Dr. Luca Matrà Center for Astrophysics, Harvard-Smithsonian, USA Exocometary Science Abstract: Exocomets are icy bodies in extrasolar planetary systems, detected through the gas and dust they release as they collide and grind down within their natal belts, or… Read More
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Posted: 7th September 2020 by Simon Purser
2020-09-15, 15:00: Prof Cornelis Dullemond (Universität Heidelberg)
Prof. Cornelis Dullemond Universität Heidelberg, Germany Interpreting the ALMA continuum images of protoplanetary disks Abstract: In recent years a large number of high-resolution ALMA images of protoplanetary disks were published. It is striking how cleanly structured these disks… Read More
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Last Updated: 7th September 2020 by Simon Purser
2020-09-09, 15:00: Dr. Donna Rodgers-Lee (Trinity College Dublin)
Dr. Donna Rodgers-Lee Trinity College Dublin, Ireland The intensity of stellar and Galactic cosmic rays at the young Earth and young exoplanets Abstract: Cosmic rays may have contributed to the start of life on Earth. Cosmic rays can… Read More
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Last Updated: 22nd July 2020 by Simon Purser
2020-07-29, 16:00: Dr. Kiri Wagstaff (NASA JPL)
Dr. Kiri Wagstaff Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, USA Machine Learning for Discovery in Radio and Optical Astronomy Investigations Abstract: Machine learning provides the ability to quickly sift through large data sets to identify observations… Read More
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Posted: 9th June 2020 by Simon Purser
2020-07-15, 15:00: Dr. K. Forbes (Catholic University of America)
Dr. Kevin Forbes Catholic University of America, USA Geomagnetic Activity and the Challenge to Electric Power Reliability during Solar Cycle 23: Evidence from the Netherlands Abstract: A clear demonstration that solar activity can give rise to geomagnetic storms… Read More
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Posted: 9th June 2020 by Simon Purser
2020-07-07, 16:00: Dr. S. McIntosh (NCAR)
Dr. Scott McIntosh National Center For Atmospheric Research, University Corporation For Atmospheric Research, USA A New ‘Clock’ for the Sun – What does Sunspot Cycle 25 Hold? Abstract: The Sun’s variability is controlled by the progression and interaction… Read More
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Posted: 9th June 2020 by Simon Purser
2020-06-24, 15:00: Dr. Léa Griton (IRAP)
Dr. Léa Griton L’Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie, Université Paul Sabatier de Toulouse and CNRS, France TBD Abstract: TBD
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Posted: 9th June 2020 by Simon Purser
2020-06-17, 14:00: Dr. L. Matrà (CfA, Harvard-Smithsonian)
Dr. Luca Matrà Center for Astrophysics, Harvard-Smithsonian, USA Exocometary Science Abstract: Exocomets are icy bodies in extrasolar planetary systems, detected through the gas and dust they release as they collide and grind down within their natal belts, or… Read More
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Posted: 12th May 2020 by Simon Purser
2020-05-22, 14:30: Dr. L. Podio (INAF)
Dr. Linda Podio INAF, Italy The chemical content of planet-forming discs: Towards a comparison with the Outer Solar System objects and exoplanets Abstract: How have planets formed in the Solar System? And what chemical composition they inherited from… Read More
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Posted: 12th May 2020 by Simon Purser
2020-05-19, 15:00: Prof. H. Arce (Yale University)
Prof. Héctor Arce Yale University, USA Feedback from young stars and its impact over a wide rage of scales – from molecular clouds to protoplanetary disks. Abstract: Star formation is a multi-scale process. Star-forming clouds in our galaxy… Read More
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Last Updated: 12th May 2020 by Simon Purser
2020-05-12, 15:00: Dr. P. Pinilla (MPIA)
Dr. Paola Pinilla MPIA, Germany Mdust-Mstar & Rdust-Mstar Relations in Protoplanetary Disks: Models vs. Observations Abstract: Demographic surveys of protoplanetary disks, in particular with ALMA, have provided access to a large range of disk dust masses and radii… Read More
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The @IrishResearch Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowships call is now OPEN! Deadline for applications 19 November. Also includes a Social Enterprise Impact Fellowship in partnership with @deptRCD research.ie/funding/goipd/… #LoveIrishResearch #LovePostdocs Retweeted by DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics
.@petertgallagher says SETI might be a "moon-landing moment for the next generation" - having worked with undergraduate interns Aoife Brennan and Charlie Giese this summer we very much agree: lofar.ie/astrolands-int… youtu.be/yv3ZH6C55H8?t=… youtube.com/watch?v=yv3ZH6… twitter.com/I_LOFAR/status… Retweeted by DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics
