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Seminars & Colloquia 2019-20

We have a regular programme of seminars by internal and external speakers.

Programme of Group Talks

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DateLocationTimeSpeakerTitle
24 SeptIngram R11016:00AllAGM
01 OctStacy LT216:00Dr Dirk FroebrichThe Beacon Observatory
8 OctIngram R11016:00Dr James UrquhartStar Formation Across the Galaxy
15 OctIngram R11016:00Vassi SpathisImpact shock synthesis of prebiotic molecules
22 OctIngram R11016:00Dr Chrysa AvdellidouOSIRIS-REx & Hayabusa2 asteroid sample return missions: Impact process on “new” space materials.
29 OctStacy LT216:00Sam BillingtonInvestigating the associations between maser species and dense Galactic clumps
5 NovStacy LT216:00Dr James NewLife on Saturn’s Moon? The Enceladus Organic Analyser and the Pursuit of Extraterrestrial Life
12 NovIngram R11016:00Dr Matthias van GinnekenMicrometeorites and the flux of extraterrestrial matter to Earth
19 NovIngram R11016:00Prof. Michael SmithJets and Winds
26 NovIngram R11016:00Tarik ZegmottShape model and spin-state analysis of the contact-binary (68346) 2001 KZ66
03 DecIngram R11016:00Dr Penny WozniakiewiczTBD
10 DecIngram R11016:00Dr Agata RożekAsteroids in 3D
14 JanIngram R11016:00Prof. Nigel MasonAstro-Chemistry
21 JanIngram R11016:00Dr Tim KinnearUtilizing the power of computing in Astronomy and Planetary Science
PostponedIngram R11016:00Prof. Mark BurchellCan we identify organic microparticles by flying through the Europan or Enceladan Plumes?
28 JanIngram R11016:00Dr James UrquhartOverview of the SEDIGISM Survey
4 FebIngram R11016:00NANA
11 FebIngram R11016:00Prof. Stephen LowryComet Interceptor: ESA’s First F-Class Mission
18 FebIngram R11016:00Lord DoverThe YORP effect and physical modelling of near-Earth asteroid (23187) 2000 PN9
25 FebStacy LT216:00Callum FisherSurvivability of Biological Material following Hypervelocity Impacts
3 MarIngram R11016:00Michael WillcockImpact of triggered star formation in the Galaxy
10 MarIngram R11016:00Dr Duncan MacKayAstroaesthetics II
17 MarIngram R11016:00Alejandra Traspas-Muina (Postponed)Survival of tardigrades in hyper-velocity impacts
ZoomStacy LT216:00Niall NillerLong term variability of stars in Cygnus
31 MarZoom16:00Alejandra Traspas-MuinaSurvival of tardigrades in hyper-velocity impacts
5 MayZoom16:00Prof. Michael SmithDiscussion on Selected Star Formation Topics
12 MayZoom16:00Dr Justyn Campbell-WhiteMapping the Accretion and Inner Disk of Pre-Main Sequence Stars with Emission Line Tomography’
19 MayZoom16:00Duncan MifsudAstrophysical Chemistry: Current Work at the ATOMKI Institute for Nuclear Research in Debrecen, Hungary
26 MayZoom16:00Aishling DignamThe ultimate passive space debris detector
2 JuneZoom16:00Prof. Mark BurchellDust and the Deep Space Gateway
9 JuneZoom16:00Dr Dirk FroebrichMeasuring Spot Properties on Stars.
How hard can it be?