Ritter Astrophysical Research Center
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Fall 2007: White Dwarfs

(Organizer: NDM)

Date Speaker Topic
Aug 21 All Organizational meeting
Aug 28 Nancy Morrison Atmospheric physics, fundamental parameters
Sep 4 Lawrence Anderson-Huang Atomic, molecular spectra of gases at high pressure
Sep 11 David Nero Origin of atmospheric compositions
Sep 18 Dan Kittell Magnetism in isolated (not binary) white dwarfs
Sep 25 Greg Thompson Pre-white dwarf evolution, physics of white dwarf cooling
Oct 2 Kyle Walker Cosmochronology and the cooling time
Oct 9 Blagoy Rangelov White dwarfs in open and globular clusters
Oct 16 --Fall break--
 --None--
Oct 23 Sara Rother High-velocity white dwarfs
Oct 30 James Davidson AM Herculis and DQ Herculis stars
Nov 6 Erin Allgaier Dwarf novae, with emphasis on white dwarf physics
Nov 13 Brad Rush Classical novae, with emphasis on white dwarf physics
Nov 20 Adam Ritchey Nucleosynthesis in classical novae
Nov 27 Charles Poteet Luminous supersoft X-ray sources
Dec 4 Erica Hesselbach Type Ia supernova explosion models, progenitors

References to use as starting points of literature search:

Links are to ADS abstract display; full text PDF files may be available from UT computers only. The first one is especially recommended and discusses several of the above topics at least briefly.


Spring 2007: The First Stars

(Organizer: KSB)


Key Reference: "The First Stars", Bromm, V. & Larson, R., 2004,
         Ann. Rev. Astron. Astrophys., 42, 79.
[Click here for access to PDF file (available from UT computers only)]


Date Speaker Topic
Jan 09
 All Organizational Meeting
Jan 16 Lawrence Anderson-Huang Overview of the Topic
Jan 23
 Dave Nero Theory of the First Stars:
Why are they Massive?  What are their Properties?
Jan 30
 Adam Ritchey Structure of the Early Universe and
Implications for the First Stars
Feb 06
 Erin Allgaier When did the First Stars Form?
Feb 13
 Josh Thomas The Era of Reionization and
the Role of the First Stars
Feb 20
 Jimmy Davidson Possible Observational Evidence for the First Stars:
WMAP Results on CMB
Feb 27
 Charles Poteet Possible Observational Evidence for the First Stars:
Infrared Background (Spitzer)
Mar 06
 Spring Break None
Mar 13
 Sara Rother Impact of the First Stars on their Environment
Mar 20
 Greg Thompson Possible Observational Evidence for the First Stars:
Early Chemical Enrichment of Galaxies
Mar 27
 Kyle Walker Possible Observational Evidence for the First Stars: 
Hyper-Metal-Poor Halo Stars
Apr 03
 Brad Rush The Initial Mass Function (IMF) of the First Stars
Apr 10
 Erica Hesselbach Production of Coolants in the Early Universe
Apr 17
 Dan Kittell Transition from Pop III to Pop II Star Formation
Apr 24
 Ian McGinnis Connections with Gamma Ray Bursts

 


Fall 2006: Formation of Planetary Systems

(Organizer: STM)

Date Speaker Topic
Aug 22 All Organizational Meeting
Aug 29
 Jon Bjorkman
 Structure of Primordial Disks (Theory)
Sep 05
 Dave Nero
 Evolution of Dusty Primordial Disks (Observation)
Sep 12 Josh Thomas
 Transition Disks (Observation and Theory)
Sep19 Erica Hesselbach
 Evolution of Gas Disks (Observation and Theory)
Sep 26
 Dan Kittell
 Debris Disks - Frequency and Lifetime (Observation)
Oct 03
 Steve Federman
 Sub-mm and mid-IR Mapping of Debris Disks (Observation)
Oct 10
 Erin Allgaier
 Optical and near-IR Mapping of Debris Disks (Observation)
Oct 17
 Fall Break None
Oct 24
 Ian McGinnis
 Formation of Gas Giants (Theory)
Oct 31
 Kyle Walker
 Formation of Terrestrial Planets (Theory)
Nov 07
 Adam Ritchey
 Observed Properties of Exoplanets (Observation)
Nov 14
 Brad Rush
 Planet Migration in Gas Disks and
the Formation of Hot Jupiters (Theory)
Nov 21
 Greg Thompson
 Planet Migration in our Solar System:
Neptune, Saturn, the Late Heavy Bombardment,
and the Edge of the Solar System (Theory)
Nov 28
 Tom Megeath
 Chondrules and the Formation of the Solar System
(Meteoritics and Theory)
Dec 05 David Horne
 Carbon-rich Disks and Carbon-rich Planets

