Dwarf Galaxies on the Shoulders of Giants

Program

All talks are 20 minutes with 20 minutes for questions & discussion.
Speakers are encouraged to suggest questions to simulate discussions as well as (or in place of) giving conclusions.

Speakers & Titles
Monday June 5SpeakerTitle
Cosmic Perspective
Morning session chair: Chris Mihos
9:00 AMS. McGaughWelcome & Perspective
9:40 AMM. Boylan-KolchinDark Matter and the Threshold of Galaxy Formation
10:20 AMCoffee break
10:45 AMX. HernandezDwarf Galaxies, Dark Matter, Dynamical Friction and Modified Gravity
11:25 AMA. BrooksThe Abundance of Dwarf Galaxies in CDM
12:05 PMLunch
Afternoon session chair: Jim Schombert
2:00 PMF. CombesDwarf Galaxies and Dark Matter as a Function of Redshift and Environment
2:40 PMG. BeslaThe Evolution of Massive Dwarf Galaxies
3:20 PMCoffee break
3:45 PMA. LazutkinaDark Matter as a Hypothetical Object-The Application of Methodological Tools to Contemporary Cosmology
4:25 PMP. KroupaTesting for the presence of dark matter
5:05 PMPanel Discussion

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Tuesday June 6SpeakerTitle
Gas Rich Systems: Dwarf Irregulars and Tidal Dwarfs
Morning session chair: Benoit Famaey
9:00 AMF. LelliRadial Acceleration Relation
9:40 AMC. BrookCan LCDM models explain rotation curve shapes of galaxies?
10:20 AMCoffee break
10:45 AMJ. ReadNear-field cosmology with isolated dwarf galaxies
11:25 AMR. Kuzio de NarayThe MUSCEL Behind LSB Galaxies
12:05 PMLunch
Afternoon session chair: Marcel Pawlowski
2:05 PMB. FamaeyTidal Streams as Gravitational Experiments
2:40 PMS. PloeckingerIdentifying tidal dwarf galaxies in cosmological simulations
3:20 PMCoffee break
3:45 PMK. Lee-WaddellGas-rich tidal features in nearby galaxy groups
4:25 PMF. RenaudStar and Star Cluster Formation in Dwarf Galaxies
5:05 PMPanel Discussion

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Wednesday June 7SpeakerTitle
Gas Poor Systems: Dwarf Spheroidals and Ellipticals
Morning session chair: Federico Lelli
9:00 AMG. BattagliaComplexities in the stellar kinematics of local group dwarf galaxies
9:40 AMM. WalkerDark Matter at Low Acceleration
10:20 AMCoffee break
10:45 AMM. CollinsUsing the nearby ultra diffuse galaxy, Andromeda XIX, to probe galaxy evolution at the lowest surface brightnesses
11:25 AMA. di CintioUltra diffuse galaxies: a formation scenario
12:05 PMLunch
Group photo
Afternoon session chair: Michelle Collins
2:00 PMJ. SchombertDwarf Ellipticals from GALEX to WISE
2:40 PMJ. DabringhausenExplaining the dynamics of early-type galaxies without non-baryonic dark matter
3:20 PMCoffee break
3:45 AMS. AlexanderDwarf Galaxy Dispersion Profile Calculations Using a Simplified MOND External Field Effect
4:25 PMM. MateoTesting MOND using Distant, Isolated Clusters: the Case of Crater
5:05 PMPanel Discussion

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Thursday June 8SpeakerTitle
Distribution and Dynamics of Satellite Galaxies
Morning session chair: Rachel Kuzio de Naray
9:00 AMF. HammerA Robust Explanation of the Magellanic Stream: Consequences on the Dark Matter content of Magellanic Clouds
9:40 AMM. PawlowskiThe phase-space distribution of satellite galaxies as a test of LCDM
10:20 AMCoffee break
10:45 AMO. MullerPlanes of dwarf galaxies in the local volume
11:25 AMI. BanikThe High Velocity Galaxy Challenge to LCDM in the Local Group
12:05 PMLunch
The Dark Sector and Modified Gravity
Afternoon session chair: Stacy McGaugh
2:00 PMJ. BullockSelf-Intereacting Dark Matter - What problems can it solve?
2:40 PMJ. KhouryEmergent MDAR from Baryon-Dark Matter Particle Interactions
3:20 PMCoffee break
3:45 PMG. CandlishThe consequences of the MOND external field effect for cluster galaxies
4:25 PMD. MerrittProgress in Science: An Epistemological Perspective
5:05 PMPanel Discussion