Date
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Speaker
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Title
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Wed.,
Aug. 31
|
H. Dinerstein, Craig Wheeler, & Stephanie Crouch
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Graduate School I:
Rules and procedures of the UT graduate program ("A-Z");
Guests - the Graduate Advisor and Grad Coordinator
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Wed.,
Sep. 7
|
Amy Forestell, Marty Bitner, Shizuka Akiyama, Erin McMahon, & Marsha Wolf
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Graduate School II:
Perspectives of current students on how to survive, navigate, and
succeed in our graduate program
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Wed.,
Sep. 14
|
Chris Sneden
Lead Editor of The Astrophysical Journal Letters
|
Professional Skills I:
The Process of Publishing Papers in Refereed Journals
|
Wed.,
Sep. 21
|
Anita Cochran
Assistant Director of McDonald Observatory
|
Graduate School III:
Overview of Facilities and Opportunities at McDonald Observatory
(and a little history of the department)
|
Wed.,
Sep. 28
|
Eiichiro Komatsu
|
Research Areas I:
Overview of research in the Theory Group at UT
|
Tues.,
Oct. 4, 3:30 PM
& Thurs., Oct. 6, 12:30 PM
|
The Class
|
Professional Skills II:
Giving Oral Scientific Presentations
|
Wed.,
Oct. 5
|
No class meeting (see above)
|
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Wed.,
Oct. 12
|
Mary Kay Hemenway
UT Austin
& Christine Pulliam
Science Education Department,
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
|
Professional Skills III/Careers I:
Education and Public Outreach in
Astronomical Careers
|
Wed.,
Oct. 19
|
Neal Evans & John Lacy
|
Research Areas II:
Overview of research at UT on the Interstellar
Medium, Star Formation, & IR Instrumentation
|
Wed.,
Oct. 26
|
Bill Cochran
|
Research Areas III:
Overview of research at UT on the Solar System and
planetary systems
|
Wed.,
Nov. 2
|
Seth Redfield, Sheila Kannappan, Donna Pierce, & Niv Drory
|
Careers II:
Seeking and Obtaining Postdoctoral Positions
|
Wed.,
Nov. 9
|
Ted von Hippel & Chris Sneden
|
Research Groups IV:
Overview of research in Stellar Astronomy
|
Wed.,
Nov. 16
|
Harriet Dinerstein
|
Professional Skills IV:
Writing and Peer Review of Proposals; Professional Ethics
|
Wed.,
Nov. 23
|
No Meeting; Thanksgiving break
|
Wed.,
Nov. 30
|
Tom Geballe (Gemini Observatory), Ron Gilliland (Space Telescope Science Institute), Anita Cochran,
Povilas Palunas, & Bill Spiesman
|
Careers III:
Careers in Observatory Support, Soft-Money, & Industry (Contractors)
|
Wed.,
Dec. 7
|
Shardha Jogee & Gary Hill
|
Research Groups V:
Overview of Extragalactic Research & HET Instrumentation
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