00
Room: Catering space
14:00 Laboratory for Underground Nuclear Astrophysics - Federico Ferraro (INFN-LNGS)
Laboratory for Underground Nuclear Astrophysics
- Federico Ferraro (INFN-LNGS)
14:00 - 14:50
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
14:50 Nuclear Astrophysics at TRIUMF - Matthew Williams (University of Surrey)
Nuclear Astrophysics at TRIUMF
- Matthew Williams (University of Surrey)
14:50 - 15:30
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
15:30 Coffee break
Coffee break
15:30 - 16:00
Room: Catering space

16:00 Discussions
Discussions
16:00 - 16:40
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi

16:40 Working groups formation
Working groups formation
16:40 - 17:20
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi

18:00 Welcome Aperitivo
Welcome Aperitivo
18:00 - 20:00
Room: Catering space
Tuesday, 27 February 2024
09:30 The 2024 state of the art on the Standard Solar Model - Aldo Serenelli (Institute of Space Sciences (ICE, CSIC))
The 2024 state of the art on the Standard Solar Model
- Aldo Serenelli (Institute of Space Sciences (ICE, CSIC))
09:30 - 10:20
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
10:20 Tracing Solar System evolution through isotope varations in meteorites - Mattias Ek (ETH Zürich)
Tracing Solar System evolution through isotope varations in meteorites
- Mattias Ek (ETH Zürich)
10:20 - 11:00
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
11:00 Coffee break
Coffee break
11:00 - 11:30
Room: Catering space
11:30 The potential roles of meteorites in the origins of life on Earth - Keyron Hickman-Lewis
The potential roles of meteorites in the origins of life on Earth
- Keyron Hickman-Lewis
11:30 - 12:10
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
12:10 Morning session discussion
Morning session discussion
12:10 - 12:30
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi

12:30 Lunch break
Lunch break
12:30 - 14:00
Room: Catering space
14:00 Sub-Coulomb nuclear reactions and spectroscopy using the Trojan Horse Method - Aurora Tumino (Facoltà di Architettura e Ingegneria Università degli Studi di Enna “Kore” & INFN-LNS)
Sub-Coulomb nuclear reactions and spectroscopy using the Trojan Horse Method
- Aurora Tumino (Facoltà di Architettura e Ingegneria Università degli Studi di Enna “Kore” & INFN-LNS)
14:00 - 14:50
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
14:50 Our present understanding of the 3He(a,g)7Be key astrophysical nuclear reaction - Tamás Szücs (Atomki)
Our present understanding of the 3He(a,g)7Be key astrophysical nuclear reaction
- Tamás Szücs (Atomki)
14:50 - 15:30
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
15:30 Coffee break
Coffee break
15:30 - 16:00
Room: Catering space
16:00 Big Bang nucleosynthesis studied at Felsenkeller and CRYRING - Eliana Masha (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e.V. (HZDR))
Big Bang nucleosynthesis studied at Felsenkeller and CRYRING
- Eliana Masha (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e.V. (HZDR))
16:00 - 16:40
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
16:40 Galactic Chemical Evolution with short lived radioactive Isotope - Benjamin Wehmeyer (University of Wroclaw)
Galactic Chemical Evolution with short lived radioactive Isotope
- Benjamin Wehmeyer (University of Wroclaw)
16:40 - 17:20
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
17:20 First working groups meeting
First working groups meeting
17:20 - 18:20
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
Wednesday, 28 February 2024
09:30 Ion induced proceses in te ISM and planetary and satellite atmospheres - Wolf Geppert (Stockholm University)
Ion induced proceses in te ISM and planetary and satellite atmospheres
- Wolf Geppert (Stockholm University)
09:30 - 10:20
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
10:20 Astrochemistry at large scale facilities - Sergio Ioppolo (Aarhus University)
Astrochemistry at large scale facilities
- Sergio Ioppolo (Aarhus University)
10:20 - 11:00
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
11:00 Coffee break
Coffee break
11:00 - 11:30
Room: Catering space
11:30 Photochemistry studies on a simulation chamber: From surfaces to biomolecules. - Eva Mateo Marti (Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC/INTA))
Photochemistry studies on a simulation chamber: From surfaces to biomolecules.
- Eva Mateo Marti (Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC/INTA))
11:30 - 12:10
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
12:10 Morning session discussion
Morning session discussion
12:10 - 12:30
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi

