Winter Conference
Atmospheric Characterization of Rocky to Giant Exoplanets in Thermal Emission with JWST
March 30–April 4, 2025
Organizers:
Hayley Beltz, University of Maryland College Park
Guangwei Fu, Johns Hopkins University
Joshua Lothringer, Space Telescope Science Institute
Kevin Stevenson, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
*Thaddeus Komacek, University of Maryland College Park
*scientific advisor
JWST provides transformative infrared observational capability. This is especially advantageous for observing exoplanets in thermal emission as typical planet flux peaks in the infrared. This Aspen Winter Conference will focus on the atmospheric characterization of exoplanets from rocky planets to gas giants in thermal emission using JWST. The topics include but are not limited to the following:
- Detecting atmospheres on rocky planets orbiting M-dwarf stars and potential implications for habitability
- Understanding atmospheric composition and thermal structure from sub-Neptunes to hot Jupiters
- Connecting directly imaged substellar objects to transiting exoplanets in the context of planet formation and evolution
Learn more on the conference website here: https://sites.google.com/view/acp-winter-2025-exoplanet/home
Winter Conferences
From December through April each year, the Aspen Center for Physics hosts between six and eight one-week winter conferences. These single-session meetings, with typical attendance of about 80, are focused on the latest developments in the core physics areas of the Center. The details of the format vary, but most have a set of invited speakers, additional speakers drawn from the conference participants, and poster sessions that give an opportunity for all participants to present and discuss their work.