Cosmic Dust
 
Monday, August 31, 2026
10:40 AM–10:50 AM Welcoming Remarks
10:50 AM–11:10 AM Poster Presenters
11:10 AM–11:40 AM Poster Session
11:40 AM–1:10 PM Lunch
1:10 PM–1:30 PM Hiroshi Kobayashi (Nagoya Univ., Japan)
Asymmetric dust distributions in debris disks and their impact on the direct imaging of Earth-mass exoplanets
1:30 PM–1:50 PM Gaël Rouillé (Friedrich Schiller Univ. Jena, Germany)
Infrared emission spectroscopy of hot grains in the laboratory
1:50 PM–2:50 PM Poster Session/Coffee Break
2:50 PM–3:30 PM Satoshi Ohashi (The Univ. of Tokyo, Japan)†
Dust polarization observations with ALMA will help us to understand grain growth and magnetic field structure in circumstellar disks for planet formation
3:30 PM–3:50 PM Grace A. Batalla-Falcon (Univ. Diego Portales, Chile)
The evolution of silicate feature in protoplanetary disks
3:50 PM–4:50 PM Poster Session/Coffee Break
4:50 PM–5:10 PM Francois Ménard (IPAG, France)
DUST IN PROTOPLANETARY DISKS, update from the Dust-to-Planets ERC Project
5:10 PM–5:30 PM Maxime Roumesy (IPAG France)
Dust properties in planet-forming disks: Insights from observation, scattering phase function and disk color
6:00 PM-8:00 PM Night Session/Dinner (Optional)
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
10:40 AM–11:00 AM Remi Zerna (IPAG, France)
Comparison of the scattering properties of protoplanetary disk dust analogs
11:00 AM–11:20 AM Ludmilla Kolokolova (Univ. of Maryland, USA)
Characterizing the properties of the DART dust ejecta using 3D radiative transfer modeling
11:20 AM–11:40 AM Hiroshi Kimura (Chiba Tech/PERC, Japan)
A theoretical study on the dynamic tensile strength of aggregate dust and monolithic dust: Toward a better understanding of ejecta cloud formation
11:40 AM–1:10 PM Lunch
1:10 PM–1:30 PM Eric J. Pantin (IRFU CEA Saclay, France)
Is the solid carbon depletion in the solar system universal?
1:30 PM–1:50 PM Flandes Alberto (Geophys. Inst./UNAM, Mexico)
A study of the dynamics of the grains of the dust exosphere of Mercury
1:50 PM–2:50 PM Poster Session/Coffee Break
2:50 PM–3:30 PM Cécile Engrand (IJCLab, Univ. Paris-Saclay/CNRS, France)†
In situ analyses of cometary dust from Rosetta/COSIMA and cometary dust from terrestrial collections
3:30 PM–3:50 PM Giovanna Rinaldi (IAPS-INAF, Italy)
Cometary dust after Rosetta: A team effort
3:50 PM–4:50 PM Poster Session/Coffee Break
4:50 PM–5:10 PM Nanni Ambra (NCBJ, Poland)
Origins of dust in JWST-observed primeval galaxies at z~7
5:10 PM–5:30 PM Lucas P. Kolanz (Oregon State Univ., USA)
On the structure of supernova dust aggregates
6:00 PM-8:00 PM Night Session/Dinner (Optional)
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
10:40 AM–11:20 AM Joseph A. Nuth (NASA - GSFC, USA)†
Grain formation in oxygen-rich AGB stars
11:20 AM–11:40 AM Hanako Enomoto (The Univ. of Tokyo, Japan)
Systematic constraints on chemical compositions of amorphous silicate dust using new optical constants
11:40 AM–1:10 PM Lunch
1:30 PM–6:00 PM Excursion@Imabari Castle
6:30 PM–8:30 PM Banquet@Yusyokubouya
Thursday, September 3, 2026
10:40 AM–11:20 AM Alan T. Tokunaga (Univ. Hawaii, USA)†
Carbonaceous nanoparticles in the ISM?
11:20 AM–11:40 AM Sho Fujita (Tohoku Univ. Japan)
Investigating the origins of UIR in the ISM: Theoretical calculations of imino-group-containing PAHs
11:40 AM–1:10 PM Lunch
1:10 PM–1:30 PM Bo Yang (Univ. of Missouri Columbia, USA)
Testing PAH emission models: Constraining size and ionization in reflection nebulae
1:30 PM–1:50 PM Leo Belloir (CEA, France)
Impact of the dust properties on the photoelectric heating efficiency of the gas, using Spitzer, Herschel and SOFIA observations of the LMC
1:50 PM–2:50 PM Poster Session/Coffee Break
2:50 PM–3:30 PM Vladan Markov (Univ. of Ljubljana, Slovenia)†
Systematic constraints on chemical compositions of amorphous silicate dust using new optical constants
3:30 PM–3:50 PM Hye-Jin Park (CEA Paris-Saclay, France)
Probing dust grain properties in low-metallicity galaxies through the sub-mm excess with IRAM-30m/NIKA2
3:50 PM–4:50 PM Poster Session/Coffee Break 
4:50 PM–5:10 PM Aigen Li (Univ. of Missouri, USA)
A new technique for determining the dust masses for normal star-forming galaxies
5:10 PM–5:30 PM Bogdan Adrian Pastrav (ISS, Romania) — CANCELED
The relations between dust intrinsic properties and galaxy global quantities in the nearby Universe
6:00 PM-8:00 PM Night Session/Dinner (Optional)
Friday, September 4, 2026
10:40 AM–11:20 AM Jianwei Lyu (Steward Obs., Univ. of Arizona, USA)†
Dusty active galactic nuclei from the nearby universe to Cosmic Dawn: The evolving picture and new insights in the JWST era
11:20 AM–11:40 AM Hidehiro Kaneda (Nagoya Univ. Japan)
A systematic study on the processing of hydrocarbon dust in various types of galaxies with AKARI and JWST
11:40 AM–12:00 PM Takashi Onaka (The Univ. of Tokyo, Japan)
Near-infrared continuum emission and associated dust features in the Orion Bar
12:00 PM–12:10 PM Adjourning Remarks

