AstroSeminar: Prof. Catherine Espaillat (Boston University), “Multiwavelength Accretion Variability in Young Stellar Objects”
The department seminar next week (Wed 10th of Feb) will be delivered by Prof. Catherine C. Espaillat (Boston University), at usual time (3.00 pm). Please find below title and abstract of the seminar. If you did not receive the invitation on Teams please send an me email (er198[at]leicester.ac.uk). Title: Multiwavelength Accretion Variability in Young Stellar […]
PlanetarySeminar: Python tutorial for space physics
Later this month, on Wednesday January 27, Dr Angeline Burrell will be presenting a virtual seminar titled “Python tutorial for space physics”. The seminar will be held over Teams at 14:00 (click here to join). Please see below for her abstract. Abstract: Python is a free and open source programming language that is very useful […]
PlanetarySeminar: Magnetosphere-ionosphere Coupling at Saturn and Jupiter
Dr. Gabby Provan, a planetary researcher in the School of Physics and Astronomy, joined the MIST team (Magnetosphere, Ionosphere and Solar-Terrestrial) to discuss the latest findings from Jupiter and Saturn. Abstract: The gas giants Jupiter and Saturn are both rapid rotators, with active volcanic moons and complicated ring systems. Their magnetospheres are driven both by […]
AstroSeminar: How can we observe forming planets and their surroundings?
Tomorrow (13th Jan) the Wednesday seminar will be delivered by Prof. Judit Szulagyi (ETH, Zurich) at usual time (3pm). Please find below title and abstract of the talk. Members of the School of Physics and Astronomy who did not receive the link via email can send an email to er198[at]leicester.ac.uk to receive the link. Title: How can […]
PlanetarySeminar: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Martian Magnetotail
Dr Gina DiBraccio from NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre will be presenting a virtual seminar titled: “Unraveling the Mysteries of the Martian Magnetotail”. The seminar will be held over Microsoft Teams (here) at 14:00 on Wednesday 17th of February 2021. Please see below for her talk abstract. Abstract: The Martian magnetotail is a lively environment, […]
PhysUoL Live: Next Big Thing in Astro
The Physics Community Team is delighted to invite all members of the School to the first PhysUoL Live discussion event, this Friday November 27th at 4pm. This will be the first in a series of live Q&A sessions hosted via Microsoft Teams, allowing students and staff to get up to speed with the latest scientific […]
Royal Aeronautical Engineering Society webinar: UK as a Global Space Power
The Royal Aeronautical Engineering Society is hosting a webinar with a panel including Leicester’s Professor John Remedios, discussing the UK as a global space power. Have you noticed the increasing presence of space in UK news? That’s not just because space is exciting (although it is!), it’s not just because the BBC loves space stories […]
PlanetarySeminar: Geometry of Jupiter’s Magnetic Field & observability of Decameter Radiation in the Juno era
At 16:00 on Wednesday 11th November 2020, Dr Yasmina Martos from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center will be presenting a virtual seminar titled: “Geometry of Jupiter’s Magnetic Field & observability of Decameter Radiation in the Juno era”. This seminar will be available via Teams. Title: Geometry of Jupiter’s Magnetic Field & observability of Decameter Radiation […]
AstroSeminar: Disc eccentricity driving type I and type II outbursts in Be/X-ray binaries
This week (28th Oct) the virtual Wednesday talk will be delivered by Dr. Alessia Franchini (Università Milano-Bicocca), who will present “Disc eccentricity driving type I and type II outbursts in Be/X-ray binaries”. Members of the School can access this seminar via Microsoft Teams Title : Disc eccentricity driving type I and type II outbursts in Be/X-ray binaries. […]
PlanetarySeminar: Giant Planets in the Thermal Infrared
Dr. Leigh Fletcher gave a lecture at the Thermal Infrared Astronomy Workshop sponsored by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in October 2020, highlighting the planetary atmospheres research at the University of Leicester. Mid-infrared imaging and spectroscopy provides a powerful diagnostic of the atmospheric conditions on the giant planets of our Solar System, from their churning […]
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