PDRs4All

A JWST Early Release Science program on radiative feedback from massive stars

Infrared view of the Orion region, the banner image of the program

PDRs4All science collaborators: 124 members and their fields

Beyond the core team, the program is supported by science collaborators from observatories and universities in many countries.

Isabel Aleman, University of São Paulo. Area of expertise: Planetary Nebulae, Photoionization models.

Louis Allamandola, NASA Ames Research Center. Area of expertise: IR astronomy, PAHs, ices.

Rebecca Auchettl, La Trobe University. Area of expertise: Experimental astrochemistry (mid- and far-infrared of atmospheric and astrochemical species).

Giuseppe Baratta, INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania. Area of expertise: Laboratory Astrophysics.

Salma Bejaoui, NASA Ames. Area of expertise: PAHs.

Partha Bera, NASA Ames Research Center/BAERI. Area of expertise: Astrochemistry, Quantum Chemistry.

Larry Bernstein, Spectral Sciences, Inc.. Area of expertise: PAHs.

Karine Beroff, ISMO University Paris Sud. Area of expertise: atomic collisions, molecular dissociation.

Goranka Bilalbegovic, University of Zagreb, Department of Physics. Area of expertise: density functional theory for dust and molecules in space.

John Black, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. Area of expertise: interstellar matter, photodissociation regions, atomic and molecular spectra and processes.

Christiaan Boersma, NASA Ames Research Center. Area of expertise: PAH spectroscopy, databases and fitting.

Francois Boulanger, Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale. Area of expertise: ISM and dust physics.

Jordy Bouwman, Leiden Observatory. Area of expertise: PAHs.

Bernhard Brandl, Leiden Observatory. Area of expertise: ISM in nearby galaxies, massive SF regions, Spitzer-IRS, Herschel-PACS.

Philippe Brechignac, Institute of Molecular Sciences at Orsay (ISMO). Area of expertise: PAHs.

Sandra Brünken, University of Cologne. Area of expertise: vibrational and rotational spectroscopy of hydrocarbon ions.

Mridusmita Buragohain, Tezpur University. Area of expertise: Interstellar medium, molecular astrophysics, astrochemistry, Aromatic Infrared Bands.

Andrew Burkhardt, University of Virginia. Area of expertise: Radio/IR Astrochemistry Observations, Gas/Grain Chemical Network Models.

Alessandra Candian, Leiden Observatory. Area of expertise: Quantum Chemistry, modelling.

Pablo Castellanos, Leiden Observatory. Area of expertise: PAHs.

Jose Cernicharo, Icmm-Csic. Area of expertise: Molecular Astrophysics. Infrared Astrophysics. Radiative Transfer. Chemical modelling.

Marin Chabot, Institut de Physique Nucleaire d'Orsay. Area of expertise: PAH.

Shubhadip Chakraborty, IRAP, Toulouse. Area of expertise: Experimental and Theoretical Infrared spectroscopy.

Jason Champion, Irap. Area of expertise: PDRs and protoplanetary disks.

Anna Ciurlo, University of California Los Angeles. Area of expertise: Molecular and ionized gas at the Galactic Center, NIR, spectro-imaging data.

Sean Colgan, NASA Ames Research Center. Area of expertise: Galactic Star Formation.

Ilsa Cooke, University of Virginia. Area of expertise: Laboratory Ice Chemistry/Physics.

Audrey Coutens, UCL. Area of expertise: astrochemistry.

Nick Cox, University of Amsterdam. Area of expertise: Diffuse ISM.

Miguel de Val-Borro, Nasa Gsfc. Area of expertise: composition of molecular ices.

Karine Demyk, Irap. Area of expertise: observational and experimental spectroscopic studies of gas and dust.

Jennifer Donovan Meyer, Nrao. Area of expertise: molecular clouds.

Jean Duprat, CSNSM-IN2P3-CNRS Univ. Paris-Sud. Area of expertise: Cosmochemistry.

Meriem Elyajouri, Observatoire de Paris. Area of expertise: Interstellar medium/Spectroscopy/Diffuse Interstellar bands.

Cecile Engrand, CSNSM - CNRS/Univ. Paris Sud. Area of expertise: interplanetary and cometary dust.

Sacha Foschino, Irap. Area of expertise: Blind signal separation, PAHs, PDRs..

Pedro Garcia-Lario, Esac/Esa. Area of expertise: Astromineralogy, infrared space observations.

