Meeting on the History of Astrochemistry
Burlington House, Thursday 16 October 2025
10.10: Coffee and tea
Session One (chair: John Nicholson)
10.30 Welcome from John Nicholson, Chair of the Historical Group
10.35 Ileana Chinnici, Early History of Astronomical Spectroscopy
11.05 Helge Kragh, 鈥淓lement Abundances in the Stars and Beyond, ca. 1925-1940鈥� (remotely)
11.35 Simon Mitton, 鈥淪even Steps to Element Synthesis: B2FH鈥�
12.05 Jonathan Hare, 鈥淐arbon Astrochemistry and the Discovery of Buckminsterfullerene鈥�
12.35 Lunch (not provided for audience)
Session Two (chair: Jeremy Shears)
2.00 John Black, 鈥淎lexander Dalgarno and the Growth of Astrochemistry"
2.30 Jonathan Rawlings, 鈥淔irst Detection of Molecules in Space鈥�
3.00 Tea and coffee
Session Three (chair: Peter Morris)
3.30 Mike Edmunds, "A History of the Chemical Analysis of Extragalactic Systems"
4.10 David Carty, 鈥淟aboratory Astrochemistry: 30 Years of Gas-Phase Chemistry in the Extremes of Cold and Dark鈥�
4.40 Closing remarks by Peter Morris
4.50 Meeting ends
Please register for this meeting by emailing the Secretary of the Historical Group, Mike Leggett, at leggett189@btinternet.com.
