Joanne Dawson
4421 Sterling Hall @ 3:30 pm
Institution: Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia Title: Small-Scale Structure of the “Dark ISM”Abstract: It is now known that a significant fraction of the Milky Way ISM resides in a so-called “dark” phase, usually defined as a …
Adam Riess
4421 Sterling Hall @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
There is a joint departmental colloquium for the Department of Astronomy and the Department of Physics on Thursday, May 1, 2025, from 3:30 to 4:30 PM in Sterling Hall, Room 4421. Seating will be limited, …
Niel Brandt
4421 Sterling Hall @ 3:30 pm
Speaker: Niel Brandt Institution: Penn State Title: Galactic Correlates of Supermassive Black Hole Growth and Their Application Abstract: The co-evolution of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) and galaxies can be effectively constrained through sample-based analyses of the …
Jonathan Fortney
4421 Sterling Hall @ 3:30 pm
Speaker: Jonathan Fortney Institution: University of California, Santa Cruz Bio: Jonathan Fortney is the Department Chair of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is a planetary astrophysicist who works to …
Mark Gorski
4421 Sterling Hall @ 3:30 pm
Speaker: Mark Gorski Institution: CIERA Postdoctoral Fellow Title: New Phenomena Around Supermassive Black Holes: Dynamics and Chemistry Abstract: In 1982 Blandford and Payne predicted that magnetic fields are fundamental for accretion onto supermassive black holes …
4421 Sterling Hall @ 3:30 pm
Speaker: Songhu Wang Institution: Indiana University Title: Towards a Unified picture of Planet Formation Abstract: While the exoplanetary field is replete with remarkable discoveries, perhaps the two most intriguing findings have been the detection of …
4421 Sterling Hall @ 3:30 pm
Speaker: Andrew Saydjari Institution: Harvard University Title: Mapping the Milky Way in n-Dimensions Abstract: Interstellar dust is a pervasive observational challenge, but also a vital window for understanding the Galaxy. By mapping the spatial, kinematic, …
Boquan Erwin Chen
4421 Sterling Hall @ 3:30 pm
Speaker: Boquan Erwin Chen Institution: Ohio State University Title: The Milky Way as a Prototypical Disk Galaxy: Galactic Archeology and Chemical Evolution in Context Abstract: The chemical evolution of the Milky Way has long been …
Nicholas J. McConnell
4421 Sterling Hall @ 3:30 pm
Speaker: Nicholas J. McConnell Institution: UW-Madison Title: Strengthening our profession through structured learning experiences Abstract: Ingredients for a successful career in astrophysics include (but are not limited to) talent, opportunity, committed effort, knowledge, resilience, and …
4421 Sterling Hall @ 3:30 pm
Speaker: Keith Bechtol Institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison Title: Vera C. Rubin Observatory On-sky Commissioning Abstract: The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is poised to begin a wide, fast, and deep imaging survey of the entire night …