Astro Seminars

Upcoming Astro Seminars



Astrophysics Seminar: "TBA"

Elisabeth Krause (UArizona)
- David Rittenhouse Laboratory, 4E19

Past Astro Seminars



Astrophysics Seminar: "TBA"

Susanna Azzoni (Princeton)
- David Rittenhouse Laboratory, 4E19



Astrophysics Seminar: Mapping the near-infrared sky with SPHEREx

Jordan Mirocha (JPL)
- David Rittenhouse Laboratory, Center for Particle Cosmology Lounge

SPHEREx, NASA's next MIDEX mission, will launch in February and map the entire sky in 102 near-infrared spectral channels from 0.75-5 microns. This rich dataset will be used for a wide variety of science, including…



Astrophysics Seminar: Beyond the first wave: where we stand in understanding binary neutron star and black hole formation channels.

Lieke van Son (Flatiron Institute)
- David Rittenhouse Laboratory, 4E19

After the first waves of gravitational-wave detections, it often seems as though we are left with more questions than answers. The hope of finding "one formation channel to rule them all" has given way to "one…



Astrophysics Seminar: The present and the future in modeling eclipsing binary stars

Andrej Prsa (Villanova University)
- David Rittenhouse Laboratory, 4E19

The number of eclipsing binary and multiple systems observed by large, high quality photometric surveys is downright staggering: with OGLE setting the standard, Kepler and TESS leading the way in photometric…



Astrophysics Seminar: From Stars to Quasars: Microlensing as a Tool for Galactic and Extra-galactic Discovery

Somayeh Khakpash (Rutgers University)
- David Rittenhouse Laboratory, 4E19

By analyzing the gravitational lensing effects of stars and planets in our galaxy, and other massive distant galaxies, microlensing provides unique insights into phenomena that are otherwise difficult to observe. In…