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
Most stars end their lives in brilliant explosions known as supernova. The past 15 years has been a "boom" period for supernovae with vast amounts of time and effort being invested in these objects. Our simplistic understanding of these objects has changed with the realization that a great dichotomy of these explosions can occur. Not only are they important for understanding the life of stars, but they can be used use as cosmological probes to characterize the dark energy equation-of-state, w. I will explain how our understanding of these objects has been revolutionized using new techniques including the Kepler Space Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope, and what this means for the Universe. closeBrad 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) |