Name: Maximizing MeerKAT's full potential:the scientific roadmap for band5B
Start: 2025-05-05T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2025-05-07T20:00:00+02:00
Location: INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania

Maximizing MeerKAT's full potential:the scientific roadmap for band5B

from Monday, May 5, 2025 (9:00 AM) to Wednesday, May 7, 2025 (8:00 PM)

Monday, May 5, 2025
9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Aula Ovest
Contributions

9:00 AM Welcome - M.E. Palumbo (Director) (INAF-OACT)

9:10 AM Scope of the meeting - G. Umana (PI of Band 5B project) (INAF-OACT)

9:30 AM The PNRR STILES project - A. Fontana (PI STILES)

10:00 AM MeerKAT and its scientific highlights (on-line) - R. Deane

10:30 AM Funding channels (TBC) - P. Sarti

10:40 AM INAF-SARAO relationships (on-line) - A. Tiplady
11:00 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Aula Ovest
11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Room: Aula Ovest
Contributions

11:30 AM The Band 5B project - U. Di Giammatteo

12:00 PM Technical challenges of Band 5B - M. Labate K. Cloete

12:30 PM Band 5B and SETI - A. Melis I. Heywood
1:00 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: Aula Ovest
2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Room: Aula Ovest
Contributions

2:30 PM Update on MeerKAT Band5 Scientific Capabilities - F. Cavallaro
2:45 PM
2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Aula Ovest
Contributions

2:45 PM Complex organic molecules in Solar System precursors (on-line) - Area 1 - E. Bianchi

3:15 PM Discussion Area 1
4:00 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Aula Ovest
4:30 PM
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Room: Aula Ovest
Contributions

4:30 PM The Galactic Centre - Area 2 - C. Trigilio

5:00 PM Discussion Area 2
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
9:30 AM
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Aula Ovest
Contributions

9:30 AM Pulsars in the Galactic Centre - Area 3 - A. Possenti

10:00 AM Discussion Area 3

10:30 AM Star formation and census of HII regions - Area 4 - A. Traficante
11:00 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Aula Ovest
11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: Aula Ovest
Contributions

11:30 AM Discussion Area 4
12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Room: Aula Ovest
Contributions

12:00 PM Molecules at high redshift - Area 5 - G. Bernardi

12:30 PM Discussion Area 5
1:15 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: Aula Ovest
2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Room: Aula Ovest
Contributions

2:30 PM Nearby Galaxies - Area 6 - V. Casasola

3:00 PM Discussion Area 6
3:45 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
Room: Aula Ovest
4:15 PM
4:15 PM - 6:35 PM
Room: Aula Ovest
Contributions

4:15 PM Transient Science - Area 7 - P. Woudt

4:45 PM Discussion Area 7

5:30 PM Synergies with high energy facilities - Area 8 - M. Giroletti

5:50 PM Discussion Area 8
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Room: Aula Ovest
Contributions

9:00 AM Radio galaxies - Area 9 - G. Migliori

9:30 AM Discussion Area 9

10:15 AM Band 5B on MerKAT and prospcts for VLBI - Area 10 - C. Spingola
10:45 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Room: Aula Ovest
11:15 AM
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: Aula Ovest
Contributions

11:15 AM Discussion Area 10
12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Room: Aula Ovest
Contributions

12:00 PM A MeerKAT Band 5B spectro- polarimetric extragalactic survey - Area 11 (on-line) - R. Deane

12:30 PM Discussion Area 11
1:15 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: Aula Ovest
2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Room: Aula Ovest
Contributions

2:30 PM Galaxy clusters - Area 12 - A. Botteon

3:00 PM Discussion Area 12
3:45 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
Room: Aula Ovest
4:15 PM
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: Aula Ovest
Contributions

4:15 PM Wrap up & next steps - G. Umana

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