MIT Astrophysics Colloquia - Fall 2005

Tuesdays at 4:00 PM in the Marlar Lounge, Room 37-252
MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research
70 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA
Refreshments are served at 3:45 PM.

Sponsored by
the Astrophysics Division of the MIT Department of Physics
and
the MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research.


September 13:
The MUSYC Census of Protogalaxies at z=3
Dr. Eric Gawiser
Yale University
Host: Adam Burgasser


September 20:
Galaxy Cluster Survey Cosmology: The Pitfalls and the Promise
Prof. Joe Mohr
University of Illinois
Host: Mark Bautz


September 27:
The Star Formation and Metallicity History of Disk Galaxies: 0 < z < 3
Dr. Lisa Kewley
Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii
Host: Adam Burgasser


October 4:
The Spitzer Space Telescope and Star Formation
Prof. Neal Evans
University of Texas
Host: Adam Burgasser


October 18:
Cool Visitors From Beyond: Low-mass, Galactic Halo Stars in the Vicinity of the Sun
Dr. Sebastien Lepine
The American Museum of Natural History
Host: Adam Burgasser


October 25:
Gamma-Ray Burst Discoveries of SWIFT
Dr. Neil Gehrels
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Host: George Ricker


November 1:
The Origin of Quasars and the Population of Red Galaxies
Prof. Lars Hernquist
Harvard University
Host: Paul Schechter


November 8:
What Goes On in the Dark of Galaxy Halos?
Prof. Mary Putman
University of Michigan
Host: Adam Burgasser


November 15:
Dwarf Disk Galaxies: Exploring the Dynamics and Baryon Content at the Faint End of the Luminosity Function
Dr. Marla Geha
Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington
Host: Adam Burgasser


November 22:
Planets, Moons and Microbes: How to Build Your Own Astrobiology Center
Dr. Caleb Scharf
Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory
Host: Mark Bautz


November 29:
Resonant High Frequency Oscillations in Black Hole Accretion Disks
Dr. Wlodzimierz Kluzniak
Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Centre (CAMK)
Host: Saul Rappaport


December 6:
Catching Them Young: Formation, Accretion and Disks Around Young Brown Dwarfs
Dr. Subhanjoy Mohanty
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Host: Adam Burgasser


December 13:
Saturn's Rings
Professor Richard French
Wellesley College
Host: Mark Bautz


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