Pulsations in Intermediate-mass, Massive and/or Multiple Stars

This breakthrough international workshop will pioneer the potential of asteroseismology in the analysis of binary stars. It will connect experts in these fields to forge new approaches and techniques that build on the wealth of data delivered by 21st-century astronomical missions like Corot, Kepler, TESS and BRITE, and advanced stellar evolution modelling.     

Binary systems are rarely investigated using asteroseismology because they are difficult to interpret and understand. Yet binaries are half of all stars and their key properties, such as rotation and tides, make it possible to extract far more from observations and reach a far more complete understanding of the complex evolution of interacting stars.

Talks will cover a wide range of topics : observations and models of binary stars, underlying physical processes, nucleosynthesis, and novel methods such as machine learning.     

The event will be taking place online.

CONFIRMED PARTICIPANTS

• Arman Aryaeipour – University of Surrey (UK)
• Dr Dominic Bowman – KU Leuven (Belgium)
• Dr Barna Imre Bíró – Baja Observatory of the University of Szeged (Hungary)
• András Bókon – Department of Experimental Physics, University of Szeged (Hungary)
• Dr Gaël Buldgen – Observatoire de Genève (Switzerland)
• Dr Charlotte Gehan – Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço, Universidade do Porto (Portugal)
• Dr Zhao Guo – University of Cambridge (UK)
• Prof Gerald Handler – Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center Warsaw (Poland)
• Paul Heeren – ZAH-LSW University of Heidelberg (Germany)
• David Hendriks – University of Surrey (UK)
• Dr Robert Izzard – University of Surrey (UK)
• Dr Monika Jurkovic – Astronomical Observatory Belgrade (Serbia)
• Prof Simon Jeffery – Armagh Observatory (UK) and Trinity College Dublin (Ireland)
• Dr Yunpeng Li – University of Surrey (UK)
• Dr Gavin Lotay – University of Surrey (UK)
• Dr Pierre Maxted – Keele University (UK)
• Dr Andrea Miglio – University of Birmingham (UK)
• Dr Giovanni Mirouh – University of Surrey (UK)
• Amadeusz Miszuda – University of Wroclaw (Poland)
• Prof Gordon Ogilvie – University of Cambridge (UK)
• Dr Erika Pakštienė – Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy , Vilnius University (Lithuania)
• Dr Onno Pols – Radboud University Nijmegen (Netherlands)
• Dr Holly Preece – Max-Planck-Institut for Astrophysics (Germany)
• Natalie Rees – University of Surrey (UK)
• Dr Arnau Rios-Huguet – University of Surrey (UK)
• Walter van Rossem – University of Birmingham (UK)
• Prof Hiromoto Shibahashi – University of Tokyo (Japan)
• Dr Richard Stancliffe – Hull University (UK)
• Dr Gregor Traven – Lund Observatory (Sweden)
• Dr Przemysław Walczak – University of Wrocław (Poland)
• Vera Wolthoff – ZAH-LSW University of Heidelberg (Germany)

ORGANISING COMMITTEE

• Dr Giovanni Mirouh, University of Surrey
• Dr Robert Izzard, University of Surrey
• Mr David Hendriks, University of Surrey
• Dr Andrea Miglio, University of Birmingham    

SPONSORS

• The Royal Astronomical Society
• Institute of Advanced Studies (University of Surrey)

FEATURE ARTICLE

A feature article about this event was published in our 2021 Annual Review, on pages 8-9