Institute Seminar

Feeding and Feedback: How to Make a Starburst and What that Means for the Host Galaxy
The cycle of star formation governs the evolution of galaxies. In some local galaxies, the star formation rate in their centers are much higher than other normally star-forming galaxies and may be more similar to galaxies at earlier cosmic times. I present observational results from two archetypal nearby starburst...

Transformative advances in post-main-sequence planetary system science

Connecting planetary systems at different stages of stellar evolution helps us understand their formation, evolution, and fate, and provides us with exclusive and crucial insights about their dynamics and chemistry. Post-main-sequence white dwarf and giant branch stars host planetary systems which include a variety of observed...

Primordial Magnetic fields & 21-cm Astronomy

Fast Computation of Eclipse and Transit Profiles for Spherical Bodies

The eminent astronomy Henry Norris Russell asserted "...there are ways of approach to unknown territory which lead surprisingly far, and
repay their followers richly.  There is probably no better example of this than eclipses of heavenly bodies."  Indeed, the study of eclipsing binary stars touches many branches of astronomy...