Colloquia Schedule Spring 2014
Colloquia are on Tuesdays (unless otherwise indicated) at 3:30 pm in RLM 15.216B
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"The Connection between Star Formation and the Cold Interstellar Medium in Nearby Galaxies" University of Arizona host: Shardha Jogee |
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"The Unusual Eclipser of the Young Star J1407: Moon-forming Circumplanetary Disk?" University of Rochester host: TBA |
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"A Calibration of the Stellar-mass Fundamental Plane at
Massachusetts Institute of Technology host: Pawan Kumar |
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Tinsley Visiting Scholar, Interstellar Matter Group "Volatiles in Protoplanetary Disks" Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) host: Neal Evans |
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DeVaucouleurs Medalist: COLLOQUIUM "Connecting Gas to Stars in Galaxies" University of Cambridge, UK host: Neal Evans |
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DeVaucouleurs Medalist: PUBLIC LECTURE "The Hidden Universe Revealed" University of Cambridge, UK host: Neal Evans |
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"The Seeds of Massive Galaxies" University of Edinburgh host: Shardha Jogee |
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"Our Galactic Supermassive Black Hole Sgr A*: The Ideal Testbed for Theories of Accretion and Black Hole Life Cycles" University of Amsterdam host: Pawan Kumar |
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Spring Break: 10-14 March: No talk scheduled. |
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"Rest-frame Optical Spectra: A Window into Galaxy Formation at z~2" Rest-frame optical spectroscopy provides basic insight into the stellar and
gaseous contents of galaxies. Until now, our knowledge of the rest-frame
optical spectroscopic properties of galaxies at 1.5<=z<=3.5 has been
extremely limited, despite the critical importance of this cosmic epoch for
the assembly of galaxies and the growth of black holes. The recent
commissioning of the MOSFIRE spectrograph on the Keck I telescope represents
a major development for the study of the rest-frame optical properties of
high-redshift galaxies. The MOSFIRE Deep Evolution Field (MOSDEF) Survey
fully exploits the new capabilities of MOSFIRE, charting the evolution of
the rest-frame optical spectra for ~2000 galaxies in three distinct redshift
intervals spanning 1.5<=z<=3.5 -- more than an order of magnitude
improvement over existing surveys. With MOSDEF, we address key questions
including: What are the physical processes driving star formation in
individual galaxies? How do galaxies exchange gas and heavy elements with
the intergalactic medium? How are stellar mass and structure assembled in
galaxies (in situ star formation vs. mergers)? What is the nature of the
co-evolution of black holes and stellar populations? In this talk I will
present early science results from the MOSDEF survey. University of California, Los Angeles host: Steve Finkelstein |
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Tinsley Visiting Scholar, Stars Group "Hunting the First Generations of Stars and Galaxies" Massachusetts Institute of Technology host: Fritz Benedict |
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"Shadows of Their Future Selves: Accretion and Obscuration in Young Stellar Objects" Lowell Observatory host: Adam Kraus |
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"Head in the Clouds: Decoding the Spectral Features Produced by Brown Dwarf and Exoplanent Atmospheres" Hunter College/AMNH host: Adam Kraus |
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PhD Defense Presentation "Measuring Dark Matter Profiles Non-Parametrically in Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies" University of Texas at Austin |
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"Hunting the First Galaxies with Gravitational Lensing" Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) host: Steve Finkelstein |
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Tinsley Visiting Professor "Adventures in Cosmic Star Formation" National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) host: TBA |
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Tinsley Visiting Scholar, Exgal Group "MaNGA: Mapping Nearby Galaxies at Apache Point Observatory An IFU Survey of 10,000 Galaxies" University of Tokyo, IPMU host: Niv Drory |
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Tinsley Visiting Scholar, Planets Group "Extrasolar Planets with Small Telescopes" Princeton University host: Mike Endl |
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No talk scheduled. |
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"Stark Broadening of Hydrogen Spectral Lines in Plasmas: Advanced Theories, Benchmark Experiments, Astrophysical Applications" Auburn University host: Don Winget |
Visitors to the Department of Astronomy can find detailed information and maps on our Visiting Austin Page.
Please report omissions/corrections to: G. Orris at argus@astro.as.utexas.edu.
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