Horizons for Optical Long Baseline Interferometry

9:30 - 11:00 (1h30)

Galactic Astronomy

Fritz Merkle

› Towards a kilometers baseline, large telescope interferometer - Frank Eisenhauer, Max Planck Institut für extraterrestrische Physik 09:30-10:00 (30min)

› Interferometry of Massive Black Holes: Status & Future Developments? - Reinhard Genzel, Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics 10:00-10:30 (30min)

› Detecting non-Kerr signature in Sgr A* flares with current and future instruments - Nicolas Aimar, Laboratoire d'études spatiales et d'instrumentation en astrophysique = Laboratory of Space Studies and Instrumentation in Astrophysics, CENTRA, Departamento de F´ısica, Instituto Superior T´ecnico-IST 10:30-10:45 (15min)

› The effects of the spin and quadrupole moment of SgrA* on the orbits of S stars - Karim Abd El Dayem, Observatoire de Paris 10:45-11:00 (15min)

11:00 - 11:30 (30min)

Coffee break

11:30 - 12:30 (1h)

Galactic and Extra-Galactic Astronomy

Guy Perrin

› Black Hole Horizon & Physics - Antonia Drescher, Max-Planck Institute for extraterrestrial Physics 11:30-11:45 (15min)

› Active Galactic Nuclei Science in 2040s - Jacob Isbell, Steward Observatory, Department of Astronomy, University of Arizona, 993 N. Cherry Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85721 11:45-12:15 (30min)

› The First Black Holes with Kilometer Baseline Interferometry - Taro Shimizu, Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics 12:15-12:30 (15min)

12:30 - 14:00 (1h30)

Buffet Lunch

Cafeteria, building 18

14:00 - 15:45 (1h45)

Extra-Galactic Astronomy

Antonia Drescher

› Fibers for long baseline interferometry: from Meudon to the Galactic Center - Guy Perrin, Laboratoire d'études spatiales et d'instrumentation en astrophysique - Vincent Coudé du Foresto, Laboratoire d'Etudes Spatiales et d'Instrumentation en Astrophysique - Stephen Ridgway, National Optical Astronomy Observatory 14:00-14:30 (30min)

› Uncovering Accretion Disks with the VLTI - Farin Drewes, University of Southampton 14:30-14:45 (15min)

› SMBH accretion physics with bluer optical interferometry - Matthew Temple, Durham University 14:45-15:00 (15min)

› Broad line regions, accretion disks, and binary super massive black holes - James Leftley, University of Southampton 15:00-15:15 (15min)

› Pushing the boundaries of mid-infrared interferometry to reveal the cores of AGNs - Violeta Gámez Rosas, Institut d'Astrophysique et de Géophysique, Université de Liège, Allée du 6 Août 17, B5c, B-4000 Liège, Belgium 15:15-15:30 (15min)

› Solving the Hubble tension with the VLTI - Romain Petrov, Laboratoire Lagrange 15:30-15:45 (15min)

15:45 - 16:15 (30min)

Coffee break

16:15 - 17:00 (45min)

Time Domain Astronomy

Taro Shimizu

› Time Domain science cases of future interest - Gerry Gilmore, IoA Cambridge, IA-FORTH 16:15-16:45 (30min)

› Follow up of microlensing events with interferometry: future prospects - Antoine Merand, European Southern Observatory 16:45-17:00 (15min)

17:00 - 18:00 (1h)

Discussion about Community

18:00 - 19:00 (1h)

VLTI Ceremony

19:00 - 22:00 (3h)

Cocktail

Cafeteria, building 18

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