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April 6 (Friday)

Colloquium PhD Thesis Defense: Sten Hasselquist

Apr 6 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm BX102

Colloquium Title Sten Hasselquist, NMSU AbstractShare this:TweetPrint

September 21 (Friday)

Colloquium: Dave Thilker (Host: Rene Walterbos)

Sep 21 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm BX102

Fresh Perspectives on Star Formation from LEGUS, the Legacy ExtraGalactic Ultraviolet Survey David Thilker, Johns Hopkins University The Legacy ExtraGalactic Ultraviolet Survey (LEGUS) was a Cycle 21 Large Treasury HST program which obtained ~parsec resolution NUV- to I-band WFC3 imaging for 50 nearby, representative star-forming Local Volume galaxies, with a primary goal of...
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October 5 (Friday)

Colloquium: David Nataf (Host: Jason Jackiewicz)

Oct 5 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm BX102

Clues to Globular Cluster Formation David Nataf, Johns Hopkins University Globular clusters are now well-established to host “Second-generation” stars, which show anomalous abundances in some or all of He, C, N, O, Na, Al, Mg,...
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February 20 (Wednesday)

Special Colloquium: Stella Kafka (Host: Karen Kinemuchi)

Feb 20 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm Domenici Hall

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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October 4 (Friday)

Colloquium: Raja GuhaThakurta (Host: Rene Walterbos)

Oct 4 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm BX102

The SPLASH Survey of the Andromeda Galaxy Raja Guhathurkurta, University of California, Santa Cruz Our nearest large spiral galaxy neighbor, the Andromeda galaxy (M31), and its dwarf satellites, offer a panoramic yet detailed view of...
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January 30 (Thursday)

Astronomy on Tap

Jan 30 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm Bosque Brewing Las Cruces Public House

Join us for the inaugural Las Cruces chapter of Astronomy on Tap! Join local astronomers from the NMSU Astronomy Department for a night of fun, accessible space-related presentations, games, and prizes. Please RSVP on the...
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February 27 (Thursday)

Astronomy on Tap

Feb 27 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm 575 Cruces Crafted Cocktails

Join us for the second round of Astronomy on Tap: Las Cruces! Join local astronomers from the NMSU Astronomy Department for a night of fun, accessible space-related presentations, games, and prizes. You can access the...
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August 21 (Friday)

All Department meeting

Aug 21 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Online

Department “all-hands” meetingShare this:TweetPrint

September 4 (Friday)

Colloquium:Inclusive Astronomy

Sep 4 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm BX102

NMSU Inclusive Astronomy Inclusive Astronomy group, NMSUShare this:TweetPrint

September 11 (Friday)

Colloquium: Simon Casassus (Host: Wlad Lyra)

Sep 11 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm BX102

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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September 18 (Friday)

Colloquium: Nikole Nielsen (Host: Chris Churchill)

Sep 18 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm online

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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September 25 (Friday)

Colloquium: Lauren Kahre (Host: Rene Walterbos)

Sep 25 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Online

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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September 28 (Monday)

Pizza Lunch (Virtual): Nancy Chanover

Sep 28 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Online

Notes from the Field: Technology Demonstration Adventures Nancy Chanover, NMSUShare this:TweetPrint

October 5 (Monday)

Pizza Lunch (Virtual): Cat Fielder

Oct 5 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Online

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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October 9 (Friday)

Colloquium: Sloane Wiktorowicz (Host: Matt Varakian)

Oct 9 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm online

Colloquium Title Sloane Wiktorowicz, Affiliation Abstract text https://nmsu.zoom.us/j/96153330256Share this:TweetPrint

October 16 (Friday)

Colloquium: Shawn Brueshaber (Host: Ali Hyder)

Oct 16 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm online

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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October 23 (Friday)

Colloquium: Paola Pinilla(Host: Wlad Lyra)

Oct 23 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am online

Colloquium Title Paola Pinilla, MPIA Heidelberg Abstract text https://nmsu.zoom.us/j/96153330256Share this:TweetPrint

October 26 (Monday)

Pizza Lunch (Virtual): Jon Holtzman

Oct 26 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Online

Tortugas Mountain Observatory Jon Holtzman, NMSUShare this:TweetPrint

October 30 (Friday)

Colloquium: Erwin Verwichte (Host: Juie Shetye)

Oct 30 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am BX102

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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November 13 (Friday)

Colloquium: Jen Andrews (Host: Joe Burchett)

Nov 13 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm BX102

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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November 16 (Monday)

Pizza Lunch (Virtual): Audrey Dijeau

Nov 16 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Online

ASTR 598 Audrey Dijeau, NMSUShare this:TweetPrint

November 20 (Friday)

Colloquium: Yamila Miguel (Host: Wlad Lyra)

Nov 20 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am online

Colloquium Title Yamila Miguel, Leiden Observatory Abstract text https://nmsu.zoom.us/j/96153330256Share this:TweetPrint

November 30 (Monday)

Pizza Lunch (Virtual): Mark Croom and Bryson Stemock

Nov 30 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Online

ASTR 598 Share this:TweetPrint

December 2 (Wednesday)

Pizza Lunch (Virtual): Hannah Gallamore and Alexander Stone Martinez

Dec 2 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Online

ASTR 598 Hannah Gallamore, Alexander Stone Martinez, NMSUShare this:TweetPrint

December 4 (Friday)

Colloquium:Mausumi Dikpati (Host: Juie Shetye)

Dec 4 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm BX102

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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December 9 (Wednesday)

Pizza Lunch (Virtual): Manny Canas and Harrison Cook

Dec 9 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Online

ASTR 598 Manny Canas and Harrison Cook, NMSUShare this:TweetPrint

December 15 (Tuesday)

Graduate Program Information Session

Dec 15 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm virtual

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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December 21 (Monday)

Tortugas Mountain Observatory Open House (virtual)

Dec 21 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Virtual

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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