Energetic particles at the Sun
Colloquium Astronomy Colloquium (2017 Fall Semester) * Date Oct 19 * Speaker Nai-Hwa Chen (KASI) * Title Energetic particles at the Sun * Abstract Our sun is an effective accelerator, producing highly energetic particles at all scales and driving space weather in whole solar system. Understanding the origin of those energetic particles is […]
The interstellar medium at high redshift
Colloquium Astronomy Colloquium (2017 Fall Semester) * Date Oct 26 * Speaker Roberto Decarli (INAF, Italy) * Title The interstellar medium at high redshift * Abstract Our understanding of galaxy formation and evolution critically depends on our ability of exposing the properties of the gaseous content of galaxies throughout cosmic history: how much […]
Connecting Large Scale Structures to Galaxy morphology
Colloquium Astronomy Colloquium (2017 Fall Semester) * Date Nov 02 * Speaker Christophe Pichon (IAP, France) * Title Connecting Large Scale Structures to Galaxy morphology * Abstract I investigate the impact of the cosmic web on the origin of the Hubble sequence. I interpret galaxy evolution within the complex anisotropic 3D structure of […]
James Webb Space Telescope Roadshow
Colloquium Astronomy Colloquium (2017 Fall Semester) * Date Nov 09 * Speaker Northrup Grumman Korea * Title James Webb Space Telescope Roadshow * Abstract TBD Date Speaker Title Remarks Sep 07 Ji-Yeon Seok(NAOC China) PAH emission in protoplanetary disks Sep 14 Jeongwoo Lee(Astronomy program, SNU) The Total Solar Eclipse in 2017 […]
From Schrödinger’s Cat to Quantum Information Technology
Colloquium Astronomy Colloquium (2017 Fall Semester) * Date Nov 16 * Speaker Hyunseok Jung (SNU Physics Department) * Title From Schrödinger’s Cat to Quantum Information Technology * Abstract In this talk, I will review and discuss fundamental issues in quantum mechanics such as quantum superposition, Schrödinger’s cat paradox, quantum entanglement, decoherence, and Bell’s […]
Neutrinos Oscillations: Past, Present and Future
Colloquium Astronomy Colloquium (2017 Fall Semester) * Date Nov 23 * Speaker Seon-Hee Seo (SNU Physics Department) * Title Neutrinos Oscillations: Past, Present and Future * Abstract According to the standard model of particle physics, neutrinos are massless like photons.In 1957 Bruno Pontecorvo, however, suggested that neutrinos are massive and therefore they oscillate.The […]
A Hyper Suprime-Cam View of the Interacting Galaxies of the M81 Group – Structures and Stellar Populations
Colloquium Astronomy Colloquium (2017 Fall Semester) * Date Nov 30 * Speaker Nobuo Arimoto (NAOJ / SNU) * Title A Hyper Suprime-Cam View of the Interacting Galaxies of the M81 Group – Structures and Stellar Populations * Abstract Over the last decade, deep studies of nearby galaxies have led to the discovery of […]
Modeling stellar feedback in galaxy formation simulations: where do we stand?
Colloquium Astronomy Colloquium (2017 Fall Semester) * Date Dec 07 * Speaker Taysun Kimm (Yonsei University) * Title Modeling stellar feedback in galaxy formation simulations: where do we stand? * Abstract Reproducing the low global star formation efficiency is a key challenge in galaxy formation theory. Previous cosmological simulations circumvented this issue by […]
NASA Planetary Science Division Vision 2050
Colloquium Astronomy Colloquium (2017 Fall Semester) * Date Jan 10 * Speaker Paul Yun (NASA Ambassador) * Title NASA Planetary Science Division Vision 2050 * Abstract NASA is discussing what they want to know next 30 years [science]” and “what it takes to make that happens […]
The Journey of a Gemini Observer
Colloquium Astronomy Colloquium (2018 Spring Semester) * Date. Feb. 28(Wednesday) * Speaker. Andre-Nicolas Chene (GEMINI Staff members) * Title. The Journey of a Gemini Observer * Abstract I have been a Gemini user for now more than 10 years. I have used most of its instruments, both in […]
