The 2009 Astro Pizza Seminars
This summer we will have six presentations by experts on a diverse set of astrophysical topics. Towards the end of the summer we will have the students present their research in short 15 minute presentations. The seminars will take place on Tuesdays at 12:00 starting the week of June 15.
Pizza will be served.
Schedule
June 16 -- Extrasolar Planets and Astrobiology
June 23 -- From atoms to galaxies: observing the building blocks
June 30 -- Gamma-ray bursts: the most brilliant explosions in the universe
July 07 -- Active Galactic Nuclei
July 14 -- The Cosmic Microwave Background: A Tool for Precision Cosmology
July 21 -- Simulating Stellar Death: Supernova Explosions on the Computer
July 28 -- Student Presentations
(15 min each = 12 min presentation + 3 min questions)
Understanding Lyman Limit Systems at z=3 in the LCDM model Chris Cleveland
Abstract PDF PPT
August 04 -- Student Presentations
(15 min each = 12 min presentation + 3 min questions)
Cosmic Topology: Studying The Shape And Size Of Our Universe Amelia Yzaguirre
Abstract PDF
Analyzing the Scattering of Lyman-alpha Photons at z ~ 5.7Aaron Bray
Abstract PDF PPT
Identification and Analysis of SZ Galaxy Clusters in the ACT DataSean Frazier and Nick Hand
Abstract PDF
August 11 -- Student Presentations
(15 min each = 12 min presentation + 3 min questions)
Deriving Chemical Compositions from Stellar Spectrawith Sarah Wellons
Abstract PDF
Post-AGB Stars: Spectral Energy Distributions and Dusty Disk ModelsDale Mack
Abstract PDF
Structural Properties of High-Redshift GalaxiesMichael Gordon
Abstract PDF
Looking for Low Luminosity Galaxies Among the SDSS Sky FibersMargaret Shaw
Abstract PDF PPTX
On the Small-Scale Distribution of Galactic DustKatie Silverio
Abstract
CMB Analysis: tSZ Effect and Point Source ContaminationSolomon Abiola
Abstract PDF WMV
