Jun 27 @ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

The Orbital and Planetary Phase Variations of Jupiter-Sized Planets: Characterizing Present and Future Giants Laura Mayorga, NMSU It is commonly said that exoplanet science is 100 years behind planetary science. While we may be able...
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Jul 3 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

The Vulture Survey of MgII and CIV Absorbers: Feasting on the Bones of Spectra Left to Die Nigel Mathes, NMSU Abstract: We present detailed measurements of the absorption properties and redshift evolution of MgII and...
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Sep 1 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm

A Faint Flux-Limited LAE Sample at z = 0.3 Isak Wold, UT Austin Observational surveys of Lya emitters (LAEs) have proven to be an efficient method to identify and study large numbers of galaxies over...
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Sep 20 @ 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm

Asteroseismology of Red Giants: The Detailed Modeling of Red Giants in Eclipsing Binary Systems Jean McKeever, NMSU Asteroseismology is an invaluable tool that allows one to peer into the inside of a star and know...
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Nov 9 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Preparing to Explore the Universe with the James Webb Space Telescope Dr. Jane Rigby (NASA Goddard, Deputy Project Scientist for JWST) Abstract: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), scheduled to be launched in 2019, will...
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Mar 28 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm

Seismic Inferences of Gas Giant Planets: Excitation & Interiors Ethan Dederick, NMSU Seismology has been the premier tool of study for understanding the interior structure of the Earth, the Sun, and even other stars. In...
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Oct 8 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Jan 23 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Extinction Mapping and Dust-to-Gas Ratios of Nearby Galaxies Lauren Kahre, NMSU We present a study of the dust{to{gas ratios in 31 nearby (D > 10 Mpc) galaxies. Using Hubble Space Telescope broad band WFC3/UVIS UV...
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Jan 25 @ 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Jan 25 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm

Multi-Messenger EM-GW Astronomy: The View from the Radio End of the EM Spectrum Dale Frail, NRAO Abstract: With the discovery of gravitational waves and electromagnetic radiation from the binary neutron star merger GW170817, the era...
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Feb 20 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm

The AAVSO Program: A Resource for Variable Star Research Stella Kafka, AAVSO The AAVSO was formed in 1911 as a group of US-based amateur observers obtaining data in support of professional astronomy projects. Now, it...
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Feb 22 @ 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
Mar 1 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm
Mar 4 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

Ultraviolet Observations of Galaxies Mark Rutkowski, Minnesota State Univeristy Ultraviolet observations are essential for answering fundamental questions regarding the role and impact of galaxies in universe. I’ll discuss a number of past, ongoing, and future...
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Mar 4 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm
Mar 5 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm
Mar 11 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm
Mar 15 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm
Mar 18 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm
Mar 19 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Our Future in Space: The Moon and Beyond Jack Burns, University of Colorado Boulder Why do we explore space? How do we explore space? Where should we explore? What are the tools for space exploration?...
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Mar 22 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm
Apr 5 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm

A Masing BAaDE’s Window Ylva Pihlström, University of New Mexico Evolved, intermediate mass stars are tracers of an intermediate age stellar population. Due to high mass-loss rates, they harbor circumstellar envelopes, in which different types...
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Apr 17 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm

Searching for diffuse radio emission in merging galaxy clusters with LOFAR Amanda Wilber, Universität Hamburg Galaxy cluster mergers are powerful drivers of turbulence and shocks, which can accelerate cosmic-ray electrons within the magnetic field of...
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Apr 22 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
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