Astronomy Public Observing Night
Gallalee Hall Rooftop Observatory Gallalee Hall, Tuscaloosa, ALDr. Jeremy Bailin will lead observations of the crescent Moon and deep sky objects.
Public Talk — Maria Charisi
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, ALDr. Maria Charisi will give a public talk on "Gravitational waves – a new window to the universe"
Public Talk — Dominic Walton
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, ALDr. Dominic Walton will give a public talk on "The Discovery of Ultraluminous X-ray Pulsars"
Astronomy Public Observing Night at Moundville
Moundville Archaeological Park 634 Mound Pkwy, Moundville, ALOff-campus darker sight observations led by Prof. Emeritus Ron Buta and Prof. Bill Keel.
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium – Fall 2020 – Roberts
VirtualSpeaker: Amy Roberts (University of Colorado Denver) Title: The Super Cryogenic Dark Matter Search Detectors: Pushing Lower Thresholds in Search of an Answer Abstract: A wealth of cosmological measurements suggest that non-luminous "dark matter" makes up approximately 80% of all matter. So far, the effects of dark matter have only been observed gravitationally. But direct-detection
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium – Spring 2022 – Chao-Chin Yang
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, ALSpeaker: Chao-Chin Yang (UNLV) Title: From Pebbles to Planets: A Tale of Protoplanetary Disks and Planetsimal Formation Abstract: Even though thousands of extrasolar planetary systems have been detected, a comprehensive picture of how planets are formed from their natal protoplanetary disks remains to be drawn. One of the most challenging stages is the formation of kilometer-scale planetesimals from
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium – Spring 2023 – Hansung Gim
227 Gallalee Hall 514 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, ALSpeaker: Hansung Gim (Montana State/ University of Alabama) Title: Exploring the submillimeter properties of the black hole in Henize 2-10 Abstract: It is well known that massive black holes (BHs) were almost exclusively found in the giant galaxies. However, recent studies have shown that these BHs are much more common in dwarf galaxies than previously