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2018 Seminars

 2018

DateSpeakerInstitutionTitle
9 FebruaryJielai ZhangUniversity of TorontoExploring the low surface brightness Universe with the Dragonfly Telephoto Array
23 FebruaryConnor BottrellUniversity of VictoriaObservational Properties of Simulated Galaxies: Computational Cosmology as Seen through a Telescope
2 MarchRoland Bacon and Johan RichardCentre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon (France)Science prospects with MUSE at the VLT
9 MarchChristopher UsherLiverpool John Moores UniversityUsing Globular Cluster Stellar Populations to Understand Galaxy Formation
16 MarchElizabeth StanwayUniversity of WarwickUnderstanding Intense Star Formation through Observations and Modelling
23 MarchKeith BannisterCSIROFast Radio Bursts and plasma lenses around hot stars
28 MarchTom LandeckerDominion Radio Astrophysical ObservatoryRevealing the Galactic Magnetic Field with Radio Polarization
6 AprilMichael HudsonUniversity of WaterlooGalaxies and Dark Matter Seen Through a Gravitational Lens
13 AprilAndy CaseyMonash UniversityThe lithium-rich giant star puzzle
27 ApriA/Prof. Francois Rigaut & Dr Richard McDermidANU & MacquarieMAVIS: A new MCAO-Assisted Visible Imager and Spectrograph for the Very Large Telescope
1 MayDavid ParkinsonKorea Astronomy and Space Science InstituteCosmology with large-area radio continuum surveys
4 MaySarah LeslieMPIAEvolution of star formation and dust properties of galaxies over cosmic time
11 MayChris GordonUniversity of CanterburyIs the Galactic Bulge Shining in Gamma Rays?
18 MayJoe CallinghamASTRONAbsorption processes in radio astronomy: Facilitating a unique discovery space
25 MayRhea-Silvia RhemusUniversity Observatory in MunichDynamical and kinematical properties of (mostly) early-type galaxies from the Magneticum simulations
29 MayDr. Alfred TileyDurham UniversityGalaxy Kinematics from Integral Field Spectroscopy of ~1000 z~0.6-2 Star-forming Galaxies
22 JuneLeo AlcornTexas A&MThe Proto-cluster Environment at z~2: Kinematics, Metallicity, and Merging Groups
13 JulyStuart RyderAAOBinary companions to stripped-envelope supernovae
27 JulyHugo Nowacki and Quentin NorazParis-Sud UniversitySolar active regions: through different models and behaviours
17 AugustGuillermo BlancObservatories of the Carnegie Institution for ScienceNext Generation IFU Surveys of Nearby Galaxies: Resolving the Physics that Drive Galaxy Evolution
31 AugustShin-ya NITTATsukuba University of TechnologyMagnetic reconnection theory
7 SeptemberMireia MontesUNSWExploring the fossil record of cluster assembly: the intracluster light.
14 SeptemberAmri WandelThe Hebrew University of JerusalemThe prospects for detecting life on exoplanets in the JWST/TESS era
21 SeptemberProfessor Swapan K SahaFormerly at Indian Institute of AstrophysicsGenesis of Optical Interferometry
5 OctoberBjoern Malte SchaeferHeidelberg Uni(non)Gaussian lensing of a (non)Gaussian cosmic microwave background
12 OctoberJoss Bland-HawthornUniversity of SydneyNear Field Cosmology and Astrometry
19 OctoberJustin BrayUniversity of ManchesterToward detecting cosmic rays at the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory
26 OctoberPeter TuthillUniversity of SydneyA twist in the tale: sinuous plume coiled around doomed star may forebode violent end.
30 NovemberBarnaby Norris and Chris BettersUniversity of SydneyWhy you should be excited about astrophotonics
4 DecemberJean-Luc StarckMathematical Challenges of the Euclid Spatial Project
7 DecemberPhilippa BrowningJodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, University of ManchesterPlasma heating and particle acceleration by magnetic reconnection in solar and stellar flares