Agenda
Wednesday, March 17
6:00 - 8:00pm
Evening Reception
Thursday, March 18
AM Session: Introduction - Dave De Young, Chair
8:30
Jeremy MouldI
ntroduction
8:45
Rocky Kolb
Theorizing Dark Energy
9:30
Sean Carroll
What is w Allowed To Be?
10:00
Break
10:30
Georgi Dvali
Dark Energy or Large-Distance Modification of Gravity?
11:00
Discussion, Panel, Open Mike
11:30
Lunch (Provided)
PM Session: Supernovae - Daniel Eisenstein, Chair
1:30
Saul Perlmutter
Supernovae, Dark Energy, and SNAP
2:00
Nick Suntzeff
Dark Energy Measurements from the High-Z Supernova Survey and ESSENCE
2:30
Chris Pritchet
SNLS - the Supernova Legacy Survey at CFHT
3:00
Break
3:30
Adam G. Riess
Supernovae at z>1: Kinematics and Dark Energy
4:00
Tod Lauer
DESTINY - The Dark Energy Space Telescope
4:20
Wendy Freedman
The Carnegie Supernova Project
4:45
Discussion, Panel, Open Mike
Friday, March 19
AM Session: Gravitational Lensing - Tereasa Brainerd, Chair
8:30
Gary Bernstein
Realistic Forecasts for Dark Energy Constraints from Planned Weak Lensing Surveys.
9:00
Tony Tyson
Constraining the Physics of Dark Energy and Dark Matter via Gravitational Lensing
9:30
Bhuvnesh Jain
Probing Dark Energy with Weak Lensing Surveys
10:00
Break
10:30
Lloyd Knox
Weak Lensing and Supernovae as Complementary Probes of Dark Energy
11:00
Roger Blandford
Strong Lensing and Cosmography
11:30
Discussion, Panel, Open Mike
12:00
Conference Photograph
12:15
Lunch (Provided)
PM Session: Galaxy Clusters - Bob Nichol, Chair
2:00
Ruth Daly
A Direct Measurement of the Pressure and Energy Density of the Dark Energy as a Function of Redshift
2:30
Marc Davis
Constraining Dark Energy Using The DEEP2 abundance of distant Clusters
3:00
Joe Mohr
Studies of Cosmology and Structure Formation with Galaxy Cluster Surveys
3:30
Break
4:00
Martin White
Clusters and Dark Energy
4:30
Sarah Church
Recent Results from the SuZIE Experiment
5:00
Discussion, Panel, Open Mike
Saturday, March 20
AM Session: Acoustic Oscillations, ISW - Andy Connolly, Chair
9:00
Daniel Eisenstein
Dark Energy and Cosmic Sound
9:30
Lam Hui
Geometrical Constraints on Dark Energy from Lensing and the Lyman-alpha Forest
10:00
Ryan Scranton
Looking for Dark Energy with SDSS and WMAP
10:30
Discussion, Panel, Open Mike
11:00
Break, Posters
12:00
Lunch
PM Session: CMB - Chair TBD
1:30
Rachel Bean
Can We Hope to Detect Dark Energy Perturbations?
2:00
Wayne Hu
Dark Energy Probes in Light of the CMB
2:30
Break
3:00
Licia Verde
Probing dark energy with the CMB
3:30
Discussion, Panel, Open Mike
4:00
Michael Turner
Cosmic Acceleration: The Most Profound Question in Science
Wednesday, March 17 |
|
6:00 - 8:00pm |
Evening Reception |
Thursday, March 18 |
|
AM Session: Introduction - Dave De Young, Chair |
|
| 8:30 |
Jeremy MouldI ntroduction |
| 8:45 |
Rocky Kolb Theorizing Dark Energy |
| 9:30 |
Sean Carroll What is w Allowed To Be? |
| 10:00 | Break |
| 10:30 |
Georgi Dvali Dark Energy or Large-Distance Modification of Gravity? |
| 11:00 | Discussion, Panel, Open Mike |
| 11:30 | Lunch (Provided) |
PM Session: Supernovae - Daniel Eisenstein, Chair |
|
| 1:30 |
Saul Perlmutter Supernovae, Dark Energy, and SNAP |
| 2:00 |
Nick Suntzeff Dark Energy Measurements from the High-Z Supernova Survey and ESSENCE |
| 2:30 |
Chris Pritchet SNLS - the Supernova Legacy Survey at CFHT |
| 3:00 | Break |
| 3:30 |
Adam G. Riess Supernovae at z>1: Kinematics and Dark Energy |
| 4:00 |
Tod Lauer DESTINY - The Dark Energy Space Telescope |
| 4:20 |
Wendy Freedman The Carnegie Supernova Project |
| 4:45 | Discussion, Panel, Open Mike |
Friday, March 19 |
|
AM Session: Gravitational Lensing - Tereasa Brainerd, Chair |
|
| 8:30 |
Gary Bernstein Realistic Forecasts for Dark Energy Constraints from Planned Weak Lensing Surveys. |
| 9:00 |
Tony Tyson Constraining the Physics of Dark Energy and Dark Matter via Gravitational Lensing |
| 9:30 |
Bhuvnesh Jain Probing Dark Energy with Weak Lensing Surveys |
| 10:00 | Break |
| 10:30 |
Lloyd Knox Weak Lensing and Supernovae as Complementary Probes of Dark Energy |
| 11:00 |
Roger Blandford Strong Lensing and Cosmography |
| 11:30 | Discussion, Panel, Open Mike |
| 12:00 | Conference Photograph |
| 12:15 | Lunch (Provided) |
PM Session: Galaxy Clusters - Bob Nichol, Chair |
|
| 2:00 |
Ruth Daly A Direct Measurement of the Pressure and Energy Density of the Dark Energy as a Function of Redshift |
| 2:30 |
Marc Davis Constraining Dark Energy Using The DEEP2 abundance of distant Clusters |
| 3:00 |
Joe Mohr Studies of Cosmology and Structure Formation with Galaxy Cluster Surveys |
| 3:30 | Break |
| 4:00 |
Martin White Clusters and Dark Energy |
| 4:30 |
Sarah Church Recent Results from the SuZIE Experiment |
| 5:00 | Discussion, Panel, Open Mike |
Saturday, March 20 |
|
AM Session: Acoustic Oscillations, ISW - Andy Connolly, Chair |
|
| 9:00 |
Daniel Eisenstein Dark Energy and Cosmic Sound |
| 9:30 |
Lam Hui Geometrical Constraints on Dark Energy from Lensing and the Lyman-alpha Forest |
| 10:00 |
Ryan Scranton Looking for Dark Energy with SDSS and WMAP |
| 10:30 | Discussion, Panel, Open Mike |
| 11:00 | Break, Posters |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
PM Session: CMB - Chair TBD |
|
| 1:30 |
Rachel Bean Can We Hope to Detect Dark Energy Perturbations? |
| 2:00 |
Wayne Hu Dark Energy Probes in Light of the CMB |
| 2:30 | Break |
| 3:00 |
Licia Verde Probing dark energy with the CMB |
| 3:30 | Discussion, Panel, Open Mike |
| 4:00 |
Michael Turner Cosmic Acceleration: The Most Profound Question in Science |