JAC Speakers 2003-2004

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Month Day Speaker Title Host Abstract

Oct 9 Eduardo Martin Brown dwarfs and superplanets in young clusters and associations ESO N/A

Oct 16 Bruzual Population Synthesis of Galaxies at the Resolution of 2003 MPA N/A

Oct 23 Lyman Page WMAP MPA N/A

Oct 30 Pierre Cox Gas and Dust in High-z QSOs MPE

Nov 6 Shude Mao Gravitational Microlensing MPA N/A

Nov 13 Greg Bryan Formation of the first stars in the Universe MPA N/A

Nov 20 George Jacoby Deriving Properties of Nearby Galaxies With the WIYN Telescope ESO

Nov 27 Craig Sarazin X-ray observations of galaxy clusters MPE N/A

Dec 4 Andi Burkert The internal structure and origin of elliptical galaxies MPA N/A

Dec 11 Rodrigo Ibata Panoramic surveys of the Milky Way and Andromeda ESO

Dec 18 Andrew King The Brightest Black Holes: ULXs, Quasars, and Galaxy Formation MPA N/A

Jan 15 Jochen Greiner The emission geometry and energetics of gamma-ray bursts MPE N/A

Jan 22 Alyssa Goodman Admitting Dynamical Star Formation ESO N/A

Jan 29 George Pavlov X-ray and optical radiation from isolated neutron stars MPA N/A

Feb 5 Jean Brodie Faint Fuzzy Star Clusters in Lenticular Galaxies USM

Feb 12 Tom Broadhurst Strong lensing analysis of massive clusters from deep ACS images and VLT spectroscopy ESO

Feb 19 Rupert Croft Structure in the Intergalactic Medium MPA N/A

Feb 26 Brian Schmidt Exploring the Universe with Exploding Stars MPA N/A

Mar 4 Stirling Colgate The Magnetized Universe MPA N/A

Mar 11 Piero Rosati A Multi-wavelength Study of the Most Distant Galaxy Clusters ESO N/A

Mar 18 Matthew Bate The formation of stellar clusters in turbulent molecular clouds USM N/A

Mar 25 Ellen Zweibel Magnetic fields in the dynamics of the interstellar medium USM N/A

Apr 1 Georges Meynet Rotation and mixing in massive stars: impacts on evolution and nucleosynthesis ESO

Apr 15 Arthur Wolfe CII^* Absorption in Damped Lyman alpha Systems: A New Window on the Star Formation History of Galaxies ESO

Apr 22 Vanesssa Hill Probing the early Galactic evolution with abundances in Extremely Metal Poor Stars ESO

Apr 29 Ben Moore Simulating the Universe USM

May 6 Chuck Steidel Star-Forming Galaxies and the IGM in the z=1.5-2.5 `Redshift Desert' MPA N/A

May 13 David Spergel WMAP and Beyond MPA

May 27 Eliot Quataert Accretion onto the Massive Black Hole in the Galactic Center MPE N/A

Jun 3 Sami Solanki How is the Sun's magnetic field related to Einstein and our climate? MPA N/A

Jun 17 Simon Lilly The formation and evolution of galaxies ESO

Jun 24 Jacqueline van Gorkom A neutral hydrogen survey of clusters in the local universe ESO

Jul 1 Hagai Netzer Growing Black Holes and Disappearing Narrow Line Regions at High Redshift ESO

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Previous Years: 2002-2003 2000-2001 2001-2002

Month	Day	Speaker	Title	Host	Abstract
Oct	9	Eduardo Martin	Brown dwarfs and superplanets in young clusters and associations	ESO	N/A
Oct	16	Bruzual	Population Synthesis of Galaxies at the Resolution of 2003	MPA	N/A
Oct	23	Lyman Page	WMAP	MPA	N/A
Oct	30	Pierre Cox	Gas and Dust in High-z QSOs	MPE
Nov	6	Shude Mao	Gravitational Microlensing	MPA	N/A
Nov	13	Greg Bryan	Formation of the first stars in the Universe	MPA	N/A
Nov	20	George Jacoby	Deriving Properties of Nearby Galaxies With the WIYN Telescope	ESO
Nov	27	Craig Sarazin	X-ray observations of galaxy clusters	MPE	N/A
Dec	4	Andi Burkert	The internal structure and origin of elliptical galaxies	MPA	N/A
Dec	11	Rodrigo Ibata	Panoramic surveys of the Milky Way and Andromeda	ESO
Dec	18	Andrew King	The Brightest Black Holes: ULXs, Quasars, and Galaxy Formation	MPA	N/A
Jan	15	Jochen Greiner	The emission geometry and energetics of gamma-ray bursts	MPE	N/A
Jan	22	Alyssa Goodman	Admitting Dynamical Star Formation	ESO	N/A
Jan	29	George Pavlov	X-ray and optical radiation from isolated neutron stars	MPA	N/A
Feb	5	Jean Brodie	Faint Fuzzy Star Clusters in Lenticular Galaxies	USM
Feb	12	Tom Broadhurst	Strong lensing analysis of massive clusters from deep ACS images and VLT spectroscopy	ESO
Feb	19	Rupert Croft	Structure in the Intergalactic Medium	MPA	N/A
Feb	26	Brian Schmidt	Exploring the Universe with Exploding Stars	MPA	N/A
Mar	4	Stirling Colgate	The Magnetized Universe	MPA	N/A
Mar	11	Piero Rosati	A Multi-wavelength Study of the Most Distant Galaxy Clusters	ESO	N/A
Mar	18	Matthew Bate	The formation of stellar clusters in turbulent molecular clouds	USM	N/A
Mar	25	Ellen Zweibel	Magnetic fields in the dynamics of the interstellar medium	USM	N/A
Apr	1	Georges Meynet	Rotation and mixing in massive stars: impacts on evolution and nucleosynthesis	ESO
Apr	15	Arthur Wolfe	CII^* Absorption in Damped Lyman alpha Systems: A New Window on the Star Formation History of Galaxies	ESO
Apr	22	Vanesssa Hill	Probing the early Galactic evolution with abundances in Extremely Metal Poor Stars	ESO
Apr	29	Ben Moore	Simulating the Universe	USM
May	6	Chuck Steidel	Star-Forming Galaxies and the IGM in the z=1.5-2.5 `Redshift Desert'	MPA	N/A
May	13	David Spergel	WMAP and Beyond	MPA
May	27	Eliot Quataert	Accretion onto the Massive Black Hole in the Galactic Center	MPE	N/A
Jun	3	Sami Solanki	How is the Sun's magnetic field related to Einstein and our climate?	MPA	N/A
Jun	17	Simon Lilly	The formation and evolution of galaxies	ESO
Jun	24	Jacqueline van Gorkom	A neutral hydrogen survey of clusters in the local universe	ESO
Jul	1	Hagai Netzer	Growing Black Holes and Disappearing Narrow Line Regions at High Redshift	ESO