Featured Event
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
Total Lunar Eclipse May 2022
Gallalee Hall Rooftop Observatory Gallalee Hall, Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesThe University of Alabama Department of Physics and Astronomy invites you to come watch the upcoming Total Lunar Eclipse with us using the 16" telescope on the roof of Gallalee
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