Presentations
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Ground-Based Starshades
2018.07.13
A study of Starshades for Ground-Based Telescopes, by John Mather and Eliad Peretz. July 10, 2018.
HIRMES - Probing the Inner Secrets of Protoplanetary Systems - and that's not all!
2018.02.06
Dr. Samuel H. Moseley, Senior Astrophysicist at GSFC, presented a Maniac lecture entitled, "HIRMES - Probing the Inner Secrets of Protoplanetary Systems - and that's not all!" Over the last three years, Harvey and team have been developing the HIRMES (High Resolution Mid-Infrared Spectrometer) instrument to probe the inner secrets of protoplanetary disk, where the solids materials, on a very short time scale, are separated from the gas to allow the coalescence of planets. In this lecture, he talked about how they have designed this cool (cold?) instrument that enables the exploration of the formation of planetary systems such as our own solar system. Harvey described the science program, instrument design, and provided a status report on HIRMES. They plan to be ready for the first commissioning flights in spring of 2019, so it is not too early to explore the possibilities that HIRMES will enable. And more importantly, Harvey talked about his own journey and shared some wisdom gathered over the years, especially with colleagues who are just starting out.
Gravitational Waves: The New Astronomy - A Special Seminar
2017.02.06
Gravitational Wave Astronomy with Ground-based Detectors
- Gabriele Gonzalez (LIGO spokesperson/Louisiana State University)
LISA Pathfinder and the Rad to Space-based Observatories
- Paul McNamara (LISA Pathfinder Project Scientist/ESTEC)
LISA and the Roles for the US and NASA
- Ira Thorpe (NASA L3 Study Scientist/NASA Goddard)
Slides and video of the seminar can be found at:
https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/660/multimedia/grav_waves/
How I Planned to Travel to Space and Got to Study It Instead: A Personal Journey Through Six Different Countries in a Changing World
2016.10.21
Dr. Alexander "Sasha" Kashlinsky, an astronomer/cosmologist working at NASA Goddard presented a Maniac lecture entitled, "How I Planned to Travel to Space and Got to Study It Instead: a personal journey through 6 different countries in a changing world." Sasha was born in the former Soviet Union, just as the space era got underway with the Sputnick launch. He traced his journey back to those days of Sputnick, and walked the audience through different stages of his life and career, including his interactions with Lord Martin Rees, one of the world's most eminent astronomer and John Mather, a Nobel Prize in Physics winner.
Adventures in Astrophysics
2015.10.06
Astrophysicist Neil Gehrels presented a Maniac lecture entitled "Adventures in Astrophysics." Neil shared his passion and adventures in astrophysics, which traces back to his astronomer father, his physicist wife, a life-long career at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and good mentors.
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