Schedule
Glad you're joining us for #bashfest15
| Sunday, October 18 | |
| 6:30 PM |
Reception (Dinner and drinks) at El Arroyo 5th Street [map] (Note: reserved to registrants who signed up for Sunday reception) |
| Monday, October 19 | |
| 8:30 AM | Morning coffee |
| 9:00 AM | Welcome remarks - Rachael Livermore, Stefano Meschiari |
| 9:30 AM |
Citizen Science in Astronomy abstract Meg Schwamb |
| 10:15 AM | Coffee break |
| 10:45 AM |
Microlensing: Exploring the Dark Corners of the Galaxy with a Thousand Tiny Flashlights abstract Jennifer Yee |
| 11:30 AM |
Observations of Exoplanet Atmospheres abstract Ian Crossfield |
| 12:15 PM | 1-Minute Poster Summaries |
| 12:30 PM | Lunch break |
| 2:15 PM |
Observational Signatures of Young Planets in Disks abstract Zhaohuan Zhu |
| 3:00 PM | Coffee break |
| 3:30 PM |
Blue Straggler Stars: A Window Into Alternative Pathway Stellar Products abstract Natalie Gosnell |
| 4:15 PM |
"Dynamical Processing" of Stars and Planets Through Star Clusters
abstract Aaron Geller |
| 6:30 PM |
Dinner with UT Speaker Prof. Julia Clarke the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center, Legends Room (on campus) [map] (Note: reserved to registrants who signed up for Monday dinner) |
| Tuesday, October 20 | |
| 8:30 AM | Morning coffee |
| 9:00 AM |
Precision Stellar Astrophysics in the Kepler Era
abstract Daniel Huber |
| 9:45 AM |
The State of Future Observations of the Center of our Galaxy as a Window into the Past State of our Universe abstract Betsy Mills |
| 10:30 AM | Coffee break |
| 11:00 AM |
From Clicks to Publications: How the Public is Changing the Way We Do Research
abstract Laura Trouille |
| 11:45 AM |
Supernova Cosmology
abstract Brad Tucker |
| 12:30 PM | Lunch break |
| 2:00 PM |
The Chemical Evolution of Galaxies
abstract Jabran Zahid |
| 2:45 PM |
The Dynamic Lives of Supermassive Black Holes in Merging Galaxies
abstract Laura Blecha |
| 3:30 PM | Coffee break |
| 4:00 PM |
A magnified view of galaxy formation
abstract Tucker Jones |
| 4:45 PM |
The Epoch of Reionization: Observing Galaxies in Their Cradle
abstract Kasper Schmidt |
| 7:30 PM |
Unofficial Post-conference Event:
Astronomy on Tap at The North Door, 502 Brushy St (doors at 7pm) |