Astrophysics Colloquium
Fall 2007 - Coordinated by C. Woodward
Held in Physics 210 at 3:00pm on Fridays
(unless otherwise noted)
| September 14 | Dr. Michael Kelley, U. Central Florida |
| Title: The Size Distribution and Surface Properties of Comet Nuclei | |
| Host: C. Woodward | |
| September 21 | Dr. Jan-Uwe Ness, Arizona State U. |
| Title: The X-ray View of Classical Novae | |
| Host: C. Woodward | |
| September 28 | - |
| Title: - | |
| Host: - | |
| October 5 | Dr. David Ciardi, Michelson Science Center, Caltech |
| Title: A Search for Dust in the Habitable Zones Around Solar-like Stars | |
| Host: C. Woodward | |
| October 12 | Dr. Jason Harris, Steward Observatory |
| Title: Magellanic Mystery Tour | |
| Host: E. Skillman | |
| October 19 | Dr. Robert Benjamin, U. Wisconsin, White Water |
| Title: The Milky Way Galaxy: A (Re)Introduction | |
| Host: C. Woodward | |
| October 26 | Dr. Dean Townsley, U. Chicago |
| Title: Explosions in Mass Transferring White Dwarf Stellar Binaries | |
| Host: C. Woodward | |
| November 2 | Dr. Doug Leonard, SDSU |
| Title: Seeking the Type Ia Supernova Progenitor | |
| Host: S. Warren | |
| November 9 | Dr. Dean Hines, Space Sci. Inst. |
| Title: The Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems | |
| Host: C. Woodward | |
| November 16 | Dr. Andy Sheinis, U. Wisconsin, Madison |
| Title: Host Galaxies of Luminous Quasars: Structural Properties and the Fundamental Plane | |
| Host: T.J. Jones | |
| November 23 | No Colloquium - Thanksgiving Holiday |
| November 30 | Kris Davidson - U. Minnesota |
| Title: Eta and the Supernova Imposters | |
| Host: - | |
| December 7 | Dr. Cynthia Cattell, U. Minnesota, Physics |
| Title: STEREO Observations of Large Amplitude Whistler-mode Waves in Earth's Radiation Belts: Implications for Relativistic Electron Acceleration and Loss | |
| Host: C. Woodward |