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Oct 9 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm BX102

Searching for Dwarf Satellites around Milky Way – Analog Galaxies with the SAGA survey Ben Weiner, Steward Observatory Dwarf satellites of massive galaxies are a probe of many issues in galaxy evolution and cosmology, including the...
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August 26 (Friday)

Colloquium PhD Defense: Kyle Uckert

Aug 26 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm BX102

Characterization of Biosignatures within Geologic Samples Analyzed using a Suite of in situ Techniques Kyle Uckert, NMSU Abstract: I investigated the biosignature detection capabilities of several in situ techniques to evaluate their potential to...
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September 2 (Friday)

Colloquium: Sultan Hassan (Host: Kristian Finlator)

Sep 2 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm BX102

Sultan Hassan, Centre for Extragalactic Theory, University of the Western Cape, South Africa Title: From Instantaneous to Late Reionization Abstract: The 21cm emission line is a hyperfine spin-flip transition of neutral hydrogen. Prior to the...
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September 9 (Friday)

Colloquium Thesis Proposal: Lauren Kahre

Sep 9 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm Biology Annex 102

Extinction mapping with LEGUS Lauren Kahre The study of star formation and galaxy evolution in nearby galaxies depends on obtaining accurate stellar photometry in those galaxies. However, dust in the galaxies hinders our ability to...
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September 20 (Tuesday)

Colloquium Thesis Proposal: Ethan Dederick

Sep 20 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Science Hall 310

Utilizing Planetary Oscillations to Constrain the Interior Structure of the Jovian Planets Ethan Dederick Seismology has been the premier tool of study for understanding the interior structure of the Earth, the Sun, and even other stars....
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September 23 (Friday)

Colloquium: Aaron Romanowsky (Host: Anatoly Klypin)

Sep 23 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm BX102

Galaxies in the Twilight Zone by Aaron Romanowsky, San Jose State University Abstract: Decades after luminous galaxies were found to be embedded in halos of dark matter (DM), there are still mysteries about the...
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October 28 (Friday)

Colloquium: Mark Wardle

Oct 28 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm Biology Annex 102

Star formation in the vicinity of the supermassive black hole at the Galactic Centre Dr. Mark Wardle, Macquarie University The disruptive tidal field near supermassive black holes overcomes the self-gravity of objects that are less...
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November 11 (Friday)

Colloquium: Amy Simon (Host: Nancy Chanover)

Nov 11 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm Biology Annex 102

Outer Planets Update Dr. Amy Simon, NASA The Hubble Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy (OPAL) program is a yearly program for observing each of the outer planets over two full rotations. Observations began with Uranus in...
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November 18 (Friday)

Colloquium: Karen Olsen

Nov 18 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm Biology Annex 102

Simulations of the interstellar medium at high redshift: What does [CII] trace? Dr. Karen Olsen, Arizona State University We are in an exciting era were simulations on large, cosmological scales meet modeling of the interstellar medium (ISM)...
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