 

Spring 2006: Current Topics in Nucleosynthesis

(Organizer: SRF)

Date Speaker Topic
Jan 10  All Organizational Meeting
Jan 17 Lawrence Anderson-Huang
 The main and weak s process
Jan 24
 Jennifer Benson
 The abundance of F
Jan 31
 Josh Thomas
 D in quasar absorption systems
Feb 07 David Horne
 D in the Galactic interstellar medium
Feb 14
 Greg Thompson alpha/Fe in quasar absorption systems
Feb 21 Dave Nero The nu process
Feb 28
 Adam Ritchey Be and B in old stars (cosmic ray spallation)
Mar 07 Spring Break None
Mar 14
 Ian McGinnis 26Al in the Galaxy
Mar 21
 Noel Richardson
 Is there a weak r process?
Mar 28
 Erin Allgaier
 The r and s process in the thick disk
Apr 04
 Brad Rush 60Fe in the Solar System
Apr 11 Erica Hesselbach
 Li in halo stars (Spite plateau and 7Li/6Li ratio)
Apr 18 Erin Hardy The r and s process in very metal-poor stars
Apr 25 Dan Kittel
 The r and s process in the thin disk

 

Fall 2005: Recent Science Results from the Hubble Space Telescope

(Organizer: ANW)

Date Speaker Topic
Aug 23  All Organizational Meeting
Aug 30 David Horne
 Malhotra et al.: An Overdensity of Galaxies at z = 5.9 +/- 0.2
in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field Confirmed Using the ACS Grism
Sept 06
 Adolf Witt
 Laird et al. : X-ray properties of UV-selected star-forming galaxies
at z~ 1 in the Hubble Deep Field North
Sept 13
 Nancy Morrison
 Massarotti et al:  : A Search for Substellar Companions around 15 Weak-Lined
T Tauri Stars with the Planetary Camera 2 of the Hubble Space Telescope
Sept 20 Erica Hesselbach
 Soderberg et al.: An HST Search for Supernovae Accompanying X-Ray Flashes
Sept 27
 Dan Kittel Riess et al.: Cepheid Calibrations from the Hubble Space Telescope of the Luminosity
of Two Recent Type Ia Supernovae and a Redetermination of the Hubble Constant
Oct 04 Adam Ritchey King et al.: Color-Magnitude Diagrams and Luminosity Functions Down to the
Hydrogen-Burning Limit. III. A Preliminary Hubble Space Telescope Study of NGC 6791
Oct 11
 Josh Thomas Hughes et al.: Nuclear Properties of Nearby Spiral Galaxies from
Hubble Space Telescope NICMOS Imaging and STIS Spectroscopy
Oct 18 Fall Break None
Oct 25
 Noel Richardson Maund et al.: Hubble Space Telescope imaging of the progenitor
sites of six nearby core-collapse supernovae
Nov 01
 Jennifer Benson
 Shkuratov et al.: Hubble Space Telescope imaging polarimetry of
Mars during the 2003 opposition
Nov 08
 Kyle Walker
 Hayes et al.: HST/ACS Lyman alpha imaging of the nearby starburst ESO 338-IG04
Nov 15
 Erin Hardy Gaensicke et al.: Hubble Space Telescope STIS Observations of the Accreting
White Dwarfs in BW Sculptoris, BC Ursae Majoris, and SW Ursae Majoris
Nov 22 Dave Nero
 Pian et al.: Hubble Space Telescope ultraviolet spectroscopy of blazars:
emission-line properties and black hole masses
Nov 29 Ian McGinnis Waters et al.: Ultraviolet Hubble Space Telescope Observations of the Jet in M87
Dec 06 Greg Thompson
 Rich et al.: Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 Color-Magnitude
Diagrams for Globular Clusters in M31

