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Jan 20
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Jan 27 |
John Kormendy
University of Texas at Austin |
"Scaling Laws for Dark Matter Halos in Late-Type and Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies"
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Feb 3 |
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Feb 10 |
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No talk scheduled.
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Feb 17 |
John Lacy, Steve and Keely Finkelstein, and Harriet Dinerstein (4 speakers)
University of Texas at Austin |
"Sharing Teaching Techniques and Tools"
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Feb 24 |
Martha Boyer
NASA Goddard (host: Kristen McQuinn) |
"The Key Influence of AGB Stars on the Evolution and Global Properties of Galaxies"
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Mar 2 |
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Mar 9 |
Amanda Kepley
National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) |
"Opening New Frontiers in the Study of Star Formation"
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Mar 16 |
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Spring Break: No talk scheduled.
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Mar 23 |
Joel Green
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) (host: Yao-Lun Yang) |
"Extreme Accretion: The Evolution of the FU Orionis Disk"
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Mar 30 |
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Apr 6 |
Eric Becklin
University of California, Los Angeles (hosts: John Lacy, Dan Jaffe) |
"Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA): Overview, the First Science Results, and Future Opportunities"
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Apr 13 |
Brendan Bowler
University of Texas at Austin (Hubble Fellow) |
"The Architecture, Atmospheres, and Origin of Giant Planets with High-Contrast Imaging"
An unexpectedly diverse array of planets spanning over two orders of magnitude in separation (10-1000 AU) has been uncovered over the past decade with high-contrast adaptive optics imaging. By exploring planetary systems from the outside-in, direct imaging complements other planet-finding techniques at smaller separations and has resulted in a more complex picture of giant planet formation and migration. I will review the field of high-contrast imaging with an emphasis on results from an expansive search for planets orbiting low-mass stars, direct characterization of exoplanet atmospheres with integral field spectroscopy, and efforts to distinguish formation channels using population statistics. In the future, direct imaging will play an increasingly larger role with additional second-generation instruments; space-based facilities like JWST and WFIRST; the Giant Magellan Telescope and its siblings; and eventually a dedicated space-based mission to image rocky planets. close
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Apr 20 |
Anshu Gupta
Australian National University (host: Chao-Ling Hung) |
"Radial Distribution of Gas-Phase Metallicities of Galaxies in two CLASH Clusters at z ~ 0.35"
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Apr 27 |
Postdoc Mentoring Commitee
University of Texas at Austin |
"Applying for Your Next Job"
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May 4 |
Linda Strubbe
University of British Columbia (host: Jeff Silverman) |
"Developing scientific reasoning: at UBC and in West Africa"
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