Talks » Colloquia


Our normal colloquium time is Fridays at 3:15 in BX102 with refreshments at 3:00pm in the Astronomy Conference Room (ASTR 119).

Dennis Zaritsky, University of Arizona
Galactic Structure
January 21, with local host Anatoly Klypin
Malynda Chizek, NMSU
Data and Model Investigation of Martian Methane and Other Trace Gases
January 28
Karl Gebhardt, University of Texas at Austin
Black Holes and Dark Matter in Nearby Galaxies
February 4, with local host J. Holtzman
Duilia de Mello , CUA/GSFC
Stars outside galaxies
February 11, with local host Rene Walterbos
T.Woods and Ph.Chamberlin ,U.Colorado and NASA GSFC
Our Eye on the Sun
February 18, 1:00pm
Ryan Hamilton, NMSU
Constraining the Origins of Cataclysmic Variables Through Abundance Studies of Their Secondary Stars
February 18, 2:30pm
Adam McKay, NMSU
Characterization of Gas Production in Comets: Establishing a Link Between Coma Composition and Volatile Composition of the Nucleus
February 24, 3:00pm
Emily Schaller,University of Arizona
Understanding the Surfaces of Kuiper Belt Objects
February 25, with local host Nancy Chanover
Xavier Prochaska, UC Santa Cruz
A Direct Measurement of the Intergalactic Medium Opacity to H I Ionizing Photons
March 4, with local host Chris Chirchill
Jessica Evansl, NMSU
MgII Quasar Absorption Line Systems as a Probe of Galaxy Structural and Kinematic Evolution
March 31
Michael Kirk, NMSU
Anatomy of Solar Flares and Associated Ephemeral Brightenings
April 8
Risa Wechsler, Stanford
The Dark Matter and Satellites in the Milky Way and its Twins
April 29, with local host Anatoly Klypin
Paul Strycker, NMSU
Studies of Jovian Atmospheric Structure and Coloring Agents using Hyperspectral Imaging
May 5
David Teal, NMSU
Martian Middle-Latitude Stationary Waves as Manifested in MRO MCS Retrieved Temperature Data
May 6
Michael Sussman, NMSU
Modeling Seasonal Change on Uranus with the EPIC GCM
July 8

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