 

Spring 2005: Astronomical Surveys

(Organizer: PBJ)

Date Speaker Topic
Jan 11  All Organizational Meeting
Jan 18
 Phil James Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey (GOODS)
Jan 25 Lawrence Anderson-Huang
 SDSS: Overview and Distribution of Galaxies
Feb 01
 Kyle Walker GALEX or Deep Ecliptic Survey
Feb 08
 Dan Kittel 2MASS IR Survey
Feb 15
 Doug Long GLIMPSE
Feb 22
 Greg Thompson SDSS: Cosmology
Mar 01 David Nero Near Earth Object Search Programs
Mar 08 Spring Break None
Mar 15 Ian McGinnis Parkes Multibeam Pulsar Survey
Mar 22
 Erin Hardy SDSS: Dwarf Stars
Mar 29
 Josh Thomas MACHO
Apr 05 David Horne SDSS: Asteroids and Near Earth Objects
Apr 12 Adam Ritchey SDSS: Galactic Halo
Apr 19 Noel Richardson OGLE
Apr 26 Erica Hesselbach
 Spitzer Wide Area Infrared Extragalactic (SWIRE)

 

Fall 2004: X-ray Astronomy

(Organizer: SRF)

Date Speaker Topic
Aug 24  All Organizational Meeting
Aug 31
 Steve Federman History of X-ray Astronomy
Sept 07 Karen Bjorkman
 X-rays from Solar System Objects
Sept 14
 Jon Bjorkman Local Bubble/X-ray Shadows
Sept 21
 Adolf Witt X-ray Halos
Sept 28
 Nancy Morrison Stellar Black Holes
Oct 05
 Doug Long O Stars
Oct 12 Fall Break None
Oct 19 Uma Vijh Star-forming Regions
Oct 26 David Horne Pulsars/Neutron Stars
Nov 02
 Erica Hesselbach Supernova Remnants
Nov 09
 Dan Kittel Galactic Center (of Milky Way)
Nov 16 Greg Thompson X-ray Sources in Galaxies
Nov 23 Anatoly Miroshnichenko Extraplanar Gas
Nov 30 Jennifer Benson Cluster Cooling Flows
Dec 07 John Wisniewski
 Active Galactic Nuclei

Spring 2004: Dust in the Universe

(Organizer: ANW)

Date Speaker Topic
Jan 13  All Organizational Meeting 
Jan 20 A. Witt
 Interstellar Extinction in the Milky Way Galaxy
Jan 27 L. Anderson-Huang
 Scattering by Dust
Feb 03 A. Miroshnichenko Absorption Features Produced by Dust
Feb 10 D. Horne
 Dust in Interplanetary Space
Feb 17 P. James Stardust in Meteorites
Feb 24 N. Morrison
 Hydrocarbons in Interstellar Space
Mar 02 D. Long Interstellar Polarization of Starlight
Mar 09 None None - Spring Break
Mar 16 E. Hesselbach
 Dust in Evolved Stars
Mar 23 D. Kittel
 Dust Formation in Supernova Ejecta
Mar 30 U. Vijh Extended Red Emission
Apr 06 G. Thompson
 Dust in Protoplanetary Disks
Apr 13 J. Benson Interstellar Ices
Apr 20 L. Leeuw IR/Sub-mm Emission of Dust in Galaxies
Apr 27 J. Wisniewski  Cometary Dust

Fall 2003: The Universe at High Resolution
(Instrumentation, Techniques, & Science Results)

(Organizer: KSB)

Date Speaker Topic
Aug 26  All Organizational Meeting 
Sep 02 N. Morrison
 Nulling Interferometry
Sep 09 K. Bjorkman Background, Overview, & Future Prospects
Sep 16 A. Miroshnichenko Spectro-astrometry
Sep 23 A. Witt Ultra-high Resolution Spectroscopy
Sep 30 D. Horne Adaptive Optics & Laser Guide Stars
Oct 07 I. Mihaylov Gravitational Microlensing
Oct 14 U. Vijh Optical/IR Interferometry
Oct 21 None None - Fall Break
Oct 28 J. Bjorkman High Resolution X-Ray Imaging (Chandra)
Nov 04 J. Wisniewski  Sub-arcsecond Coronagraphic Imaging
Nov 11 None None - Veteran's Day
Nov 18 J. Benson Lunar Occultation
Nov 25 D. Long Speckle Interferometry
Dec 02 L. Leeuw Millimeter and Sub-mm Arrays (and Radio VLBI?)
Dec 09 A. Carciofi Spectropolarimetry

