Speaker: Yasaman Homayouni Field: Extragalactic Institution: Penn State University Title: Reverberation mapping the inner environments of AGN Abstract: Reliable measurements of black hole mass and accretion-disk structure are critical to understanding the growth history of black holes …

The Astronomy Club will be hosting Dr. Stephanie LaMassa, who researches supermassive black holes and helps run the James Webb Space Telescope! She will be coming to give a talk in room 1310 Sterling Hall at …

Speaker: Stephanie LaMassa Field: Extragalactic Institution: Space Telescope Science Institute Title: Unveiling Luminous Obscured Black Hole Growth with the Wide-Area Multi-Wavelength Stripe 82X Survey Active galactic nuclei (AGN) serve as signposts of growing supermassive black …

Speaker: Dawn Erb Field: Extragalactic Institution: UW-Milwaukee Title: Abstract: Everyone in Astronomy and Physics departments are welcome. Tea and cookies start at 3:15 PM. Also accessible via Zoom here.

Speaker: Darek Lis Field: Astrochemistry Institution: California Institute of Technology Title: High-Resolution Far-Infrared Spectroscopy Abstract: The far-infrared spectral range includes rotational transitions of light hydride molecules, such as water, as well as key fine-structure lines …