February 12, 2019
Speaker: Kathryn Johnston
Contact Information: kvj@astro.columbia.edu
Title: Welcome to the Milky Way! Gaia, the Galaxy and me
Abstract: The Milky Way is thought to be dynamically young with a fairly smooth potential dominated by a nearly spherical dark matter halo that has evolved little in the last several billion years. This talk outlines our evolving view of our home galaxy, inspired by the ever-growing catalogues that have mapped it - from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey to the Gaia mission.
Visit Schedule:
Tuesday (12 Feb 2019):
10:30 a.m.: Coffee / Talk Prep
11:00 a.m.: Colloquium
12:15 p.m.: Bahcall Lunch
2:00 p.m.: Jenny Greene
2:30 p.m.: phone call
3:00 p.m.: Miles Cranmer
3:30 p.m.: Tea with grad students
4:00 p.m.: Neta Bahcall (137 Peyton)
4:30 p.m.: Madelyn Broome (Grand Central)
5:00 p.m.: Rachael Beaton Part 1 (107 Peyton)
5:30 p.m.: Eve Ostriker (136 Peyton)
6:00 p.m.: DINNER WITH HOST - meet in Grand Central
Wednesday (13 Feb 2019):
10:30 a.m.: Coffee
11:00 a.m.: Sean Johnson (Peyton 103)
11:30 a.m.: Michael Strauss (Peyton 025C)
12:00-12:30pm: Erin Flowers
12:30-1:30 p.m.: Lunch
1:30 p.m.: Jia Liu (Peyton 103)
2:00 p.m.: Amy Secunda (Peyton 033)
2:30 p.m.: Erin Kado-Fong (Peyton 014)
Dinner Sign-up (students have priority; 8 MAX) - add your name here:
1. Speaker
2. Faculty host: Robert Lupton
3. Postdoc host: Jia Liu
4. Erin F
5. Amy
6. Lachlan Lancaster
7. Goni
8. Christina Kreisch
9. Erin Kado-Fong
NO MORE THAN 8 PEOPLE (otherwise it is very difficult to properly interact with the speaker)