Division Xii / Commission 14 / Working Group Solids and Their Surfaces

Abstract

The ISO and Spitzer space observatories yielded a treasure trove of data on dust and ices covering dust grains. Now Herschel, and soon SOFIA and ALMA, will provide unprecedented views of the molecular world of the interstellar medium (ISM). It is on dust grains that key ISM molecules, such as hydrogen, formaldehyde, methanol, and water are formed. As a result of these new observations, there is a great need to know more about the interaction processes of atoms and molecules with dust grains. (The Proceedings of the 2010 NASA Laboratory Astrophysics Workshop () give a good view of recent accomplishments in the study of atom/molecule - solid interactions as well as other aspects of laboratory astrophysics.)

Division B Commission 14: Atomic and Molecular Data

“…In the past twenty years Commission 14 was led by Presidents W. H. Parkinson (1994-1997), F. Rostas (1997-2000, P. L. Smith (2000Smith ( -2003, S. Johansson (2003Johansson ( -2006, S. R. Federman (2006-2009), G. M. Wahlgren (2009-2012), and L. Mashonkina (2012. In different triennia, the Organising Committee included seven to twelve members, and the usual practice was for a member to serve for six years.…”

“…The most recent compilations appear in the accompanying set of Commission 14 WG Triennial Reports, which were produced by members of the WGs and the OC (Federman et al 2015;Nave et al 2015;Peach et al 2015;Vidali et al 2015). Triennial Reports for the past triennia, starting from 2000-2003, were published in Transactions IAU (Smith 2003;Johansson et al 2007;Federman et al 2009;Wahlgren et al 2012;Federman et al 2012;Nave et al 2012;Peach & Dimitrijevic 2012;Vidali 2012).…”