Workshop on the
Habitability of Planets Orbiting M Stars

 



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Participants

Workgroups

Conclusions

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Workgroup Assignments

 

Initial discussion groups centered on four topics: stars, planets, atmospheres, and life. During the second day of the workshop new groups were formed to bring a range of expertise to bear on specific issues.

 

Workgroups for Day 1

 

Stars

Peter Backus

Gibor Basri

Eric Feigelson

Todd Henry

Jill Tarter

Maggie Turnbull

Lucianne Walkowicz

 

 

Planets

Jonathan Aurnou

Dana Backman

Alan Boss

Drake Deming

Friedemann Freund

Mike Jura

Steven Kilston

Michael Liu

 

 

Atmospheres

Laurance Doyle

Robert Haberle

Jeffrey Hollingsworth

Manoj Joshi

Antigona Segura

Richard Young

 

 

Life

Andrew Clarke

Martin Heath

Rocco Mancinelli

Eric Meilke

Lynn Rothschild

Carol Tang

James Tiedje

Arthur Weber

 

 

 

 

Workgroups for Day 2

 

Differential Analysis: G dwarf vs. M dwarf

Gibor Basri

Anrew Clarke

Alan Boss

Manoj Joshi

Martin Heath

Eric Meikle

Jill Tarter

Lucianne Walkowicz

Arthur Weber

 

Refining the model of an M dwarf star

Drake Demming

Laurance Doyle

Eric Feigelson

Friedmann Freund

Jeffrey Hollingsworth

Mike Jura

Michael Liu

Lynn Rothschild

Carol Tang

 

Limits to the Continuously Habitable Zone

Jonathan Aurnou

Dana Backman

Robert Haberle

Todd Henry

Steven Kilston

Rocco Mancinelli

Antigona Segura

James Tiedje

Maggie Turnbull

Richard Young