Poster Presenters:
Ryo Tazaki (The Univ. of Tokyo)
On the evolution of carriers of AIB emission in planet-forming disks
Yuki Yoshida (Tohoku Univ., Japan)
Rolling friction between dust monomers explored by molecular dynamics simulations
Sota Arakawa (JAMSTEC, Japan)
A theoretical model for the collisional sticking probability of cosmic dust aggregates
Yukari M. Toyoda (ABC, NAOJ, Japan)
Experimental study on the coefficient of restitution and rotation in low-velocity oblique impacts of ice spheres onto solid targets
Masanori Kobayashi (Chiba Tech, Japan)
Development of a large-area dust detector using electric field probes for in-situ measurement of hypervelocity micro-meteoroid impacts
Vijay Pratap Singh (Hiroshima Univ., Japan)
Atmospheric entry dynamics and textural evolution of micrometeorites
Viraj Karambelkar (Columbia Univ., USA) — CANCELED
The prolific dusty laboratories of stellar mergers revealed by JWST
Jonathan A. Jäger (MPIA, Germany)
Rapid formation and destruction of dust in the multiphase gas of a simulated starburst
Saikhom Pravash Singh (IIA, India)
Grain alignment mechanisms and grain properties in the massive quiescent filament G16.96+0.27 using dust polarization observations from JCMT/POL-2
Mitali Damle (New York Univ. Abu Dhabi, UAE)
Modeling dust for simulated galaxies at Cosmic Noon
Enrico Garaldi (Kavli IPMU, Japan) — CANCELED
Bursty star formation prevents significant dust survival in radiation-hydrodynamical simulations of the first galaxies

N.B.
Every speaker is assumed to welcome questions whenever arise.
Poster presenters are given 1 minute each for oral presentations.
The first 10 min. of each poster session is a core time for poster presentations.
Invited speakers are marked with a dagger (†).
A compilation of abstracts is available for download.

