The 5th meeting in the IAU series of Astrochemistry Symposia was held between August 29 and
September 2, 2005. Entitled 'Astrochemistry Throughout the Universe: Recent Successes and
Current Challenges', the conference took place at the Asilomar Conference Grounds,
on the Pacific Coast near Monterey in California. The conference was organized by Caltech.
introduction
Molecules are present throughout the universe. From the dawn of
galactic formation at high redshift, to the interstellar medium in our
Galaxy and others, and to the atmospheres of stars, brown dwarfs,
circumstellar disks and comets, molecules provide unique probes of the
environments in which they are located. Moreover, a detailed
understanding of the chemical processes forming and destroying
molecules, besides being of interest in its own right, can yield a
global picture of the past, present, and possibly even the future of
sources with a complex evolutionary history. (more)
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The Conference Picture... click to enlarge.
Asilomar State Beach, just opposite the Conference Center. (view all photos)
The Conference Poster... click to download.
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