4421 Sterling Hall @ 3:30 pm
Speaker: Erika Marín-Spiotta Institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison Title: An Equity-Minded Approach to Graduate Education: The Wisconsin Sloan Center for Systemic Change Abstract: The Wisconsin Sloan Center for Systemic Change, or WiSC2, is a hub for …
4421 Sterling Hall @ 3:30 pm
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 …
4421 Sterling Hall @ 3:30 pm
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 …
4421 Sterling Hall @ 3:30 pm
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 …
4421 Sterling Hall @ 2:30 pm
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 …
4421 Sterling Hall @ 3:30 pm
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 …
4421 Sterling Hall @ 3:30 pm
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 …
4421 Sterling Hall @ 3:30 pm
Speaker: Bob Benjamin Institution: UW-Madison/UW-Whitewater Title: Things you should know about the Milky Way Abstract: The last several years have seen truly remarkable advances in our understanding of the Milky Way Galaxy, from the identification …
4421 Sterling Hall @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Speaker: Knicole Colon Title: Exploring Exoplanets in the Era of JWST and Beyond Abstract: We are in an extraordinary era of exoplanet science. This is thanks in great part to the number of current and …
4421 Sterling Hall @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Speaker: Aaron M Geller Title: Goodbye to “Chi-by-Eye” : Results from a Bayesian Analysis of Photometric Binaries in Open Clusters Abstract: Binary and higher-order multiple stars are ubiquitous, and their evolution can be dramatically influenced …