Monday, August 31, 2026

10:40 AM–10:50 AM Welcoming Remarks

10:50 AM–11:10 AM Poster Presenters

11:10 AM–11:40 AM Poster Session

11:40 AM–1:10 PM Lunch

1:10 PM–1:30 PM Hiroshi Kobayashi (Nagoya Univ., Japan)

  1. Asymmetric dust distributions in debris disks and their impact on the direct imaging of Earth-mass exoplanets

1:30 PM–1:50 PM Gaël Rouillé (Friedrich Schiller Univ. Jena, Germany)

  1. Infrared emission spectroscopy of hot grains in the laboratory

1:50 PM–2:50 PM Poster Session/Coffee Break

2:50 PM–3:30 PM Satoshi Ohashi (The Univ. of Tokyo, Japan)†

  1. Dust polarization observations with ALMA will help us to understand grain growth and magnetic field structure in circumstellar disks for planet formation

3:30 PM–3:50 PM Grace A. Batalla-Falcon (Univ. Diego Portales, Chile)

  1. The evolution of silicate feature in protoplanetary disks

3:50 PM–4:50 PM Poster Session/Coffee Break

4:50 PM–5:10 PM Francois Ménard (IPAG, France)

  1. DUST IN PROTOPLANETARY DISKS, update from the Dust-to-Planets ERC Project

5:10 PM–5:30 PM Maxime Roumesy (IPAG France)

  1. Dust properties in planet-forming disks: Insights from observation, scattering phase function and disk color

6:00 PM-8:00 PM Night Session/Dinner (Optional)

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

10:40 AM–11:00 AM Remi Zerna (IPAG, France)

  1. Comparison of the scattering properties of protoplanetary disk dust analogs

11:00 AM–11:20 AM Ludmilla Kolokolova (Univ. of Maryland, USA)

  1. Characterizing the properties of the DART dust ejecta using 3D radiative transfer modeling

11:20 AM–11:40 AM Hiroshi Kimura (Chiba Tech/PERC, Japan)

  1. A theoretical study on the dynamic tensile strength of aggregate dust and monolithic dust: Toward a better understanding of ejecta cloud formation

11:40 AM–1:10 PM Lunch

1:10 PM–1:30 PM Eric J. Pantin (IRFU CEA Saclay, France)

  1. Is the solid carbon depletion in the solar system universal?

1:30 PM–1:50 PM Flandes Alberto (Geophys. Inst./UNAM, Mexico)

  1. A study of the dynamics of the grains of the dust exosphere of Mercury

1:50 PM–2:50 PM Poster Session/Coffee Break

2:50 PM–3:30 PM Cécile Engrand (IJCLab, Univ. Paris-Saclay/CNRS, France)†

  1. In situ analyses of cometary dust from Rosetta/COSIMA and cometary dust from terrestrial collections

3:30 PM–3:50 PM Giovanna Rinaldi (IAPS-INAF, Italy)

  1. Cometary dust after Rosetta: A team effort

3:50 PM–4:50 PM Poster Session/Coffee Break

4:50 PM–5:10 PM Nanni Ambra (NCBJ, Poland)

  1. Origins of dust in JWST-observed primeval galaxies at z~7

5:10 PM–5:30 PM Lucas P. Kolanz (Oregon State Univ., USA)

  1. On the structure of supernova dust aggregates

6:00 PM-8:00 PM Night Session/Dinner (Optional)

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

10:40 AM–11:20 AM Joseph A. Nuth (NASA - GSFC, USA)†

  1. Grain formation in oxygen-rich AGB stars

11:20 AM–11:40 AM Hanako Enomoto (The Univ. of Tokyo, Japan)

  1. Systematic constraints on chemical compositions of amorphous silicate dust using new optical constants

11:40 AM–1:10 PM Lunch

1:30 PM–6:00 PM Excursion@Imabari Castle

6:30 PM–8:30 PM Banquet@Yusyokubouya

Thursday, September 3, 2026

10:40 AM–11:20 AM Alan T. Tokunaga (Univ. Hawaii, USA)†

  1. Carbonaceous nanoparticles in the ISM?

11:20 AM–11:40 AM Sho Fujita (Tohoku Univ. Japan)

