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Colloquium Thesis Proposal: Laura Mayorga

Aug 28 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm BX102

Probing Exoplanet Atmospheric Properties from Phase Variations and Polarization Laura Mayorga, NMSU The study of exoplanets is evolving past simple transit and Doppler method discovery and characterization. One of the many goals of the upcoming...
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September 28 (Monday)

Pizza Lunch: Ethan Dederick

Sep 28 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

Mars One: Current State & Future PlansShare this:TweetPrint

November 6 (Friday)

Colloquium: John Wisniewski

Nov 6 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm BX102

Diagnosing the SEEDS of Planet Formation John Wisniewski, University of Oklahoma Circumstellar disks provide a useful astrophysical diagnostic of the formation and early evolution of exoplanets. It is commonly believed that young protoplanetary disks serve...
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December 4 (Friday)

Colloquium: Brian Jackson

Dec 4 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm BX102

On the Edge: Exoplanets with Orbital Periods Shorter Than a Peter Jackson Movie Brian Jackson, Boise State Univeristy From wispy gas giants to tiny rocky bodies, exoplanets with orbital periods of several days and less...
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January 22 (Friday)

Colloquium: Rich Zurek (Host: Jim Murphy)

Jan 22 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm BX102

Evolving Perspectives on the Atmosphere and Climate of Mars Dr. Richard Zurek, JPL Abstract: The planet Mars has both fascinated and tantalized humankind since...
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January 29 (Friday)

Colloquium Thesis Proposal: Kathryn Steakley (Host: Jim Murphy)

Jan 29 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm BX102

Exploring Impact Heating of the Early Martian Climate Kathryn Steakley, NMSU ABSTRACT: Geological evidence implies that Mars may have had a more warm and wet environment during the late Noachian / early Hesperian era (3.5–3.8 billion years...
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February 5 (Friday)

Colloquium: Steve Finkelstein (Host: Kristian Finlator)

Feb 5 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm BX102

Galaxy Evolution during the Epoch of Reionization Steve Finkelstein, University of Texas at Austin Abstract: The advent of the Wide Field Camera 3 on...
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April 15 (Friday)

Colloquium: Warren Skidmore (Host: Jim Murphy)

Apr 15 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm BX102

The Thirty Meter Telescope: The Next Generation Ground Based Optical/InfraRed Observatory Dr. Warren Skidmore, Thirty Meter Telescope Corp. Abstract: After a construction status update, I will describe how the telescope design was developed...
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August 11 (Thursday)

Computing bootcamp

Aug 11 – Aug 12 all-day Astronomy Conference Room

To try provide an opportunity to try to make sure people have some basic understanding/exposure to our computers and some computing tools. This will likely be at a more basic level than the Software Carpentry...
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