Faculty Research Seminars: 2010

January 11, 2010 | 12:00, AAC 123 | Speaker: Donald G. York
"Intergalactic absorption lines in spectra of QSOs"

January 25, 2010 | 12:00, AAC 123 | Speaker: Randall H. Landsberg
"Cosmic Outreach"
Note: Education and Outreach is an integral part of the culture of the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics. Chicago outreach is known for
its variety, strong partnerships, originality, and effectiveness. In this talk I will explore motivators for education

February 1, 2010 | 12:00, AAC 123 | Speaker: Edward J. Kibblewhite
TBA

February 8, 2010 | 12:00, AAC 123 | Speaker: Hsiao-Wen Chen
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February 15, 2010 | 12:00, AAC 123 | Speaker: Richard G. Kron
"Getting the Dark Energy Camera on the Sky"

March 1, 2010 | 12:00, AAC 123 | Speaker: Alexei Khokhlov
"Supernovae, explosions, and big computers"

April 12, 2010 | 12:00, AAC 123 | Speaker: Angela V. Olinto
"Astro & Physics" at the Energy Frontier

April 19, 2010 | 12:00, AAC 123 | Speaker: Stephan S. Meyer
"Two Interferometers"

April 26, 2010 | 12:00, AAC 123 | Speaker: Arieh Konigl
"Accretion and Outflow Phenomena in Astrophysics"

May 24, 2010 | 12:00, AAC 123 | Speaker: Peter O. Vandervoort
"The University of Chicago's Second Observatory."

October 5, 2010 | 12:00, AAC 123 | Speaker: Donald G. York
"The DIffuse Interstellar Bands: Proof we do not understand some basic facts in astrophysics."

October 26, 2010 | 12:00, AAC 123 | Speaker: Peter O. Vandervoort
"The Virial Theorem is Alive and Well and Living in Chicago."

November 2, 2010 | 12:00, AAC 123 | Speaker: Edward J. Kibblewhite
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November 9, 2010 | 12:00, AAC 123 | Speaker: Scott Dodelson
"New Physics from/and Cosmology"

November 16, 2010 | 12:00, AAC 123 | Speaker: Roger H. Hildebrand
"Magnetic Fields in the Galaxy"

November 23, 2010 | 12:00, AAC 123 | Speaker: Andrey V. Kravtsov
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November 30, 2010 | 12:00, AAC 123 | Speaker: Angela V. Olinto
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