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- Astrophysics Colloquium: NO COLLOQUIUM TODAY
2/14/2012, 4:00 pm - CTA Theoretical Astrophysics and General Relativity Seminar: "Probing Gravity with Large-Scale Structure" - Fabian Schmidt (Caltech)
2/15/2012, 12:00 pm - Physics Colloquium "Micromechanics: A new quantum technology"
2/15/2012, 3:30 pm - CTA Theoretical Astrophysics and General Relativity Seminar
2/22/2012, 12:00 pm - Physics Colloquium
2/22/2012, 3:30 pm
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Orion in Gas, Dust, and Stars
Star of the Week
SotW 02/03/2012: 40 Persei
Many are the treasures of Perseus, the Hero who slew the Sea Monster in the rescue of Andromeda. One of them is fifth magnitude 40 Persei, a hot class B hydrogen-fusing dwarf known best by its Flamsteed number. The star's other popular name, "o" Persei (lower case Roman "oh", the Roman letters used by Bayer after he ran out of Greek ones) probably should not be used, as the letter is prone to confusion with Greek "omicron." ... Full Details
OPEN FAculty Position
The Department of Physics invites applicants for a full-time tenured and tenure-track position in theoretical astrophysics, with an emphasis on gravitation physics or cosmology. Please contact Margie Gamel at 217-333-3762 or mgamel@illinois.edu for further inquiries or questions.
News
Paul Ricker Named 2012-13 CAS Faculty Associate
The Astronomy Department congratulates Associate Professor of Astronomy Paul Ricker for being selected as a Center for Advanced Study (CAS) Associate in the 2012-13 academic year. Each year, Illinois faculty are invited to submit proposals for consideration by the CAS. Faculty members with winning proposals are appointed Associates and Fellows and awarded one semester of release time to pursue their projects in the coming academic year. ... Full Details
Astronomers look to neighboring galaxy for star formation insight
An international team of astronomers, led by University of Illinois astronomy professor Tony Wong, has mapped in detail the star-birthing regions of the nearest star-forming galaxy to our own, a step toward understanding the conditions surrounding star creation. The researchers published their findings in the December issue of the Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. ... Full Details
Jim Kaler Talks About The Winter Sky with WILL-AM
On Monday, November 28, Professor Emeritus of Astronomy James B. Kaler sat down for an interview with WILL-AM's Focus program to talk about the winter sky. If you missed the interview and audience Q&A live, you can listen to it on the internet at WILL-AM on the web. ... Full Details