Lisseth Gavilan, LATMOS - University of Versailles. Area of expertise: H2, dust, tholins, astrochemistry.

Maryvonne Gerin, Lerma. Area of expertise: Photo dissociation regions.

Marie Godard, Csnsm. Area of expertise: hydrogenated amorphous carbons.

Carl Gottlieb, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Area of expertise: laboratory molecular spectroscopy of polyatomic hydrocarbon ions.

Pierre Guillard, Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris. Area of expertise: H2 observations and shock modeling.

Antoine Gusdorf, LERMA, ENS/Observatoire de Paris. Area of expertise: shocks.

Viviana Guzmán, Joint ALMA Observatory. Area of expertise: astrochemistry in PDRs and protoplanetary disks.

Patrick Hartigan, Rice University. Area of expertise: H2, Br-gamma emission in PDRs.

Jinhua He, Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Area of expertise: molecular cloud, star formation, evolved stars, astrochemistry.

Alan Heays, Paris Observatory. Area of expertise: molecular photophysics.

Eric Herbst, University of Virginia. Area of expertise: astrochemistry and spectroscopy.

Liv Hornekaer, Aarhus University. Area of expertise: PAHs.

Xinchuan Huang, SETI Institute. Area of expertise: Theoretical IR Spectroscopy.

Cornelia Jager, Laboratory Astrophysics Group of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy at the FSU Jena. Area of expertise: dust.

Pernille Jensen, Aarhus University. Area of expertise: PAHs.

Christine Joblin, Toulouse University/CNRS. Area of expertise: PAHs, PDRs.

Inga Kamp, Kapteyn Astronomical Institute. Area of expertise: proplyds and disks.

Michael Kaufman, San Jose State University. Area of expertise: Line emission from PDRs, diagnostics, modeling.

Ciska Kemper, Asiaa. Area of expertise: interstellar dust.

Sarah Kendrew, ESA Baltimore. Area of expertise: MIRI instrument scientist.

Maria Kirsanova, Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Area of expertise: HII regions and PDR chemo-dynamical modelling, radio observations of SFR.

Pamela Klaassen, UK Astronomy Technology Centre. Area of expertise: MIRI Simulator, MIRI MRS.

Randolf Klein, Sofia/Usra. Area of expertise: Massive star-formation, FIR fine-structure lines.

Collin Knight, University of Western Ontario. Area of expertise: PAHs.

Sun Kwok, University of British Columbia. Area of expertise: molecular spectroscopy, organic solids.

Alvaro Labiano, Center for Astrobiology. Area of expertise: ISM.

Thomas Lai, University of Toledo. Area of expertise: Dust, PAH, ERE.

Romane Le Gal, University of Virginia. Area of expertise: astrochemistry modeling and observations.

Franck Le Petit, LERMA - Observatoire de Paris. Area of expertise: Pdr-Mis.

Timothy Lee, NASA Ames Research Center. Area of expertise: Astrochemistry / Molecular Astrophysics.

Bertrand Lefloch, Ipag. Area of expertise: High-Mass Star Formation; radiative hydrodynamics.

Aigen Li, University of Missouri. Area of expertise: interstellar dust, protoplanetary disks.

Hendrik Linz, MPIA Heidelberg. Area of expertise: Herschel/PACS-P, IRDCs, molecular line observations.

Jerome Loreau, Université libre de Bruxelles. Area of expertise: photodissociation, molecular collisions.

Cameron Mackie, Leiden Observatory. Area of expertise: PAH Anharmonicity.

Suzanne Madden, CEA, Saclay. Area of expertise: PDRs, H2, PAHs, photoionization, local group galaxies.

Joelle Mascetti, CNRS - Université de Bordeaux. Area of expertise: PAHs.

Brett McGuire, Nrao. Area of expertise: Laboratory and Radio/Far-IR Observational Astrochemistry.

Pablo Merino, Icmm-Csic. Area of expertise: PAHs, Laboratory Astrophysics.

Elisabetta Micelotta, Department of Physics, University of Helsinki. Area of expertise: PAHs.

Karl Misselt, University of Arizona. Area of expertise: instrumentation.

Jon Morse, BoldlyGo Institute. Area of expertise: Shocks, outflows; HH objects; SNRs.

Giacomo Mulas, INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Cagliari. Area of expertise: PAHs.

Naslim Neelamkodan, Naoj. Area of expertise: star formation.

