Aug 21 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Sep 4 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Sep 11 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Protoplanetary disk rotation curves and the kinematic detection of protoplanets Simon Casassus, Universidad de Chile Direct detections of protoplanets still embedded in a gaseous protoplanetary disk have been remarkably elusive in their thermal-IR radiation. Yet...
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Sep 18 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

The Circumgalactic Medium at Cosmic Noon with KCWI Nikole Nielsen, Swinburne University of Technology The star formation history of the universe reveals that galaxies most actively build their stellar mass at cosmic noon (z=1-3), roughly...
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Sep 25 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Transitioning to Industry from Academia, Lauren Kahre A common career path for recent astronomy graduates with a PhD is data science, but it can be difficult to parse through the enormous amount of information on...
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Sep 28 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Oct 5 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

A UV to IR Portrait of the Milky Way Cat Fielder, University of Pittsburgh Understanding where the Milky Way fits in amongst the broader galaxy population is critical for bridging the gap between detailed studies...
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Oct 9 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Oct 16 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Dynamical Regimes of Giant Planet Polar Vortices Shawn Brueshaber,Western Michigan University We present a numerical model that reveals a mechanism governing the polar atmospheric dynamics of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Exploration of the polar...
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Oct 23 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Oct 26 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Oct 30 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am

MHD waves in the solar atmosphere Erwin Verwichte, University of Warwick The Sun is the our nearest star and the only one that directly affects the Earth on a daily basis. Its light and heat...
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Nov 13 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Supernova Imposter Syndrome: Eruptions of Massive Stars Jen Andrews, University of Arizona Existing in the magnitude space between traditional supernovae (SNe) and classical novae lies a zoo of explosive and eruptive transients with maximum absolute...
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Nov 16 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Nov 20 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Nov 30 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Dec 2 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Dec 4 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Role of solar Rossby waves in causing space weather on intermediate time-scales Mausumi Dikpati, HAO Forecasting our weather was built on the recognition that global Rossby waves, interacting with mean east-west flow on the Earth’s...
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Dec 9 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Dec 15 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Please join us for a virtual information session discussing the Astronomy graduate program. This is targeted for prospective graduate students, and will cover topics such as the admissions process, the research areas carried out by...
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Dec 21 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm

The NMSU Department of Astronomy will host a virtual online open house from the Tortugas (A) Mountain Observatory Monday, Dec. 21. This will coincide with a rare conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, an event when...
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