Welcome!
On 2nd - 5th September 2013, the University of Hertfordshire
was delighted to host Exoplanets and Brown Dwarfs: Mind
the Gap. This year represented a milestone of sorts as the
18th anniversary of the first discoveries of both planets
around Sun-like stars and brown dwarfs. The last 18 years
have seen the study of these fascinating objects flourish
into diverse and exciting astronomical fields. However, as
these scientific siblings reach adulthood, there is a danger
of missed opportunities as they drift apart.
This successful meeting brought the brown dwarf and
exoplanet communities together to explore
common science questions, share exciting results, and
foster collaboration to overcome shared challenges. On
these pages you can find PDFs of many of the invited and contributed
talks, and posters, along with a few photographs of the conference.