DEX-XVII: 17th Durham-Edinburgh eXtragalactic Workshop
Virtual Conference
Traces of new Physics: insights into the unknown
The DEX XVII workshop invites colleagues from Durham, Edinburgh, Lancaster, Newcastle and St Andrews-- to meet virtually and present our recent advances in extragalactic astronomy, including cosmology, galaxy formation, AGN feedback, the very first stars and reionisation. In past meetings we have revisited big questions in astronomy that await for answers from the next generation of instruments and theoretical progress. During this meeting, let us share our insights into those unknowns, and explore possible traces of new physics. We aim to bring together observers and theorists to discuss progress in modelling, simulation and observations at the frontier. Along the way, we hope to create a space where we can freely exchange new ideas and which will foster collaborations among our respective research groups.
Dates: 6th - 7th, January, 2021
Important dates:
Registration opens - Fri Nov 20th 2020
Deadline for abstract submission - Fri Dec 4th 2020
Schedule will be announced by Mon Dec 21st 2020
Programme now available! Check it out here or dowload the pdf.
We expect all attendees to adhere to the conference code of conduct which can be found here.
Venue: this conference will be online
Social events: Quiz night (online) on Wednesday evening, from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Registration is free of charge.
Organizers: The following people have been involved in the organisation of DEX XVII:
Co-chair: Yan-Chuan Cai (Edinburgh)
Co-chair: Teresita Suarez Noguez (Edinburgh)
Mathilde Jauzac (Durham)
Andrew Robertson (Durham)
David Sobral (Lancaster)
Juan V. Hernandez Santisteban (St Andrews)
Christopher Harrison (Newcastle)
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Welcome! 10m
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Strong gravitational lensing: Investigating the structure and evolution of massive elliptical galaxies 15mSpeaker: Etherington Amy (Durham University)
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How dark are filaments in the cosmic web? 15mSpeaker: Yang Tianyi (The University of Edinburgh)
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The galaxy-halo connection in clusters 15mSpeaker: Niemiec Anna (Durham University)
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Constraining the Dark Matter Particle With Strong Gravitational Lensing 15mSpeaker: Nightingale James (Durham University)
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New constraints on AGN number counts using the Swift/XRT serendipitous survey 6mSpeaker: Delaney Jack (The University of Edinburgh)
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The Onset of Gravothermal Core Collapse in Velocity Dependent Self-Interacting Dark Matter Subhaloes 6mSpeaker: Turner Hannah (Durham University)
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DM Loss in Simulated CDM & SIDM Clusters 6mSpeaker: Sirks Ellen (Durham University)
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Fast HOD fitting for the creation of mock galaxy catalogues 6mSpeaker: Grove Cameron (Durham University)
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Tracing the evolution of bulges and disks in faint galaxies using 3D Multi-wavelength Modelling 6mSpeaker: Welikala Niraj (The University of Edinburgh)
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Coffee Break 30m
Breakout rooms in Zoom available
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The impact of galactic Lyman-alpha emission on the 21-cm Cosmic Dawn signal 15mSpeaker: Meiksin Avery (The University of Edinburgh)
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An analytic model of cosmic star formation 15mSpeaker: Sorini Daniele (The University of Edinburgh)
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The stochastic enrichment of near-pristine systems 15mSpeaker: Welsh Louise (Durham University)
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Hunting for Globular Clusters in the Early Universe 15mSpeaker: Phipps Frederika (The University of Edinburgh)
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Lunch Break 1h 30m
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Y-NBS: Probing the epoch of reionisation with the brightest distant LAEs 15mSpeaker: Wade Heather (Lancaster University)
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The frequency of galaxy mergers in the local and distant Universe 15mSpeaker: Husko Filip (Durham University)
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Probing rotation curves to the edges of individual star-forming galaxies at high-redshift 15mSpeaker: Puglisi Annagrazia (Durham University)
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Pathways to quenching galaxies in SIMBA cosmological simulation and observations 15mSpeaker: Zheng Yirui (The University of St. Andrews)
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Radiation Hydrodynamics in High Redshift Universe 6mSpeaker: Chan Tsang Keung (Durham University)
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Mocking The Universe Using Machine Learning 6mSpeaker: Chittenden Harry (The University of St. Andrews)
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Galaxy disequilibrium: galaxy-satellite interaction induced reflex motion 6mSpeaker: Petersen Michael (The University of Edinburgh)
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Resolved spectroscopy of cluster galaxies at z>1 now and into the future 6mSpeaker: Amos Nicholas (Lancaster University)
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Dynamical Modelling of MaNGA Galaxies Using Cold Gas 6mSpeaker: Campbell Stephanie (The University of St. Andrews)