Ryou Ohsawa, Univ. of Tokyo. Area of expertise: MIR observation, dust processing, evolved stars.

Alain Omont, IAP. Area of expertise: Fullerenes, PAHs, DIBs.

Eduardo Pacheco, Iag-Usp. Area of expertise: astrochemistry.

Roberta Paladini, IPAC-Caltech. Area of expertise: dust, star formation.

MariaElisabetta Palumbo, INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania. Area of expertise: Laboratory Astrophysics.

Amit Pathak, Tezpur University. Area of expertise: PAH astrochemistry.

Yvonne Pendleton, Nasa Ames Research Center. Area of expertise: Dust, amorphous carbon and aliphatic hydrocarbons.

Annemieke Petrignani, University of Amsterdam. Area of expertise: PAHs.

Jérôme Pety, IRAM & Obs. de Paris. Area of expertise: Molecules in PDRs.

Thomas Pino Pino, Ismo/Cnrs. Area of expertise: Laboratory astrophysics.

Elena Puga, Esac. Area of expertise: UCHIIs, OB associations, bubbles.

Naseem Rangwala, NASA Ames Research Center. Area of expertise: FIR/IR observations, molecular ISM, astrochemistry.

Mathias Rapacioli, Laboratoire de Chimie et Physique Quantique, Toulouse, France. Area of expertise: PAHs.

Jeonghee Rho, SEI Institute;SOFIA Scienc Center/NASA Ames Research Center. Area of expertise: star formation and PDR in HII regions and supernova remnants.

Alessandra Ricca, NASA Ames / SETI Institute. Area of expertise: PAHs.

Sarah Rodriguez Castillo, Irap. Area of expertise: Laboratory Astrophysics, DFT calculations, PAH.

Markus Roellig, Universitaet zu Koeln. Area of expertise: PDR Modelling.

Julia Roman-Duval, STScI. Area of expertise: ISM dust evolution - gas structure.

Joseph Roser, SETI Institute / NASA Ames Research Center. Area of expertise: PAHs, FTIR spectroscopy.

Evelyne Roueff, Observatoire de Paris. Area of expertise: Molecular Hydrogen.

Gael Rouille, Max Planck Institute for Astronomy. Area of expertise: dust.

Farid Salama, NASA Ames Research Center. Area of expertise: Laboratory Astrophysics & Astrochemistry.

Dinalva A. Sales, Federal University of Rio Grande - BR. Area of expertise: PAHs in Starburst/Active Galaxies.

Karin Sandstrom, University of California, San Diego. Area of expertise: PAHs.

Peter Sarre, The University of Nottingham. Area of expertise: PAHs and dust.

Ella Sciamma-O’Brien, NASA Ames / BAERI. Area of expertise: PAHs.

Kris Sellgren, Ohio State University. Area of expertise: PAHs, reflection nebulae observations.

Matt Shannon, NASA Ames. Area of expertise: PAHs.

Sachindev Shenoy, Usra. Area of expertise: Interstellar Medium: Molecular clouds, Globules, Dust in debris disk..

Phillip Stancil, University of Georgia. Area of expertise: laboratory astrophysics.

Amanda Steber, The Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging. Area of expertise: PAHs.

David Teyssier, ESA. Area of expertise: Data Processing.

Rich Thomas, Stocholm University. Area of expertise: PAHs.

Aditya Togi, University of Texas, San Antonio. Area of expertise: Physics of H2.

laurent verstraete, IAS / University Paris-Sud. Area of expertise: ISM dust and gas emission.

Adolf Witt, University of Toledo. Area of expertise: interstellar dust, DIBs, ERE, radiative transfer, AME.

Al Wootten, Nrao. Area of expertise: Star formation, interstellar medium, protoplanetary disks, astrochemistry.

Ronin Wu, LERMA, Observatoire de Paris. Area of expertise: Galactic and extragalactic HII regions and molecular clouds.

Nathalie Ysard, Ias, Cnrs. Area of expertise: ISM dust.

Henning Zettergen, Stockholm University, Department of Physics. Area of expertise: PAHs.

Yong Zhang, The University of Hong Kong. Area of expertise: Chemical and physical processes in circumstellar envelopes.

Ziwei Zhang Zhang, The University of Georgia. Area of expertise: Molecular and atomic astrophysics of PDRs.

Junfeng Zhen, Leiden Observatory. Area of expertise: PAHs.