Spring 2003: The Outer Solar System

(Organizer: PBJ)

Date Speaker Topic
Jan 14  All Organizational Meeting 
Jan 21 N. Morrison Jupiter Interior: A Rocky Core?
Jan 28 P. James Jupiter Red Spot: Deep Circulation/Thin Layer
Feb 04 J. Bjorkman Jovian Magnetosphere and Aurorae
Feb 11 S. Federman He & D Abundances/Jovian Planets, Implications 
Feb 18 D. Long Migration of Jovian-type Planets
Feb 25 I. Mihaylov Formation of Giant Planets: Competing Theories
Mar 04  L. Anderson-Huang Evidence for Europa Oceans
Mar 11   None None - Spring Break
Mar 18  A. Witt Asteroid Taxonomy & Broader Issues
Mar 25  J. Benson Io Volcanism: Origin; HST & Galileo Results
Apr 01 J. Wisniewski Pluto: Occultations, Mutual Eclipses
Apr 08 All Pizza lunch! and informal discussion on Cassini mission
Apr 15 U. Vijh Kuiper Belt Objects and Centaurs
Apr 22 D. Horne Clouds on Uranus & Neptune Since Voyager
Apr 29 L. Leeuw Titan: Occultations, Adaptive Optics; Cassini

Fall 2002: The Early Universe

(Organizer: JEB)

Date Speaker Topic
Aug 27  All Organizational Meeting 
Sep 03 J. Bjorkman Introduction/Overview
Sep 10 A. Miroshnichenko CMB Anisotropy Observations
Sep 17 N. Morrison Dark Energy & Alternate Cosmologies
Sep 24 J. Wisniewski CMB Polarization 
Oct 01  I. Mihaylov Inflation Theory
Oct 08  A. Witt SN Searches & Accelerating Universe
Oct 15  S. Federman Primordial Abundances & Implications
Oct 22  None None - Fall Break
Oct 29  K. Pan Observational Properties of Early Galaxies
Nov 05 D. Long Dark Matter Candidates
Nov 12 J. Benson Distribution of Dark Matter
Nov 19 D. Horne Theory of CMB Anisotropies
Nov 26 L. Leeuw Massive Black Holes & Galaxies
Dec 03  U. Vijh Star Formation History of the Universe
Dec 10 A. Carciofi Theory of Galaxy Formation

 


Spring 2002: The Universe in the Infrared

(Organizer: ANW)

Date Speaker Topic (order TBD)
Jan 15  P. James
(All)		 Cosmic IR Background & TeV Gamma Rays
(Organizational Meeting) 
Jan 22 N. Morrison IR studies of circumstellar disks
Jan 29 A. Miroshnichenko Circumstellar environments of Mira variables
Feb 05 S. Federman IR polarimetry of star-forming regions
Feb 12 Y. Sheffer IR spectroscopy of planetary nebulae
Feb 19  B. Bonev What powers ultraluminous IR galaxies?
Feb 26 I. Mihaylov IR investigations of Wolf-Rayet stars
Mar 05 U. Vijh What is the evidence for PAHs in interstellar environments?
Mar 12  None None - Spring Break
Mar 19  D. Horne IR spectroscopy of asteroids
Mar 26 D. Koglin Emission of zodiacal dust
Apr 02  J. Benson IR spectroscopy of sub-stellar objects/brown dwarfs
Apr 09  K. Pan Far-IR background radiation & the history of star formation
Apr 16  A. Carciofi IR absorption & emission spectroscopy of interstellar dust
Apr 23  J. Wisniewski IR studies of T-Tauri stars
Apr 30 D. Pierini Starburst galaxies in the IR




Fall 2001: The Universe at Gamma-Ray Energies

(Organizer: ANW)

