D I R A C I n s t i t u t e
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Monthly Archives: December 2017
DIRAC Postdoctoral Positions
The DIRAC Institute in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Washington is seeking applicants with a strong research record in the development of statistical techniques or algorithms for analyzing large astrophysical data sets for two postdoctoral positions. AstroML:…
Read MoreDIRAC Fellowship Positions
We invite applications for up to three DIRAC Postdoctoral Fellows in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Washington. These 3-year DIRAC Fellowships are available to promising, early career researchers interested in the application of novel statistical and computational…
Read More2017-12-13 Brown Bag: R. Michael Rich, UCLA
When: December 13, 2017 @12:00-1:00pm Where: B305 (PAB) The Halos and Environments of Nearby Galaxies (HERON) survey We have used a dedicated 0.7m telescope to image 123 galaxies in the Local Volume to ~ 30 mag/sq arcsec. We find a…
Read MoreVisitors: R. Michael Rich, UCLA
December 13th-15th, 2017. Michael Rich is research astronomer at the UCLA. He works on the subject of “Galactic archeology” – the ages, chemistry, kinematics, and structure of stellar populations at the present epoch (the “fossil record”) as a constraint and…
Read MoreVisitors: Danny Goldstein
December 11th – 12th, 2017. Danny Goldstein is a fifth-year graduate student in the Astronomy Department at UC Berkeley. His work focuses on strongly lensed supernovae. You can find his CV here.
Read More2017-12-11 Lunch Seminar: Danny Goldstein
When: December 11, 2017 @1:30-2:30pm Where: WRF Data Science Studio, The Seminar Room Strongly Lensed Supernovae In 1964, Norwegian astronomer Sjur Refsdal showed that time delays between the multiple images of strongly lensed supernovae (LSNe) could be used to measure the Hubble…
Read MoreDIRAC Researchers Observe 1I/’Oumuamua
UW/B612 Asteroid Institute researchers measure the rotation period and shape of the first interstellar asteroid.
Read MoreVisitors: Petar Zečević
December 4th-22nd, 2017. Talk: Image Processing & Databases Petar Zečević is a PhD student from University of Zagreb, Croatia. He has been working in the software industry for more than 15 years, as a full-stack developer, consultant, analyst, and…
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