Cold molecular gas plays an important role in driving star formation in galaxies. Significant progress has been made over the past two decades in understanding the link between molecular gas abundance and star formation across various physical scales with multi-wavelength observations. However, it remains unclear what physical processes impact the star formation efficiency of the molecular gas. The aim of this mini-workshop is to bring experts from various gas surveys to discuss our current understanding and unsolved questions, with a highlight on dense molecular gas. We will then brainstorm ideas for future observations and analyses to address the key questions in this area.

Invited Speakers

• Timothy Davis (Cardiff University)
• Sara Ellison (University of Victoria)
• Decker French (University of Illinois)
• Maria-Jesus Jimenez Donaire (Observatorio Astronómico Nacional)
• Tomo Michiyama (NAOJ)
• Juan Molina (KIAA)
• Hsi-An Pan (Tamkang University)
• Tony Wong (University of Illinois)
• Hassen Yesuf (IPMU)

OC

• Lihwai Lin (ASIAA; chair)
• Sara Ellison (Univ. of Victoria; co-chair)
• Cindy Chiu (ASIAA)
• Kuan-Ting Lin (ASIAA)