Date Speaker Topic
Aug 28  All  Organizational Meeting 
Sep 04   A.N. Witt History of Gamma-Ray Astronomy 
Sep 11   None Cancelled 
Sep 18   N.D. Morrison Gamma-Ray Photon Emission Processes 
Sep 25  K. Bjorkman  Gamma-Ray Detectors and Observatories 
Oct 02   B.Bonev Solar Gamma Rays 
Oct 09   J. Wisniewski Stellar Explosions & Remnants 
Oct 16  None None - Fall Break
Oct 23   J. Bjorkman Accreting Compact Objects 
Oct 30   K. Pan Diffuse Gamma-Ray Emission in the Galaxy 
Nov 06   J. Benson Gamma-Ray Burst Sources 
Nov 13   I. Mihaylov Active Galactic Nuclei and Blazars 
Nov 20   U. Vijh GRB Afterglows 
Nov 27  D. Koglin  Theory of Fireballs and Blast Waves 
Dec 04   A. Miroshnichenko Diffuse Extragalactic Background 
Dec 11    D. Pierini GRB Host Environments 
TBD?   P.B. James  The Cosmic IR Background & TeV Gamma Rays



Spring 2001: Solar Physics

(Organizer: LSA/BBonev (for PBJ) )

Date Speaker Topic
Jan 16 All Organizational Meeting
Jan 23 Lawrence Anderson-Huang Surface Magnetic Phenomena
Jan 30 Steve Federman The Solar Wind and the Interplanetary Magnetic Field
Feb 06 Adolf Witt Solar Activity Indices
Feb 13 Karen Bjorkman The 22 Year Cycle
Feb 20 Jon Bjorkman Helioseismology Theory
Feb 27 Phil James Helioseismology Results
Mar 06 Ivaylo Mihaylov The Solar Dynamo
Mar 13 None None - Spring Break
Mar 20 John Wisniewski Predicting the Solar Cycle
Mar 27 Boncho Bonev Peculiarities in This Cycle
Apr 03 Jennifer Benson Long Term Cycle Variations
Apr 10 Anatoly Miroshnichenko Variations in the "Solar Constant"
Apr 17 Daniele Pierini The Maunder Minimum
Apr 24 Kaike Pan The Solar - Terrestrial connection: the Cycle and Climate
May 01 David Knauth Evidence for Magnetic Cycles in Solar-like stars




Fall 2000: Extrasolar Planets and Origins of Planetary Systems

(Organizer: KSB )

Date Speaker Topic
Aug 22 All Organizational Meeting
Aug 29 Karen Bjorkman Current Status of Extrasolar Planets & Planetary Systems
Sep 05 Jon Bjorkman Theory of Planet Formation: Current Views & Controversies
Sep 12 Nancy Morrison Spectroscopic Searches - Techniques & Results
Sep 19 Anatoly Miroshnichenko Photometric, Polarimetric, & Microlensing Searches
Sep 26 Steve Federman Growth Processes for Grains & Planetesimals
Oct 03 Phil James Inner vs. Outer Solar System: Differentiation & Disk-Clearing Processes
Oct 10 Boncho Bonev Evidence from Meteorites about the Process of Planet Formation
Oct 17 Jennifer Benson Evidence for Debris Disks, Kuiper Belts, & Infalling Cometesimals
Oct 24 Ivaylo Mihailov Binary/Multiple Star Formation & Evidence for Free-floating Planets in Orion?
Oct 31 None None – Fall Break
Nov 07 David Knauth Disk-Planet Interactions: Runaway Accretion, Gaps, & Warping
Nov 14 Kathy Shan Giant Planet Formation, Migration, & Implications for Planetary Systems
Nov 21 Kaike Pan L/T Brown Dwarfs vs. Giant Planets: Finding the Deuterium-burning Line
Nov 28 John Wisniewski Habitability Zones & Implications for Life
Dec 05 Janos Zsargo Future Prospects: Space- & Ground-based Interferometers




Spring 2000: Cosmic Rays and Related Topics

(Organizer: SRF)

