3rd PFITS+ Meeting on Hydrodynamics of Circumstellar Disks and Planet Formation
2026 June 8–12
The goal of the meeting is to bring together researchers to discuss current and future research on planet formation with a focus on hydrodynamical instabilities and computational astrophysics. Topics to be covered:
- Vertical shear instability
- Convective overstability
- Rossby wave instability
- Streaming instabilities
- Non-ideal MHD instabilities
The workshop is the third in the PFITS+ (Planet Formation in the Southwest Plus) series: the first meeting was held in June, 2022, in Las Cruces, NM; the second in Tucson AZ, in Nov., 2023.
We kindly ask all participants to register by filling out this form (RSVP). The meeting will include invited and contributed talks to be announced here. Due to space constraints, the meeting will be capped at 50 participants. A hybrid Zoom component will be available for remote participants beyond this limit or those who cannot make the trip.
RSVP to let us know if you’ll be attending!
Confirmed Participants
| Name | Affiliation | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| Hossam Aly | TU Delft | remote |
| Stanley A. Baronett | UVA/UNLV | in person |
| Olivia Brouillette | New Mexico State University | in person |
| Daniel Carrera | New Mexico State University | in person |
| Eonho Chang | University of Arizona | remote |
| Anna Childs | The University of Alabama | in person |
| Jeff Cuzzi | SETI | in person |
| Sergei Dyda | The University of Alabama | in person |
| Linn Eriksson | AMNH | in person |
| Paul Estrada | SETI | in person |
| Mario Flock | MPIA | remote |
| Lizxandra Flores-Rivera | MPIA | remote |
| David Melon Fuksman | MPIA | remote |
| Yuya Fukuhara | ASIAA | in person |
| Susmita Garai | University of New Mexico | in person |
| Daniel Godines | New Mexico State University | in person |
| Uma Gorti | SETI | in person |
| Cassandra Hall | University of Georgia | in person |
| Weston Hall | Iowa State University | in person |
| Pinghui Huang | Purple Mountain Observatory | remote |
| Leopold Hutnik | New Mexico State University | in person |
| Leonardo Krapp | Universidad de Concepción | remote |
| Kaitlin Kratter | University of Arizona | in person |
| Marius Lehmann | Iowa State University | in person |
| Hui Li | Los Alamos National Laboratory | in person |
| Rixin Li | UC Berkeley | in person |
| Shengtai Li | Los Alamos National Laboratory | in person |
| Jay Lim | UNLV/Iowa State University | in person |
| Min-Kai Lin | ASIAA | remote |
| Wladimir Lyra | New Mexico State University | in person |
| Nathan Magnan | Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur | remote |
| Heloise Meheut | CNRS, UniCA | remote |
| Richard Nelson | Queen Mary University of London | remote |
| Camden Olds | Iowa State University | in person |
| Dominik Ostertag | MPIA | remote |
| Thomas Pfeil | Flatiron Institute | in person |
| David Rea | Iowa State University | in person |
| Luca Ricci | California State University, Northridge | remote |
| Chiara Eleonora Scardoni | University of Milan | remote |
| Debanjan Sengupta | New Mexico State University | in person |
| Eleanor Serviss | New Mexico State University | in person |
| Jake Simon | Iowa State University | in person |
| Nadine Soliman | Institute for Advanced Study | in person |
| Tabassum S Tanvir | Iowa State University | in person |
| Orkan Umurhan | SETI | in person |
| Chao-Chin Yang | The University of Alabama | in person |
| Andrew Youdin | University of Arizona | in person |
| Alex Ziampras | LMU Munich | in person |
Venue
Mountain View is located in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area, approximately 10 miles north of San Jose and 35 miles south of San Francisco. The closest airport is San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC), about a 15–20 minute drive from the venue. San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and Oakland International Airport (OAK) are additional options, each roughly 45–60 minutes away depending on traffic. While limited regional rail (Caltrain) and light rail services are available, public transportation within Mountain View and between airports and hotels can be sparse and time-consuming. We therefore recommend renting a car or planning to use rideshare services for convenience.
Contact
Please email inquiries to Orkan Umurhan (oumurhan@seti.org) or Wladimir Lyra (wlyra@nmsu.edu).
SOC
| PFITS+ Node Leaders | |
|---|---|
| Name | Institution |
| Wladimir Lyra | New Mexico State University |
| Jake Simon | Iowa State University |
| Orkan Umurhan | NASA Ames Research Center |
| Chao-Chin Yang | The University of Alabama |
| Andrew Youdin | University of Arizona |
LOC
- Orkan Umurhan
- Linda Ray
- Uma Gorti
- Paul Estrada