Astronomy 386S - Spring 2014
Seminar in Extragalactic Astronomy
Th 3:30 · RLM 15.216B · Not for credit Spring 2014
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Jan 16
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Shardha Jogee
University of Texas at Austin
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Organizational meeting.
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Jan 23
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Akila Jeeson-Daniel
University of Melbourne
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(host: Emily McLinden) "Modeling the Lyman Alpha Emitter - Intergalactic Medium Connection at Different Redshifts"
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Jan 30
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No talk scheduled.
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Feb 6
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Jacob Walcher
Astrophysical Institute Potsdam (AIP)
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(host: Niv Drory) ""Baryonic Physics in Galaxy Evolution as seen by the CALIFA Survey""
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Feb 13
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Eva Noyola
University of Texas at Austin
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"Globular Cluster Kinematics: the Dark Side"
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Feb 20
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No talk scheduled.
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Feb 26 WED
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Sadegh Khochfar
University of Edinburgh
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The Exgal Seminar this week will be held on Wednesday, 26 February, at 3:00 PM in the Cosmos Seminar slot. (host: Shardha Jogee) "Quo Vadis Galaxy Formation"
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Mar 6
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Brendan Bowler
California Institute of Technology
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(Cosmos Semiar Talk): "The Outer Architecture of Planetary Systems"
High-contrast imaging is a powerful tool to probe the outer architecture of planetary systems and directly study the atmospheres of extrasolar planets. Adaptive optics imaging surveys have primarily focused on intermediate- and high-mass stars, revealing a handful of self-luminous planets. Yet M dwarfs have largely been neglected despite having more favorable planet-star contrasts and representing about 75% of all stars. I will discuss current constraints on planetary systems beyond ~10 AU, focusing in particular on discoveries and new statistical results from the Planets Around Low-Mass Stars (PALMS) high-contrast AO imaging survey at Keck and Subaru. With a sample size of over 120 young M dwarfs, PALMS is the largest direct imaging planet search in this stellar mass regime. Altogether, complementary planet-finding techniques sensitive to a broad range of separations are beginning to map the complete architecture of giant planets around the most common stars in our galaxy.
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Mar 13
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Spring Break: March 10-14. No talk scheduled.
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Mar 20
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Ryan Quadri
Carnegie Observatories / Texas A&M University
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(host: Shardha Jogee) "The Buildup of the Red Sequence with Cosmic Time"
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Mar 27
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John Kormendy
University of Texas at Austin
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(jointly with the Cosmos Seminar) "Effective Writing"
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Apr 3
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Steven Finkelstein
University of Texas at Austin
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"Beacons in the Dark: Hunting Bright Galaxies in the First Billion Years"
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Apr 10
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Nora Lutzgendorf
European Space Agency (ESA)
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(host: Karl Gebhardt) "Intermediate-mass Black Holes in Globular Clusters"
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Apr 17
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Beverley Wills
University of Texas at Austin
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"Blazar Jet Direction, Polarization & Accretion Mode"
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Apr 24
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Mark Dickinson
National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO)
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(Tinsley Visiting Professor) (host: Shardha Jogee) "Adventures Along the 'Main Sequence' of Extragalactic Star Formation"
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May 1
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Nicola Mehrtens
Texas A&M University
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(host: Shardha Jogee) "The XMM Cluster Survey (XCS): Results from the First Data Release"
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