Summer Student Talks

Casey Lam

Thursday, June 26, 2025 - 01:00pm

Finding quiet black holes in the Milky Way

Although they sound like science fiction, black holes are real---they are formed from the deaths of massive stars. In fact, there are expected to be 100 million of them in our Milky Way alone! Astronomers are interested in studying these stellar-mass black holes, but how can you study something that, by definition, is not visible? I'll talk about some of the ways we can find and learn about these elusive objects.

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Ana Bonoca

Thursday, July 10, 2025 - 01:00pm

How to Catch a Dark Matter Clump (Without Ever Seeing It)

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Luke Bouma

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 - 01:00pm

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Jack Piotrowski

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 - 01:30pm

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Mandy Chen

Thursday, July 31, 2025 - 01:00pm

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Nicole Sanchez

Tuesday, August 5, 2025 - 01:00pm

Galaxies, Supermassive Black Holes, & the Circumgalactic Medium

In this talk, Nicole will discuss the theory of galaxy evolution and how we use computer simulations of the universe to understand the way that galaxies grow and evolve. Objects like supermassive black holes and stars play a role in the shaping of galaxies and she will discuss the way that different components of galaxies like the stellar disk and the gas halo respond to the energetic phenomenon that impact galaxies throughout their lives. 

 

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Jason Williams

Thursday, August 14, 2025 - 01:00pm

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