Speaker Schedule
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Oct03
Astronomy Colloquium: Ian McConachie @ 3:30 pm 4421 Sterling Hall
Speaker: Ian McConachie Institution: UW-Madison Title: The Massive Ancient Galaxies At z>3 NEar-infrared Survey — Hunting Monster Galaxies in the Early Universe Abstract: One of the most important mysteries in the field of galaxy evolution is …
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Oct10
Astronomy Colloquium: Abygail Waggoner @ 3:30 pm 4421 Sterling Hall
Speaker: Abygail Waggoner Institution: UW-Madison Title: Our Chemical Origins: Tracing the History of Cold and Hot Gas During Planet Formation Abstract: The gas and dust of protoplanetary disks are a window into the history of …
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Oct17
Astronomy Colloquium: Geoffrey A. Blake @ 3:30 pm 4421 Sterling Hall
Speaker: Geoffrey A. Blake Institution: California Institute of Technology Title: High Fidelity Spectroscopy of Exoplanet and Protoplanetary Disk Atmospheres Abstract: The extraordinary range of conditions in protoplanetary disks drives complex patterns of atomic, molecular, and …
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Oct24
Astronomy Colloquium: Patrick Slane @ 3:30 pm 4421 Sterling Hall
Speaker: Patrick Slane Institution: Harvard CfA Title: The X-ray Sky in High Definition: Twenty-five Years of Astrophysics with the Chandra X-ray Observatory Abstract: X-ray astronomy is a product of the space age. Possible only from viewing …
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Oct31
Astronomy Colloquium: Kate Meredith @ 3:30 pm 4421 Sterling Hall
Speaker: Kate Meredith Institution: Geneva Lake Astrophysics and STEAM Building a Multidisciplinary Community: The Impact of Sonification World Chat in Astronomy Abstract: The Sonification World Chat (SWC), initiated in February 2020, addresses the growing need …
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Nov07
Astronomy Colloquium: Nickolay Y. Gnedin @ 3:30 pm 4421 Sterling Hall
Speaker: Nickolay Y. Gnedin Institution: University of Chicago Title: Cosmic Reionization: Settling the Last Frontier Abstract: In the last decade, the study of cosmic reionization progressed from an almost purely theoretical field to one led …