2020
Postdoc jamboree
2:00–4:00 pm Zoom Room
Join us for the traditional “Postdoc Jamboree” on 12/09 from 2:30pm-4:30pm and 12/11 from 2pm-4pm.
This will be a perfect opportunity to get to know our amazing group of postdocs, a bit about their science and hobbies.
Open Group Seminar: Nandita Khetan (Gran Sasso Science Institute)
1:30–2:30 pm Zoom room
Nandita Khetan, Gran Sasso Science Institute, “A new measurement of the Hubble constant using Type Ia supernovae calibrated with surface brightness fluctuations”
KICP Seminar: Christina Gao (Fermilab)
12:00–1:00 pm Zoom room
Christina Gao, Fermilab, “Axion Searches with two Superconducting Radio Frequency Cavities”
Space Week 2020: Fiona Harrison, CalTech
12:00–1:00 pm Webinar
Fiona Harrison, CalTech, “Technology Development for NASA Flagship Missions, Challenges and Opportunities”
KICP Postdoc jamboree
2:30–4:30 pm Zoom room
Join us for the traditional “Postdoc Jamboree” on 12/09 from 2:30pm-4:30pm and 12/11 from 2pm-4pm.
This will be a perfect opportunity to get to know our amazing group of postdocs, a bit about their science and hobbies.
Space Week 2020: Kerri Cahoy (MIT)
12:00–1:00 pm Webinar
Kerri Cahoy, MIT, “Frontiers in CubeSat Sensing, Communications, and Astronomy”
Tuesday Lunch Seminar: Yuaguang Chen (Caltech) & Carl Fields (Michigan State University)
12:00–1:00 pm Zoom
Yuaguang Chen (Caltech): Characterizing H I in CGM from Both Emission and Absorption
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Carl Fields (Michigan State University): Multidimensional Progenitor Models For Core-collapse Supernovae
Space Week 2020: Tony Ricco (NASA/Ames)
12:00–1:00 pm Webinar
Tony Ricco, NASA/Ames, “Life in Space: Microfluidic Systems Enable the Study of Terrestrial Microbes in Space and the Search for Life on the Solar System’s Icy Worlds”
Space Week 2020: Paulo Lozano (MIT)
12:00–1:00 pm Webinar
Paulo Lozano, MIT, “Fundamentals and Applications of Spacecraft Propulsion Based on Electrospray Ion Beam Sources”
College Reading Period
Through December 7, 2020