Events
by category Science Talks

In support of its projects and the research community, IPAC sponsors and organizes talks, meetings, workshops, and conferences to facilitate community planning for future facilities; the exchange of scientific and technical knowledge; and the development of new ideas.

Follow this link for information on astronomy research talks in the greater Pasadena area.

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February

Ana-Maria Piso (CSUN) -- Origins of Gas Giant Compositions: The Role of Disk Location and Dynamics

Science Talk • 12:15 PM, February 20th, 2019 • Morrisroe LCR

The composition of planets is determined by and tightly linked to the composition of the protoplanetary disk in which they form. In the first part of my talk, I will discuss giant planet formation through core accretion. I will show how the minimum core mass required to form a giant planet during the lifetime of the protoplanetary disk depends on the location in the disk, the equation of state of the nebular...

February

Kevin Heng (Center for Space & Habitability, University of Bern, Switzerland)

Science Talk • 12:15 PM, February 27th, 2019 • Morrisroe LCR

Title: Atmospheric Retrieval of Exoplanets

March

Matthew Povich (Cal Poly Pomona) -- The Duration of Star Formation in Galactic Giant Molecular Clouds

Science Talk • 11:45 AM, March 6th, 2019 • Morrisroe LCR

March

Joey Rodriguez (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)

Science Talk • 12:15 PM, March 13th, 2019 • Morrisroe LCR

March

Briley Lewis (University of California, Los Angeles)

Science Talk • 12:15 PM, March 20th, 2019 • Morrisroe LCR

March

Seth Meeker (NASA JPL)

Science Talk • 12:15 PM, March 27th, 2019 • Morrisroe LCR

April

Johan Mazoyer (NASA JPL)

Science Talk • 12:15 PM, April 3rd, 2019 • Morrisroe LCR

April

Thalia Rivera and Joby Harris ("The Studio" at JPL)

Science Talk • 12:15 PM, April 10th, 2019 • Morrisroe LCR

April

Neal Turner (JPL/Caltech)

Science Talk • 12:15 PM, April 17th, 2019 • Morrisroe LCR

TITLE: Fragments from the Origins of the Solar System and our Interstellar Locale (FOSSIL): A Cometary, Asteroidal, and Interstellar Dust Mission Concept // ABSTRACT: Comets and asteroids preserve the least-altered materials remaining from the birth of the Solar System. However, the few visited by spacecraft are diverse in composition, and touring enough of these small bodies for a representative sample...

April