The 17th international symposium on Origin of Matter and Evolution of Galaxies (OMEG2024) which will be held in Chengdu, China on September 8-13, 2024 (Registration on September 7). As you may know, the symposium will be the 17th in a series being held almost every other year since 1988 to discuss the subjects of nuclear astrophysics and related fields.
In addition, the INAC International School and Pre-Symposium of OMEG2024 will be held at Beihang University (BUAA) in Beijing, China, from September 2 to 6, 2024 (INAC International School & OMEG2024 Pre-Symposium). The program consists of a one-day pre-symposium followed by a four-day school, featuring frontier-level research talks and fostering discussions on advanced topics in nuclear and astrophysics.
Main topics
- Big Bang Cosmology and Primordial Nucleosynthesis
- First Generation Stars and Galactic Chemical Evolution
- Astronomical Observations with Light, X-Ray, Gamma-Ray, and Cosmic-Ray
- Stellar Evolutions and Hydrostatic Burning Processes
- Experimental Nuclear Physics for Astrophysics
- Theoretical Nuclear Physics for Astrophysics
- Explosive Stellar Objects and Nuclear Physics
- Meteorite Analysis and Isotopic Abundance
- Nuclear Matter and Neutron Stars
- Nuclear Data for Astrophysics and Related Topics
- Underground Nuclear Astrophysics
Important Dates
- March 1, 2024: Start of registration
- March 1, 2024: Abstract submission open
- July 6, 2024: Third circular
- July 31, 2024: Abstract submission closed
- August 15, 2024: Final circular, Conference program announced
- September 7, 2024: Registration
- September 8 -11, 2024: OMEG24 Symposium
- September 13, 2024: Underground lab tour
Registration and Abstract submission
Registration for OMEG XVII will be available on our indico webpage from March 1. Please note that abstract submission deadline is July 31, 2024. Contributors will be informed of the decisions on oral/poster presentations in mid August.
Registration fee：
Early bird registration fee (paid before August 15): 300 USD or 2200 CNY
Regular registration fee: 400 USD or 2900 CNY
undergraduate and graduate students： 220 USD or 1600 CNY
The registration fees will cover the symposium reception, coffee breaks, lunch and banquet. Online payment of the registration fee will be open from March 1 to August 31. The details for payment of the registration fee will be released on the indico webpage.
The registration fees can also be paid at the registration desk. The registration desk will be open at the hotel during the symposium.
OMEG School
OMEG XVII School for graduate students and young postdocs will be held during Sept. 2 - 6, 2024 at Peng Huanwu Collaborative Center for Research and Education, Beihang University in Beijing, hosted by Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics of China (INAC) and OMEG XVII. The school consists of the lectures by senior scientists on the current topics and the basics of nuclear astrophysics and cosmology and the student presentations based on activities with several group projects during the school. The school provides good opportunity for the participants to make presentation, discuss science and collaborate with one another in the group activities. The details will be announced on the symposium web site and in the forthcoming circular.