Date Speaker Topic
Jan 11 Bernie Bopp Organizational Meeting/Teaching Astronomy
Jan 18 Naoki Iwamoto Very High Energy CRs
Jan 25 Steve Federman CR Antiprotons
Feb 01 Kaike Pan CR Chemical Abundances
Feb 08 Anatoly Miroshnichenko Al-26 Line Radiation
Feb 15 David Knauth CR Spallation/Light Element Abundances
Feb 22 Ivailo Mihailov e-e+ Annihilation Radiation
Feb 29 Kathy Shan CRs in the Galaxy Today
Mar 07 None Spring Break
Mar 14 John Wisniewski gamma-ray/CR Connection
Mar 21 Tracy Smith CRs Interacting with Earth's Atmosphere
Mar 28 Jennifer Benson Van Allen Belts
Apr 04 Jon Bjorkman CR Acceleration
Apr 11 Adolf Witt CR Sources
Apr 18 Karen Bjorkman CRs in Other Galaxies
Apr 25 Janos Zsargo CRs in the Early Galaxy




Fall 1999: Astrophysical Outflows

(Organizer: JEB)

Date Speaker Topic
Aug 31 L. Cooper & J. Murdock Project ASTRO/ Organizational Meeting
Sep 07 Jon Bjorkman OH/IR Stars
Sep 14 Naoki Iwamoto Gamma-Ray Bursts
Sep 21 Lawrence Anderson-Huang Coronal Mass Ejections / Solar Wind
Sep 28 Steve Federman Galactic Fountains / Chimneys
Oct 05 Anatoly Miroshnichenko Colliding Winds (WR+O binaries, etc.)
Oct 12 Kathy Shan "Outflows" from Moons (Volcano/Geyser)
Oct 19 Janos Zsargo Disk Winds (Theory)
Oct 26 Karen Bjorkman Eta Carinae (LBV eruptions)
Nov 02 Ivailo Mihailov QSO/AGN Jets (jets from black holes)
Nov 09 David Knauth Comet Evaporation / Jets
Nov 16 Tracy Smith Galactic Winds / Superwinds & Bubbles
Nov 23 Kaike Pan YSO Outflows (T Tauri/HH/HAeBe)
Nov 30 Bruce Cantor Galactic Radio Jets
Dec 07 Adolf Witt Photoevap. Outflow / Blister Nebulae



Spring 1999: Supernovae

(Organizer: ANW)

Date Speaker Topic
Jan 19 A.N. Witt Physics of Supernovae
Jan 26 K.S. Bjorkman Automated Supernova Searches
Feb 02 M. Yan SN 1987a
Feb 09 B. Cantor Light Curves of Supernovae
Feb 16 K. Shan Supernova Remnants
Feb 23 P.B. James Cosmic Rays and Supernovae
Mar 02 J. Zsargo Supernovae as Standard Candles
Mar 09 NONE SPRING BREAK
Mar 16 K. Pan Optical and UV Spectra of Supernovae
Mar 23 I. Mihaylov Neutrino Detection of Supernovae
Mar 30 T. Smith Radial Distribution of Supernovae in Galaxies
Apr 06 N. Iwamoto Supernovae, Pulsars, Gamma Ray Bursts, and Hypernovae
Apr 13 D. Knauth Measuring Cosmological Parameters with High-z Supernovae
Apr 20 L.S. Anderson-Huang Supernova Rate in Nearby and Distant Galaxies
Apr 27 N.D. Morrison How Symmetric are Supernova Explosions?




Fall 1998: Recent Progress in Infrared/Sub-mm Astronomy

(Organizer: ANW)

Date Speaker Topic
Sep 01 None Organizational Meeting
Sep 08 Adolf Witt Recent and Future IR Instruments
Sep 15 Phil James Ground-Based Near-IR Surveys
Sep 22 Larissa Spiker Search for Brown Dwarfs
Sep 29 Chris Mulliss Circumstellar Dust in AGB Stars
Oct 06 Ivaylo Mihaylov Dust Formation in Novae and Supernovae
Oct 13 Janos Zsargo Solar System Dust Structures
Oct 20 Karen Bjorkman Planetary & Protoplanetary Debris Disks
Oct 27 Nancy Morrison ISO View of Interstellar Dust
Nov 03 Kaike Pan Line Emissions in the Galactic ISM
Nov 10 Tracy Smith Observations of Star-Forming Regions
Nov 17 Patrick Ouellette External Galaxies in the IR
Nov 24 Lawrence Anderson-Huang Cold Dust in Galaxies
Dec 01 Bruce Cantor Deep Galaxy Surveys & Peak Epoch of Star Formation
Dec 08 Steve Federman Cosmic IR Background


