Wed, Nov 24
3:30 P.M.
RLM 15.216B

TCC / Cosmos Seminar

The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: The Present and the Future [abstract]

Sudeep Das, University at California, Berkeley

Mon, Nov 22
3:30 P.M.
RLM 15.216B

TCC / Astro Theory Seminar

Self-regulated Evolution of Galaxies and Supermassive Black Holes [abstract]

Joop Schaye, Leiden Observatory

Thurs, Nov 18
3:30 P.M.
RLM 15.216B

TCC / Exgal Seminar

Exploring the Dark Universe with Gravitational Lensing [abstract]

Sherry Suyu, University of California, Santa Barbara

Thu, Nov 11
2:00 P.M.
RLM 15.216B

Special TCC Seminar

A Weak Lensing Study of the Coma Cluster, and a Higher-Order Moment Approach to Weak Lensing [abstract]

Toshifumi Futamase, Tohoku University, Japan

Mon, Nov 8
3:30 P.M.
RLM 15.216B

TCC / Astro Theory Seminar

Measuring the Universe: Recent Developments in Baryon Acoustic Oscillations [abstract]

Nikhil Padmanabhan, Yale University

Mon, Oct 18
3:00 P.M.
RLM 15.216B

TCC / Astro Theory Seminar

Looking for WIMPs with the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (CDMS) [abstract]

Matthew Fritts, University of Minnesota

Wed, Oct 6
11:30 A.M.
RLM 15.216B

TCC / Stellar Seminar

The Square Kilometre Array [abstract]

Steve Rawlings, Oxford University, UK

Tue, Oct 5
3:30 P.M.
RLM 15.216B

TCC / Colloquium

Equivalence Principle and Cosmic Acceleration [abstract]

Lam Hui, Columbia University

Mon, Oct 4
3:30 P.M.
RLM 15.216B

TCC / Astro Theory Seminar

Dynamics of Bubble Collisions: A New Mechanism for Creating Bubbles in the Early Universe [abstract]

Lam Hui, Columbia University

Wed, Sep 8
3:00 P.M.
RLM 15.216B

TCC / Cosmos Seminar

Optimizing a ground-based CMB polarization experiment [abstract]

Chao-Lin Kuo, Stanford University

Wed, Sep 1
3:00 P.M.
RLM 15.216B

TCC / Cosmos Seminar

Cosmic Rays and the Quest for New Physics [abstract]

Stefano Profumo, University of California, Santa Cruz

Fri, Mar 12
11:00 A.M.
RLM 15.216B

TCC / Special Seminar

The Formation of the First Stars: Simulations on a Moving Mesh [abstract]

Thomas Greif, Max Planck Institut for Astrophysics, Garching, Germany

Mon, Mar 1
10:30 A.M.
RLM 15.216A

TCC / Special Supernova Seminar

Diversities of the Type Ia Supernova Light Curves from the Ejecta Velocity: Evidence for Systematics in SN Ia distances [abstract]

Xiaofeng Wang, Texas A&M University

Mon, Feb 22
3:30 P.M.
RLM 15.216B

TCC / Theoretical Astrophysics Seminar

The 7-year WMAP Observations: Cosmological Interpretation [abstract]

Eiichiro Komatsu, University of Texas at Austin

Sat, Feb 6
1:00 P.M.
ACE 2.302 Avaya Auditorium

Eighteenth Annual Great Lecture in Astronomy

Walk Softly When Exploring the Dark Side of the Universe: Black Holes, Dark Matter and Dark Energy [abstract]

The current understanding of the Universe is undergoing a fundamental transformation. Our universe is only recently discovered to be expanding much more than our naive expectations, which we explain as dark energy. The particle that dominates mass around galaxies and in the Universe is unknown, which we refer to as dark matter. Black holes are thought to be ubiquitous in galaxies, yet we do not understand the physical process by which they form and interact with galaxies. Each of these three areas are ripe for significant advances. While they are unlikely to be physically related, the observational techniques needed to study them are very similar. I will overview the current discoveries and understanding of these dark components of the Universe, and summarize the full scale attack from ongoing and future efforts. We are truly living through a unique time for Astronomy.

Karl Gebhardt, University of Texas at Austin

Mon, Feb 1
3:30 P.M.
RLM 15.216B

TCC / Theoretical Astrophysics Seminar

Cosmic Voids as a Cosmological Probe [abstract]

Jounghun Lee, Seoul National University, South Korea