Welcome
On April 28th and 29th, 2026 we will hold the fourth installment of The Brown Dwarf to Exoplanet Connection conference. It will be held on the campus of the University of Delaware. We invite scientists who focus on atmospheres, fundamental parameters, formation mechanisms and beyond of both brown dwarfs and exoplanets to gather for a two day conference. Our aim is to build upon the first three meetings which engaged attendees in a lively discussion of the current, future, and overlap status of the fields.
Registration for the meeting is free but required. Please see the link here. ABSTRACT DEADLINE FOR TALKS IS MARCH 20th.
Scientific Organizing Committee: John Gizis (U of Delaware), Jackie Faherty (AMNH), Genaro Suarez (AMNH), Mark Marley (U of Arizona), Nataliea Lowson (U of Delaware)
Invited Speakers: Emily Calamari (AMNH), Guangwei Fu (Johns Hopkins), Peter Gao (Carnegie), Adam Langeveld (Johns Hopkins), Mathilde Mâlin (Johns Hopkins), Aaron Meisner (NOIRLab), Brittany Miles (Arizona), Sarah Moran (Maryland), Caroline Morley (Texas), Melanie Rowland (AMNH), Zhoujian Zhang (Rochester)
Location Clayton Hall Conference Center https://conferences.udel.edu/clayton-conference-center/
Schedule https://docs.google.com/document/d/15witFlWasMVOn7ixUKhGbABe6xBwUqw2GwO1Nkzfr7M/edit?usp=sharing
LOGISTICS: 30 minute talks for the invited speakers and 10 minutes for the contributed. For invited that should be thought of as 25 minutes of content and 5 minutes of questions. For contributed that should be 7 minutes of content and 3 minutes of questions.
Everyone should plan on meeting in the conference center at Clayton Hall Conference Center at 8:50am on Tuesday April 28th. Lunches on the 28th and 29th will be provided as well as coffee for the breaks. Posters can be set up in the room starting Tuesday morning.
Parking is free on site and the Courtyard by Marriott which is across the street is the recommended hotel stay: https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/ilgud-courtyard-newark-university-of-delaware/overview/