Upcoming Colloquia
An Inclusive View of Planetary Systems
Cody Hall, AB 107
Wei Zhu (CITA, University of Toronto)
October 17, 2018
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Similar to our solar system, extra-solar systems likely also contain a diversity of planets, and planets around the same star likely have (or had) interactions with each other. Therefore, the relations of planets inside the same system conveys important clues on their origin and evolution…
Colloquium with Kim Venn
Cody Hall, AB 107
Kim Venn (University of Victoria)
October 24, 2018
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
More information coming soon.
Galaxy Evolution from Nearby Resolved Galaxies
Cody Hall, AB 107
Karen Masters (Haverford College)
October 31, 2018
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The morphology of a galaxy provides information on the orbits of stars within it. As such, important clues to the formation history of galaxies is revealed by their morphologies, and this information is complimentary, but not identical to, their star formation history and chemical composition…
Colloquium with Bernhard Brandl
Cody Hall, AB 107
Bernhard Brandl, Leiden University
November 07, 2018
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
More information coming soon.
Extreme Makeover: Titan Edition
Cody Hall, AB 107
Catherine Neish (University of Western Ontario)
November 14, 2018
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
When the Cassini spacecraft arrived at Titan in 2004, it revealed a varied and active world previously unseen. Unique among the icy satellites, Titan’s surface shows evidence for extensive modification by fluvial and aeolian processes. Erosion likely contributes to the noticeable lack of craters on…