Events at Physics |
Events on Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
- Chaos & Complex Systems Seminar
- Addressing complex challenges by engaging groups
- Time: 12:05 pm
- Place: 4274 Chamberlin Hall
- Speaker: Darin Harris and Harry Webne-Behrman, UW Office of Quality Improvement
- Astronomy Colloquium
- Molecular Gas in High-Redshift Galaxies
- Time: 3:45 pm
- Place: 6515 Sterling Hall (coffee at 3:30 pm in 6521 Sterling)
- Speaker: Andrew Baker, Rutgers University
- Abstract: Fully understanding the evolutionary state of a galaxy requires that we characterize its gas reservoir, of which the molecular component represents the mass directly available for star formation. I will discuss observations of molecular gas in two populations of star-forming galaxies at high redshift-- Lyman break galaxies and submillimeter galaxies-- and what we can conclude from them. Looking ahead to the future, I will outline what we can expect to learn from observations with two new instruments: the "Zpectrometer" (an ultrawide-bandwidth 26-40 GHz spectrometer for the 100m Green Bank Telescope) and ALMA (the Atacama Large Millimeter Array).
- String Theory Seminar
- Title to be announced
- Time: 4:30 pm
- Place: 5280 Chamberlin Hall
- Speaker: Timo Weigand, University of Pennsylvania