Astronomy Colloquium Series Presents
Distinguished Alum Speaker: Dr. Brad Whitmore, Astronomy, Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)
“From Spiral Bulges to Mergers to Super Star Clusters to ???”
The question of how science projects are selected and how this leads to a meandering of subject matter over the years is of interest to me. In this talk I will explore the choice of my thesis work on spiral bulges while at Michigan, how this led to work on polar-ring galaxies, which led to an interest in merging galaxies, which led to work on super star clusters, which led to work on normal star clusters, which leads to ??? I find there are three common themes: 1 one answer leads to the next question, 2. New opportunities arise, and 3) connections between people and institutions.
Please note: Should you require any reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access and opportunity related to this event please contact Stacy Tiburzi at 734-764-3440 or stibu@umich.edu.
The question of how science projects are selected and how this leads to a meandering of subject matter over the years is of interest to me. In this talk I will explore the choice of my thesis work on spiral bulges while at Michigan, how this led to work on polar-ring galaxies, which led to an interest in merging galaxies, which led to work on super star clusters, which led to work on normal star clusters, which leads to ??? I find there are three common themes: 1 one answer leads to the next question, 2. New opportunities arise, and 3) connections between people and institutions.
Please note: Should you require any reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access and opportunity related to this event please contact Stacy Tiburzi at 734-764-3440 or stibu@umich.edu.
| Building: | West Hall |
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| Event Type: | Lecture / Discussion |
| Tags: | Astronomy, Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, Lecture, Physics |
| Source: | Happening @ Michigan from Department of Astronomy, Department of Physics, Michigan Institute for Research in Astrophysics |