Join us tomorrow for a virtual @CultureNight! @petertgallagher will tour the observatory, then hear all about star formation with Simon Purser, planets in our solar system with @cm_jackman, and nebulae with @jm_astro! Register here: dias.ie/dunsinkculture… Retweeted by DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics
Excited to be a part of #RASPoster2020 showcasing the work I've been doing as part of my PhD! @IrishResearch @tcdastro @DIASAstronomy Check it out on ras.ac.uk/poster-contest… Retweeted by DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics
This is a cover image from @AandA_journal May 2019, from paper led by @DIASAstronomy PhD student @sam_green93 using @pion_code to study the Bubble Nebula: doi.org/10.1051/0004-6… aanda.org/articles/aa/ab… twitter.com/ichec/status/1… Retweeted by DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics
Congratulations @jm_astro and team @DIAS_Dublin on joining the @EuroCC_project Academic Flagship. We are looking forward to working with you on 3D Simulations of Nebulae Around Massive Stars! 🔭📰 zcu.io/iRo9 Retweeted by DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics
Register now for the free RIA 2020 Hamilton Lecture by Fields Medallist Prof Terence Tao on 'The cosmic distance ladder' online on 16 October at 4pm. Participants are encouraged to submit questions in advance bit.ly/riaTTao Supported by @ibec_irl #MathsWeek #STEM #Maths Retweeted by DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics
Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme now open for applications. We do research on solar physics, space weather, star formation, high energy astrophysics, computational astrophysics and planetary magnetospheres dias.ie/cp-geophysics/… research.ie/funding/goipg/
58 of us listening to @cm_jackman this afternoon discussing some of the challenges (and opportunities) posed by solar system data sets. #planetaryscience #MachineLearning #remotelearning @scienceirel @ICTSkillnet @SkillnetIreland Retweeted by DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics
I'm excited to speak at this Foundations of Data Science CRT event tomorrow - a lecture covering key aspects of Machine Learning in our Solar System, then a 2-hour fully interactive workshop where students can classify some ionospheric data twitter.com/data_science_i… Retweeted by DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics
Great news - our Festival partners @DIAS_Dublin have released more tickets for their talks at #HistFest2020 twitter.com/DIAS_Dublin/st… Retweeted by DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics
Looking forward to all the high-energy talks in this session, including by @IrishResearch postdoc @davit_zargaryan and just-finished-his-undergraduate-studies @j_alexander_98 from our group! #DIASdiscovers twitter.com/cfar_dcu/statu… Retweeted by DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics
On this sunny Friday morning in #inam2020 we start closer to home with "Solar physics and solar system dynamics". Invited talk is on "Space weather at the gas giants" by @cm_jackman Chaired by @petertgallagher . @dcufsh @dcumaths @dcuphysics Retweeted by DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics
Great to see three @DIASAstronomy members giving talks in the #INAM2020 Star Formation and Stellar Evolution session this afternoon. Lots more in tomorrow’s sessions too- we are looking forward to it!
Robert Brose, new @IrishResearch postdoc in our group @DIASAstronomy, is about to talk at #INAM2020 about some results from his PhD @desy @unipotsdam during the past few years. Retweeted by DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics
Welcome @jeremyrigney, the 1st PhD student to be based at Dunsink for many years. Jeremy will be studying flaring stars with @LOFAR, in a collaboration @DIASAstronomy & @ArmaghPlanet. Great to welcome a former @I_LOFAR intern, @ucd_physics graduate and Offaly man to Dunsink! Retweeted by DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics
#Onthisday 2 September 1865 – Death of poet, mathematician, and Director of @DIASDunsink, Sir William Rowan Hamilton. 1/2 Retweeted by DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics
We're delighted that @DIASAstronomy have some fantastic talks in #Histfest2020, including the world-renowned Jocelyn Bell Burnell dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/events/the-las… Great to work with @petertgallagher again! 2/2 Retweeted by DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics
The DIAS led discovery on the formation of new stars, receives lots of media attention today. irishtimes.com/news/ireland/i… independent.ie/irish-news/iri… Retweeted by DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics
How stellar babies get their food😋: using @maxplanckpress built #GRAVITY super-telescope at @ESO, astronomers have observed a toddler star - merely a few million years old😉 - feeding from its surrounding disk mpe.mpg.de/7485655/news20… @DIASAstronomy @mpi_astro @UCD_physics Retweeted by DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics