Astronomy, Cosmology, and the Particle Physics Connection

• Corbin Covault (Case Western): VHE/UHE Astrophysics Gamma-rays and UHE Cosmic Rays

• Rita Sambruna (George Mason) : X-ray Astrophysics: New Results from Chandra and Newton/XMM

• Paolo Gondolo (Case Western): Dark Matter: Status of Astrophysical and Dirct Search Measurements

• Max Tegmark (Penn): Recent Results and Implications from MAP and SDSS

• Saul Perlmutter (LBL): The Accelerating Universe: Status and Plans