Category: Events

October 3, 2024 at 11am: Dr. Christine McCarthy, LDEO, Colombia University

Abstract: Fleeting on our planet, seemingly ubiquitous in the solar system, ice is one of the most common yet most enigmatic of materials. My research seeks to understand everything from Antarctic ice stream flow rates to tidal dissipation and mechanical heating mechanisms on icy moons of the outer solar system. I will present results from experimental studies on the frictional and anelastic properties of ice over a range of conditions and discuss how these may aid in understanding and exploration of the cryosphere, here, there, and everywhere. 

Date/Time: Thursday, October 3, 2024 – 11:00am to 12:00pm

Location: Location: ES&T L1205

Light refreshments will be served

October 3, 2024 at 3:30am: The Center for Relativistic Astrophysics presents Tiger Lu (Yale UN)

October 3 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Event details here.

September 30, 2024 at 6:30: Black Hole Plasmas and the Event Horizon Telescope & Listening to Black Holes: Gravitational Waves and How We Detect Them

Limerick Junction Pub @ 822 North Highland Avenue Northeast Atlanta

On September 30, 2024 at 6:30 pm to 8 pm

Each Astronomy on Tap event features accessible, engaging presentations on space and science topics ranging from planets to black holes to galaxies to the beginning of the Universe, along with trivia, games, prizes, music, and other surprises!
https://astronomyontap.org/event/astronomy-on-tap-atlanta-limerick-junction/

September 30, 2024 at 3:30pm: Date/Time: Date: Monday, September 30, 2024 – 3:30pm to 4:30pm

Location: Marcus Nanotechnology 1116-1118

Event info here.

October 24, 2024 at 1pm: ExplOrigins Meeting – October 24, 2024 | 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Ford ES&T 1229 or online
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September 24, 2024 at 11am: The Center for Relativistic Astrophysics presents Michael Eracleous (Penn State) September 24 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Event details here.

September 23, 2024 at 3:30pm: As part of the School Of Physics Fall Colloquium Series, Jessie Runnoe (Vanderbilt University) presents: Electromagnetic and multi-messenger searches for supermassive black hole binaries

Supermassive black hole binaries are thought to be an inevitable product of the prevailing galaxy evolution scenarios where most massive galaxies host a central black hole and undergo mergers over cosmic time. The early stages of this process have been observed in the form of interacting galaxy pairs and widely separated dual quasars, but the close, gravitationally bound binaries that are expected to follow have proven elusive. The detection of this population is important because at the smallest separations they become bright sources of low-frequency gravitational waves and are prime targets for multi-messenger detections with pulsar timing arrays (PTAs) and the upcoming Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA). In this talk, I will discuss observational signatures of binary supermassive black holes and prospects for multi-messenger detections with electromagnetic facilities and gravitational wave detectors.

Date/Time: Date: Monday, September 23, 2024 – 3:30pm to 4:30pm

Location: Marcus Nanotechnology 1116-1118

Event details here.

September 20, 2024 at 1pm: ExplOrigins Meeting – September 20, 2024 | 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Ford ES&T 1229 or online
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