  1. Investigating the origins of UIR in the ISM: Theoretical calculations of imino-group-containing PAHs

11:40 AM–1:10 PM Lunch

1:10 PM–1:30 PM Bo Yang (Univ. of Missouri Columbia, USA)

  1. Testing PAH emission models: Constraining size and ionization in reflection nebulae

1:30 PM–1:50 PM Leo Belloir (CEA, France)

  1. Impact of the dust properties on the photoelectric heating efficiency of the gas, using Spitzer, Herschel and SOFIA observations of the LMC

1:50 PM–2:50 PM Poster Session/Coffee Break

2:50 PM–3:30 PM Vladan Markov (Univ. of Ljubljana, Slovenia)†

  1. Systematic constraints on chemical compositions of amorphous silicate dust using new optical constants

3:30 PM–3:50 PM Hye-Jin Park (CEA Paris-Saclay, France)

  1. Probing dust grain properties in low-metallicity galaxies through the sub-mm excess with IRAM-30m/NIKA2

3:50 PM–4:50 PM Poster Session/Coffee Break

4:50 PM–5:10 PM Aigen Li (Univ. of Missouri, USA)

  1. A new technique for determining the dust masses for normal star-forming galaxies

5:10 PM–5:30 PM Bogdan Adrian Pastrav (ISS, Romania) — CANCELED

  1. The relations between dust intrinsic properties and galaxy global quantities in the nearby Universe

6:00 PM-8:00 PM Night Session/Dinner (Optional)

Friday, September 4, 2026

10:40 AM–11:20 AM Jianwei Lyu (Steward Obs., Univ. of Arizona, USA)†

  1. Dusty active galactic nuclei from the nearby universe to Cosmic Dawn: The evolving picture and new insights in the JWST era

11:20 AM–11:40 AM Hidehiro Kaneda (Nagoya Univ. Japan)

  1. A systematic study on the processing of hydrocarbon dust in various types of galaxies with AKARI and JWST

11:40 AM–12:00 PM Takashi Onaka (The Univ. of Tokyo, Japan)

  1. Near-infrared continuum emission and associated dust features in the Orion Bar

12:00 PM–12:10 PM Adjourning Remarks


Poster Presenters:

Ryo Tazaki (The Univ. of Tokyo)

  1. On the evolution of carriers of AIB emission in planet-forming disks

Yuki Yoshida (Tohoku Univ., Japan)

  1. Rolling friction between dust monomers explored by molecular dynamics simulations

Sota Arakawa (JAMSTEC, Japan)

  1. A theoretical model for the collisional sticking probability of cosmic dust aggregates

Yukari M. Toyoda (ABC, NAOJ, Japan)

  1. Experimental study on the coefficient of restitution and rotation in low-velocity oblique impacts of ice spheres onto solid targets

Masanori Kobayashi (Chiba Tech, Japan)

  1. Development of a large-area dust detector using electric field probes for in-situ measurement of hypervelocity micro-meteoroid impacts

Vijay Pratap Singh (Hiroshima Univ., Japan)

  1. Atmospheric entry dynamics and textural evolution of micrometeorites

Viraj Karambelkar (Columbia Univ., USA) — CANCELED

  1. The prolific dusty laboratories of stellar mergers revealed by JWST

Jonathan A. Jäger (MPIA, Germany)

  1. Rapid formation and destruction of dust in the multiphase gas of a simulated starburst

Saikhom Pravash Singh (IIA, India)

  1. Grain alignment mechanisms and grain properties in the massive quiescent filament G16.96+0.27 using dust polarization observations from JCMT/POL-2

Mitali Damle (New York Univ. Abu Dhabi, UAE)

  1. Modeling dust for simulated galaxies at Cosmic Noon

Enrico Garaldi (Kavli IPMU, Japan) — CANCELED

  1. Bursty star formation prevents significant dust survival in radiation-hydrodynamical simulations of the first galaxies


N.B.

  1. Every speaker is assumed to welcome questions whenever arise.

  2. Poster presenters are given 1 minute each for oral presentations.

  3. The first 10 min. of each poster session is a core time for poster presentations.

  4. Invited speakers are marked with a dagger (†).

  5. A compilation of abstracts is available for download.

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