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May 13 @ 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm Tombaugh Observatory

Open to the public. Faculty member: Nancy Chanover Graduate Students: Jacob VanderVliet, Ethan Dederick, Jean McKeever Share this:TweetPrint

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 9 (Friday)

Tombaugh Observatory Open House

Sep 9 @ 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm Tombaugh Observatory

The NMSU Department of Astronomy will hold an observatory open house at the NMSU campus observatory at 8 p.m.Friday, Sept. 9. Astronomy personnel on hand will be Chris Churchill and graduate assistants Xander Thelen, Trevor...
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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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October 2 (Monday)

Pizza Lunch: Sarah Kovac

Oct 2 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm AY 119

The Citizen Cate ProjectShare 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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August 30 (Friday)

Colloquium: Lisa Young (Host: Rene Walterbos)

Aug 30 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm BX102

Cold Gas and the Evolution of Early-type Galaxies Lisa Young, New Mexico Tech A major theme of galaxy evolution is understanding how today’s Hubble sequence was established — what makes some galaxies red spheroidals and...
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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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October 28 (Monday)

Pizza Lunch: Sultan Hassan

Oct 28 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm AY 119

What can DLAs tell us about galaxy formation? Share this:TweetPrint

December 6 (Friday)

Colloquium: Elise Boera (Host: Kristian Finlator)

Dec 6 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm BX102

Revealing reionization with the thermal history of the intergalactic medium Elisa Boera, SISSA Trieste During hydrogen reionization the UV radiation from the first luminous sources injected vast amount of energy into the intergalactic medium, photo-heating...
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