University of Toronto Astronomy Colloquia



	ASTRONOMY COLLOQUIA

First half of 2004

Jan 16	Prof. John Monnier (Michigan) *Imaging with Optical Interferometry* Host: Chris Matzner
Jan 23	Dr Inese Ivans (Caltech) *Tracing the Formation of the Galactic Halo* Host: Stefan Mochnacki
Jan 26 Mon., 2:00PM! MP 1318A!	Dr Mallory Roberts *Vingt Ans Apres: Concerning Certain Recent Observations of Pulsar Wind Nebulae and What Modifications to Models Are Required Thereof* Host: Maxim Lyutikov
Jan 30	Dr Bart Pindor (UofT) *Searching for Strongly-Lensed Quasars in the SDSS*
Feb 6	Dr Henk Hoekstra (UofT/CITA) *Mapping the Dark Matter Using Weak Lensing*
Feb 9 Mon., 5PM! MP 203!	Prof. Ray Jayawardhana (Michigan) *New Worlds in the Making: Probing the Origins of Planetary Systems*
Feb 12 Th., 2PM! MP 203!	Dr Scot Chapman (Caltech) *The evolution of luminous, dusty galaxies*
Feb 23 Mon., 5PM! MP 203!	Dr Joop Schaye (IAS) *The Chemical Enrichment of the Intergalactic Medium*
Feb 26 Th., 2PM! MP 203!	Dr Annette Ferguson (MPA) *Probing Galaxy Formation & Evolution with the Local Universe Fossil Record*
Feb 27	Prof. Tereasa Brainerd (Boston) *Mass Estimators for Field Galaxies: Dynamics vs. Weak Lensing* Host: Marten van Kerkwijk
Mar 2 Tu., 4PM! MP 203!	Dr Ludo van Waerbeke (IAP) *Gravitational Lensing and Cosmology*
Mar 8	Dr Bill Jones (Caltech) *Bolometric Polarimetery: First light with Boomerang* Host: Barth Netterfield
Mar 12	Dr Yuri Levin (CITA) *Massive stars in discs around supermassive black holes*
Mar 19	Dr Paul Martini (CfA) *Quasar Lifetimes* Host: Bob Abraham
Mar 26	No colloquium: speaker ill
Apr 2	Dr Todd Strohmayer (GSFC) *Burst Oscillations: A New Spin on Neutron Stars* Host: David Ballantyne
Apr 9	No colloquium: Good Friday
Apr 16	Prof. Joe Cassinelli (Wisconsin) *Chandra Observations of X-ray Sources in Hot Star Winds* Host: Marten van Kerkwijk
Apr 23	Prof. You-Hua Chu (Urbana-Champaign) *X-ray Views of Stellar Mechanical Energy Feedback* Host: Chris Matzner
Apr 30	Prof. David Guenther (Saint Mary's) *Asteroseismology Through the Ages: January - April* Host: Slavek Rucinski
May 7	Prof. Ermanno Borra (Laval) *Liquid Mirrors* Host: Barth Netterfield
May 14	Prof. Geoff Blake (Caltech) *High Resolution Spectroscopy and Imaging of Protoplanetary Disks* Host: Yanqin Wu
May 21	Prof. Thebe Medupe (NASSP, South Africa) *Pulsational Properties of the roAp stars* Host: John Percy
May 28	Prof. Slavek Rucinski (UofT) *MOST: The first Canadian space telescope*

Last modified: 28 Jun 2004, 17:27:55
Marten van Kerkwijk / MP 1404D / 416-946-7288 / mhvk@astro

Colloquia are Fridays, at 2 PM, in Cody Hall. They are followed by refreshments in the lounge, AB 201.

Instructions for speakers

Schedule with abstracts

Schedule without abstracts

Student seminars

CITA seminars

Physics colloquia

Past colloquia: 2003A, 2003B, 2004A, 2004B, 2005A, 2005B, 2006A, 2006B, 2007A, 2007B, 2008A, 2008B, 2009A, 2009B, 2010A, 2010B, 2011A

Current colloquia: 2011B