Monday, April 15, 2013 @ 4:15 PM Harvard University Department of Physics Colloquium Jefferson 250 "Colloids With Directional Interactions" David Pine New York University tea will be served in Jefferson 450 at 3:30 pm http://www.physics.harvard.edu
James Ulvestad, Director of the NSF Division of Astronomical Sciences, will be speaking at Boston University on Monday, October 22, 2012 at 4:00. The title, "Opportunities and Challenges in Federal Ground-Based Astronomy." The location is 725 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Room 522. Refreshments will be served prior to the talk at 3:30 in room 502.
Annual Student/Directors meeting to exchange information. It for astronomy grad students, the Chair of the Department (Avi), the Director of Graduate Studies (Ramesh), and the Director of the CfA (Charles). It will be held on Oct 12 in the Classroom from 12:30 to 1:30.
Please join us for the Edward L. Fireman and the Leo Goldberg prizes which will be awarded on Wednesday, May 23, starting at 12PM in Phillips Auditorium. The cookout and reception will follow in the Perkins Yard starting at 1:00PM.
This year we have 5 exciting presentations on a broad range of topics. Your participation is welcomed and encouraged, so please drop by to support our students and to learn about their research.
Schedule of Presentations:
12:00-12:05pm Welcoming remarks: Edo Berger
12:05-12:25pm Christopher Jensen (Advisor: Ramesh Narayan): "Theoretical Models for the Gravitational Lensing of a Quasar by a Dwarf Galaxy"
12:25-12:45pm Corinne Tu (Advisor: Laura Brenneman): "Constraining the Black Hole Spin of Arkakelian 120"
