Cool Frontiers: Exploring Dust and Ice in the Cosmos

Fall 2024 GPOD Recipient

Research by:

Shazrene Mohamed
Phil Arras
Robert Garrod
Ilse Cleeves
Paul Torrey
Yifan Zhou

The Summer Program in Astrophysics (SPA) is a six-week interdisciplinary program combining graduate training with collaborative research on front-line astrophysical topics. Hosted at UVA, SPA 2025 will explore cosmic dust and ice—tiny nano-to millimeter-sized particles ubiquitous in space and critical to the formation and evolution of planets, stars, and galaxies. Supported by CGII GPOD, we will bring together students and global experts in astrochemistry, stellar and planetary astrophysics, galaxy evolution, and cosmology to address enduring questions about the origin, properties and roles of dust and ice in, and their intricate connections across, these diverse environments.

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