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Tea Break 30m
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An ALMA/NOEMA survey of the molecular gas properties of submillimetre galaxies 15mSpeaker: Birkin Jack (Durham University)
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Exploring the environments of SMGs using narrowband observations 15mSpeaker: Cornish Thomas (Lancaster University)
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Tracing the evolution of dust-obscured activity using sub-millimetre galaxy populations 15mSpeaker: Dudzeviciute Ugne (Durham University)
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The Lyman Continuum escape fraction of z~3.5 VANDELS galaxies 15mSpeaker: Begley Ryan (The University of Edinburgh)
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Quiz Night! 1h 30m
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The linked orbital and star formation histories of satellite galaxies 15mSpeaker: Oman Kyle (Durham University)
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The build-up of the Lyman-Werner background during cosmic structure formation 15mSpeaker: Incatasciato Andrea (The University of Edinburgh)
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Estimating Photometric Redshifts Of Galaxy Clusters With Machine Learning 15mSpeaker: Chan Matthew (Lancaster University)
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LOFAR sources identification with Machine Learning 15mSpeaker: Alegre Lara (The University of Edinburgh)
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The X-ray Evolution of Galaxy Groups and Clusters in SIMBA 6mSpeaker: Robson Dylan (The University of Edinburgh)
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Modern Tools for Robust Cosmological Parameter Inference 6mSpeaker: Karamanis Minas (The University of Edinburgh)
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The future of observational cosmology: optimising a spectroscopic training sample for photometric classification of supernovae 6mSpeaker: Carrick Jonathan (Lancaster University)
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Modeling Strong Gravitational Lensing in Galaxy Clusters 6mSpeaker: Cerny Catherine (Durham University)
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Precision Timing of Transitional Millisecond Pulsar J1023: Obtaining a Reliable Spin-Down Measurement 6mSpeaker: O'Neill Patrick (Newcastle University)
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Coffee break 30m
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Testing accretion disc theory with high-cadence reverberation mapping 15mSpeaker: Hernandez Santisteban Juan (The University of St. Andrews)
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Cosmic evolution of jet-mode AGN in LoTSS Deep Fields 15mSpeaker: Kondapally Rohit (The University of Edinburgh)
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Cosmology and Black Hole Physics with Quasars 15mSpeaker: Eltvedt Alice (Durham University)
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An X-shooter insight into dust-reddened quasars 15mSpeaker: Fawcett Vicky (Durham University)
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Lunch 1h 30m
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Have LIGO-Virgo detected primordial black holes? 15mSpeaker: Hall Alex (The University of Edinburgh)
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The cosmic density field in modified gravity beyond the 2-point function 15mSpeaker: Cataneo Matteo (The University of Edinburgh)
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A lower density universe? - Measuring imprints of large scale structure on the CMB 15mSpeaker: Hang Qianjun (The University of Edinburgh)
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KiDS-1000: a robust weak gravitational lensing data set 15mSpeaker: Giblin Benjamin (The University of Edinburgh)
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What happens when an AGN irradiates molecular gas? The remarkable case of NGC 2110 6mSpeaker: Rosario David (Durham University)
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New Insights into Quasars with Strong Outflows using the Largest Ever Radio Sample 6mSpeaker: Petley James (Durham University)
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Understanding galaxy alignments for weak gravitational lensing 6mSpeaker: Leonard Danielle (Newcastle University)
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Opening another window on cosmic acceleration using a new probe of the large-scale structure of the Universe 6mSpeaker: Armijo Joaquin (Durham University)
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Shear bias calibration for Stage IV weak lensing surveys 6mSpeaker: Copeland David (The University of Edinburgh)
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Tea and coffee 30m
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KiDS-1000 cosmology: Cosmic shear analysis 15mSpeaker: Asgari Marika (The University of Edinburgh)
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72 strong lensing clusters: relation between cluster physical properties, lensing power and predicted high-z candidate 15mSpeaker: Mahler Guillaume (Durham University)
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Pilot-WINGS: A 3D look at Abell 370 with MUSE and HST 15mSpeaker: Lagattuta David (Durham University)
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Exploring astronomical data through sound 15mSpeaker: Harrison Christopher (Newcastle University)
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