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End of Star Formation Conference: abstract deadline extended to Nov. 22

Dear colleagues,

For those interested in the “End of Star Formation” Conference, please note that the abstract submission deadline has been extended to Nov. 22. Details are provided below.

best, Lihwai

======================= Conference - The End of Star Formation - Urbana, IL - abstract deadline Nov 22

Updates: Abstract deadline extended to November 22; Additional funding for travel support now available.

We are excited to announce that abstract submission is now open for the conference “The End of Star Formation” scheduled to be held at the University of Illinois in Urbana, IL, March 2– 6 2026. More information can be found at the conference website here: https://sites.google.com/view/endofsfpuertovaras. Abstract submissions are now open (link here: https://forms.gle/rJeKzVTMpn7HYUmP6), and will be due November 22, 2025.

Note that some travel funding for North American early career participants will be provided by the NAASC. Update: travel support will also be available for other international participants through a grant provided by the RAS.

Galaxy merging is a central prediction of the ΛCDM paradigm, and has the potential to drive rapid changes in galaxy properties. Most importantly, mergers have the potential to both rapidly enhance and then rapidly halt – or “quench” – star formation in the remnant. In this conference, we will bring together members of the astrophysical community studying the merger-driven rapid quenching of star formation in galaxies, from the nearby universe to high-redshift. We aim to address the following key questions:

  1. What are the main mechanisms for rapid quenching and what are its signatures?
  2. How is rapid quenching related to morphological change and the buildup of central black holes?
  3. What are the big open questions regarding the physics of rapid quenching?
  4. What is the influence of AGN throughout the quenching phase?
  5. What have we learned in the last several years (with e.g., JWST, ALMA, new cosmological simulations, etc.) and how will upcoming facilities progress our understanding of rapid galaxy quenching?

The idea of this meeting is to bring together observers, with experience at all wavelengths, and theorists working on rapid quenching at any simulation scale. With a focus on discussion and model–observation comparison, we aim to identify the biggest open questions on how and why galaxies quench, and collaboratively discuss which areas are most critical for advancement.