IAU Symposium 357: White Dwarfs as Probes of Fundamental Physics and Tracers

of Planetary, Stellar & Galactic EvolutionHilo, Hawai‘i - October 21-25, 2019

SOC Co-ChairsMartin Barstow, University of LeicesterBarbara Castanheira Endl, Baylor University/UT AusinLilia Ferrario, Australian National UniversityS. O. Kepler, Universidade Federale do Rio Grande do Sul

SOC CommitteePierre Bergeron, University of Montreal Zhanwen Han, Yunnan Observatory Dan Maoz, Tel Aviv UniversityJayant Murthy, Indian Institute of Astrophysics

Judi Provencal, University of DelawareLydia Tchang-Brillet, Observatoire de ParisSiyi Xu, Gemini ObservatoryG. C. Anupama, Indian Institute of AstrophysicsShazrene Mohamed, South African Astronomical Observatory

LOC Co-ChairsSiyi Xu, Gemini ObservatoryAtsuko Nitta, Gemini ObservatoryScot Kleinman, Gemini ObservatorySandy Leggett, Gemini Observatory

LOC MembersAndré-Nicolas Chené, Gemini ObservatoryBen Shappee, Institute for Astronomy, ManoaChris Stark, Gemini ObservatoryErik Dennihy, Gemini ObservatorySarah Casewell, University of LeicesterTerry Lee, Gemini ObservatoryTrent Dupuy, Gemini ObservatoryPeter Michaud, Gemini Observatory

Key Topics:Fundamental physics from observations of white dwarfs

Mass-radius relation for degenerate objects

White dwarfs in binaries

Polluted white dwarf atmospheres

Circumstellar material and the local ISM

End points of stellar evolution

Atomic physics in atmospheres and in the laboratory

Magnetic fields

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