Spring 1998: Galaxies at High Redshift

(Organizer: NDM)

Date Speaker Topic
Jan 13 None Organizational Meeting
Jan 20 Chris Mulliss Star formation rate at z < 1
Jan 27 Nancy Morrison Clustering from quasar absorption lines
Feb 03 Brian Friedmann Lyman Break (a.k.a. UV dropout) Galaxies
Feb 10 Ivaylo Mihaylov Star formation rate in galaxies at z > 2
Feb 17 Brian Abbott Clustering HDF & non-HDF
Feb 24 Kaike Pan Metallicity in galaxies at high redshift
Mar 03 Bruce Cantor HDF: introduction
Mar 10 NONE ** Spring Break **
Mar 17 Min Yan Formation of elliptical galaxies
Mar 24 Janos Zsargo Biased galaxy formation: theory
Mar 31 Larissa Spiker Nature of "Small Galaxies" in the HDF
Apr 07 David Knauth Lyman Break galaxies in the HDF
Apr 14 Tracy Smith Dust & internal extinction at high redshift
Apr 21 Steven Mielke Spectroscopy of z ~ 3 Galaxies in the HDF
Apr 28 Anatoly Miroshnichenko Infrared imaging & spectroscopy of the HDF


Fall 1997: Astrophysics of the Solar System

(Organizer: NDM)

Date Speaker Topic
Sept 02 None Organizational Meeting
Sept 09 N.D.Morrison Origin of Short-Period Comets
Sept 16 Brian Friedmann Kuiper Belt
Sept 23 Larissa Spiker Zodiacal Dust Cloud
Sept 30 Brian Abbott Dynamics of Jovian Atmospheres
Oct 07 Tracy Smith Isotopic Anomalies in Meteorites
Oct 14 Chris Mulliss Planetary Rings
Oct 21 Janos Zsargo Radar Observations of Mars, Mercury, & Titan
Oct 28 L.S.Anderson-Huang Asteroids
Nov 04 Karen Bjorkman The Question of Small Comets
Nov 18 Ivaylo Mihaylov Origin of the Moon
Nov 25 S.R.Federman Thermal Structure of the Earth
Dec 02 David Knauth Recent Comet Results
Dec 09 A. Miroshnichenko Results from the ULYSSES Mission


Fall 1996: Bipolar Outflows & Geometries

(Organizer: KSB)

Date Speaker Topic
September 24 none Organizational Meeting
October 1 Karl Gordon The Strange Case of SS433
8 David Knauth Observations of pre-main- sequence stars: (e.g., HH Objects & Molecular Outflows)
15 Jon Bjorkman Theories of pre-main-sequence outflows and collimation mechanisms (e.g., Photo-evaporation vs. Magnetically-driven disk winds)
22 Karen Bjorkman Observations of Planetary Nebulae (PNe) (e.g., The Egg and the Cat's Eye)
29 Steve Federman Theories of PNe Geometries (e.g., interacting winds model & modifications)
November 5 Brian Friedmann Observations of Supernova Remnants (e.g., rings of SN1987A, etc.) and Theories of Formation
12 Lawrence Anderson-Huang AGNs, Radio Jets, and QSO's, and Theories for Outflows
19 Tracy Smith Observations of Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) and Post-AGB Stars
26 Chris Mulliss Observations of Luminous Blue Variable (LBV) Stars (e.g., Eta Carinae & AG Carinae)
December 3 Adolf Witt Theories of AGB Geometries & LBV Outflow Mechanisms (e.g., work of Frank et al; Langer et al; etc.)


Spring 1996: New Telescopes

Date Speaker Topic
April 9 Chris Mulliss Wisconsin/Indiana/Yale/NOAO Telescope
16 BW Bopp Special Video on Teaching Astronomy
23 Bruce Cantor Gemini Telescopes
30 Janos Zsargo Very Large Telescope
May 7 Zhongyuan Xue Advanced X-ray Astronomy Facility
14 SR Federman HST/Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph
21 Tracy Smith IR Space Observatory
28 AN Witt Keck Telecope(s)
June 4 PB James Space IR Telescope Facility


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