Planet-forming disks in the WSU era

Planet-forming disks in the WSU era Talk abstract: Disks around protostars are thought to harbour on-going planet formation and/or recently formed planets. This picture is now supported by observations of rich, potentially planet-related, substructure. Therefore, it is essential to understand the physical and chemical nature of the protoplanetary building-blocks and their spatial distribution to better understand planet formation mechanisms and the demographics of the resulting planetary systems. In its first decade of operations ALMA has been transformational in the field of planet-forming disks, as it has enabled both moderate resolution (0.1" - 0.4", tens of au in nearby SFRs) statistical disk surveys and high resolution (down to 20 mas, 1 au in the closest disks) imaging studies. ALMA unprecedented sensitivity has also allowed us to shed light on the chemical composition of planet-forming disks. Nevertheless, improvements in data quality and sample size have possibly opened more questions than have been answered. In this talk I will review recent advancement in the field of planet-forming disks, with a a focus on results from ALMA Large Programs, and I will expand on the potential of WSU for this field.