12:30 Lunch break
Lunch break
12:30 - 14:00
Room: Catering space
14:00 The chemistry of planet formation - Bertram Bitsch (University College Cork)
The chemistry of planet formation
- Bertram Bitsch (University College Cork)
14:00 - 14:50
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
14:50 Astrochemistry: from stars to planets - Laurent WIESENFELD (Laboratoire Aime Cotton CNRS Universite Paris-Saclay)
Astrochemistry: from stars to planets
- Laurent WIESENFELD (Laboratoire Aime Cotton CNRS Universite Paris-Saclay)
14:50 - 15:30
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
15:30 Coffee break
Coffee break
15:30 - 16:00
Room: Catering space
16:00 Predicting potentially relevant molecules in astrochemistry with quantum chemical methods - Felipe Fantuzzi (University of Kent)
Predicting potentially relevant molecules in astrochemistry with quantum chemical methods
- Felipe Fantuzzi (University of Kent)
16:00 - 16:40
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
16:40 Systems Chemistry applied to study of origins of life - Perry Hailey (University of Kent)
Systems Chemistry applied to study of origins of life
- Perry Hailey (University of Kent)
16:40 - 17:20
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
17:20 Afternoon session discussion
Afternoon session discussion
17:20 - 18:20
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi

20:00 Social Dinner
Social Dinner
20:00 - 22:00
Room: Trento
Thursday, 29 February 2024
09:30 Nuclear burning recorded in meteorites as a tracer of the birth of the Solar System - Maria Lugaro (Konkoly Observatory)
Nuclear burning recorded in meteorites as a tracer of the birth of the Solar System
- Maria Lugaro (Konkoly Observatory)
09:30 - 10:20
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
10:20 Hadean Earth recipes for the emergence of life - Stephen Mojzsis (HUN-REN, CSFK Research Centre for Astronomy & Earth Sciences)
Hadean Earth recipes for the emergence of life
- Stephen Mojzsis (HUN-REN, CSFK Research Centre for Astronomy & Earth Sciences)
10:20 - 11:00
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
11:00 Coffee break
Coffee break
11:00 - 11:30
Room: Catering space
11:30 Can interstellar asymmetric photochemistry explain the origins of biomolecular homochirality on Earth? - Jana Bocková (CNES, Institut de Chimie de Nice, Université Côte d'Azur)
Can interstellar asymmetric photochemistry explain the origins of biomolecular homochirality on Earth?
- Jana Bocková (CNES, Institut de Chimie de Nice, Université Côte d'Azur)
11:30 - 12:10
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
12:10 Morning session discussion
Morning session discussion
12:10 - 12:30
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi

12:30 Lunch break
Lunch break
12:30 - 14:00
Room: Catering space
14:00 Investigating Other Worlds - Heike Rauer (DLR, Institut für Planetenforschung)
Investigating Other Worlds
- Heike Rauer (DLR, Institut für Planetenforschung)
14:00 - 14:50
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
14:50 Molecular complexity in space, from the interstellar medium to planetary atmospheres - Nadia Balucani (DCBB - Università degli Studi di Perugia)
Molecular complexity in space, from the interstellar medium to planetary atmospheres
- Nadia Balucani (DCBB - Università degli Studi di Perugia)
14:50 - 15:30
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
15:30 Coffee break
Coffee break
15:30 - 16:00
Room: Catering space
16:00 Impact of recently measured nuclear reaction rates on the nucleosynthesis of 26Al in stars - Umberto Battino
Impact of recently measured nuclear reaction rates on the nucleosynthesis of 26Al in stars
- Umberto Battino
16:00 - 16:40
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
16:40 Second working groups meeting
Second working groups meeting
16:40 - 18:20
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
Friday, 1 March 2024

09:30 Development of interdisciplinary programs
Development of interdisciplinary programs
09:30 - 10:20
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi

10:20 Third working groups meeting
Third working groups meeting
10:20 - 11:00
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi

11:00 Coffee break
Coffee break
11:00 - 11:30
Room: Catering space

11:30 Presentation by working groups
Presentation by working groups
11:30 - 12:10
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
12:10 Discussion+closing remarks - Nigel Mason (University of Kent, UK, Atomki, Debrecen and Europlanet) Eliana Masha (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e.V. (HZDR)) Daniel Bemmerer (HZDR and ChETEC)
Discussion+closing remarks
- Nigel Mason (University of Kent, UK, Atomki, Debrecen and Europlanet)
- Eliana Masha (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e.V. (HZDR))
- Daniel Bemmerer (HZDR and ChETEC)
12:10 - 12:30
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi
12:30 Lunch break
Lunch break
12:30 - 14:00
Room: Catering space

14:00 Departure
Departure
14:00 - 18:00
Room: Aula Renzo Leonardi