Departmental Colloquium
Colloquium – Koji Mukai
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesKoji Mukai (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center and University of Maryland, Baltimore County) will be presenting the colloquium titled "Science with XRISM: Resolving the Nature of the Energetic Cosmos."
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium – Fall 2021 – Michela Negro
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesSpeaker: Michela Negro (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/UMBC) Title: High Energy Transient Repeaters: The Case of Gamma-ray Bursts From Magnetar Abstract: Started in the ’60s with the detection of the
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium – Fall 2021 – Shobita Satyapal
VirtualSpeaker: Shobita Satyapal (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/UMBC) Title: In Search of Elusive AGNs in Low Mass Galaxies and Mergers Abstract: Supermassive black holes (SMBHs) at the centers of galaxies, which manifest
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium – Spring 2022 – Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesSpeaker: Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil (University of Chicago) Title: The Smallest and Faintest Galaxies: The New Frontier in Dark Matter and Galaxy Formation Studies Abstract: The smallest and faintest galaxies around the Milky Way are the most
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium – Spring 2022 – Chris Ashall
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesSpeaker: Chris Ashall (University of Hawai'i) Title: The Variety of Thermonuclear Supernova Abstract: Type Ia Supernovae (SNe Ia) mark the demise of white dwarfs (WD). These cosmic explosions release as
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium – Spring 2022 – David Nataf
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesSpeaker: David Nataf (Johns Hopkins University) Title: On the Milky Way’s Extinction Curve and Oldest Stellar Populations Abstract: The study of Galactic astronomy is being revolutionized by the plethora of
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium – Spring 2022 – Svea Hernandez
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesSpeaker: Svea Hernandez (Space Telescope Science Institute) Title: Uncovering the History of Galaxies and Metals by Exploiting the Power of Nearby Laboratories Abstract: Precise metallicities and chemical abundances of the
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium – Spring 2022 – Chao-Chin Yang
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesSpeaker: Chao-Chin Yang (UNLV) Title: From Pebbles to Planets: A Tale of Protoplanetary Disks and Planetsimal Formation Abstract: Even though thousands of extrasolar planetary systems have been detected, a comprehensive
Colloquium – Atreya Acharyya – Astronomy at the Highest Photon Energies
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesSpeaker: Dr.Atreya Acharyya (University of Alabama) Astronomy at the Highest Photon Energies Abstract: Most astronomical telescopes observe thermal radiation. However, this does not include the most energetic gamma-rays photons, produced
Colloquium – Leandro e Silva – Co-formation of the Milky Way’s thin and thick discs
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesSpeaker: Dr. Leandro Beraldo e Silva (University of Michigan) Title: Co-formation of the Milky Way's thin and thick discs Abstract: Thin disc stars are younger than thick disc stars on