1 Sept 2006
Discussion leader: S. Taylor
Topic: Planetary Formation Scenarios
Link to paper: http://arjournals.annualreviews.org/doi/pdf/10.1146/annurev.earth.30.091201.140357
8 Sept 2006
Discussion leader: S. Meidt
Topic: The Globular Cluster Kinematics and Galaxy Dark Matter Content of NGC 4649 (M60)
Link to paper: http://www.arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0608661
15 Sept 2006
Discussion leader: P. Thorman
Topic: The Supernova--Gamma-Ray Burst Connection
Link to paper: http://arjournals.annualreviews.org/doi/pdf/10.1146/annurev.astro.43.072103.150558
22 Sept 2006
Discussion leader: C. Martinez
Topic: Comets as Probes of Solar-Wind Latitudinal Structure and Time Depedent Events: Comet Machholz (C/2004 Q2)
Link to paper:Jones & Brandt 2004.pdf and Brandt & Snow 2000.pdf
29 Sept 2006
Discussion leader: N. Sanghi
Topic: Direct Empirical Proof of the Existence of Dark Matter
Link to paper: http://www.arxiv.org/pdf/astro-ph/0608407
6 Oct 2006 --New Mexico Symposium--
Discussion leader: N/A
Topic: TBD
Link to paper:
13 Oct 2006 --Fall Break--
Discussion leader: N/A
Topic: N/A
Link to paper:
20 Oct 2006
Discussion leader: N/A
Topic: Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND)
Link to paper: http://arjournals.annualreviews.org/doi/pdf/10.1146/annurev.astro.40.060401.093923 and http://arxiv.org/pdf/astro-ph/0609125
27 Oct 2006
Discussion leader: A. Theodorou
Topic: WIMP Halo Detection
Link to paper: http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/astro-ph/pdf/0508/0508649.pdf
3 Nov 2006
Discussion leader: T. McIntyre
Topic: Astrobiology
Link to paper: http://arjournals.annualreviews.org/doi/pdf/10.1146/annurev.astro.43.051804.102202 or Astrobiology Annual Review
10 Nov 2006
Discussion leader: F. Day
Topic: Mapping Large-Scale Structure with Redshift Surveys
Link to paper: http://ariv.org/pdf/astro-ph/9050279
17 Nov 2006
Discussion leader: C. Struebig
Topic: Singularities in Black Holes: the Need for a New Theory
Link to paper: http://arxiv.org/pdf/hep-ph/0412265
24 Nov 2006--Thanksgiving--
Discussion leader: N/A
Topic: N/A
Link to paper:
1 Dec 2006
Discussion leader: F. Schinzel
Topic: The Sunyaev-Zeldovich Effect
Link to paper: http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0511626 and http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0606241