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Mar 10 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm BX 102

Antarctic high altitude balloon observations of solar flares: Life and work on the ice Dr. Hazel Bain, University of California, Berkeley The Gamma-Ray Imager/Polarimeter for solar flares (GRIPS) instrument is a balloon-borne telescope designed to...
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March 28 (Tuesday)

Joint Physics/Astronomy Colloquium: William Newman

Mar 28 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Gardiner Hall 229, Physics. Dept.

Giant Planet Shielding of the Inner Solar System Revisited: Blending Celestial Mechanics with Advanced Computation Dr. William Newman, UCLA The Earth has sustained during the last billion years as many as five catastrophic collisions with...
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March 31 (Friday)

Colloquium PhD Defense: Sean Markert

Mar 31 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm

THE SIGNAL OF WEAK GRAVITATIONAL LENSING FROM GALAXY GROUPS AND CLUSTERS, Dr. S. Markert, NMSU The weak gravitational lensing of galaxy clusters is a valuable tool. The deflection of light around a lens is...
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April 7 (Friday)

Colloquium: Lauren Waszek (Host: Jason Jackiewicz)

Apr 7 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm BX102

The growth of Earth’s inner core: a new technique to constrain seismic properties in its outermost layers Dr. Lauren Waszek, Department of Physics, NMSU The inner core displays a hemispherical difference in seismic velocity, attenuation,...
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April 21 (Friday)

Colloquium: George Becker (Host: Kristian Finlator)

Apr 21 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm BX102

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April 28 (Friday)

Colloquium: Cameron Hummels (Host: Chris Churchill)

Apr 28 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm BX102

Dr. Cameron Hummels (Caltech) Galaxy Evolution via Simulations Abstract: TBA

May 5 (Friday)

Colloquium PhD Defense: Jacob Vander Vliet

May 5 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm Domenici Hall 106

Observing the Baryon Cycle in Hydrodynamic Cosmological Simulations Jacob Vander Vliet, NMSU An understanding of galaxy evolution requires an understanding of the flow of baryons in and out of a galaxy. The accretion of baryons...
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June 27 (Tuesday)

Colloquium PhD Defense: Laura Mayorga

Jun 27 @ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Domenici Hall 102

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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July 3 (Monday)

Colloquium PhD Defense: Nigel Mathes

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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September 20 (Wednesday)

Colloquium PhD Defense: Jean McKeever

Sep 20 @ 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm Business College 103

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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