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Astronomy 734/735/736: Astronomy Seminars

We offer a variety of seminar courses each year. These courses have numbers ASTR 734, 735, and 736; most are worth one or two credits. Some are repeated at semi-regular intervals, others are one-time events. The following subjects have been presented since 1992.

1992

  • Lithium, Beryllium & Boron: Ann Boesgaard
  • Submillimeter Astronomy: David Sanders

1993

  • Digital Image Processing: Jim Heasley
  • X-ray Astronomy: Pat Henry

1994

  • CCDs and Infrared Arrays: Klaus Hodapp/Gerry Luppino
  • High Resolution in Optical Astronomy: Francois Roddier/Malcolm Northcott
  • Numerical Stellar Dynamics: Josh Barnes

1995

  • Active Galaxy Nuclei: Alan Stockton
  • Star Formation: Tom Greene/John Rayner

1996

  • Observational Cosmology: Brent Tully
  • The Outer Solar System: Dave Jewitt
  • Submillimeter Astronomy: David Sanders

1997

  • Fundamentals of Astrophysics: Nick Kaiser
  • QSO Absorption Lines: Len Cowie
  • X-ray Astronomy: Pat Henry

1998

  • Astroparticle Physics: John Learned
  • Judgment in Research: John Kormendy
  • Stellar Populations: Jim Heasley
  • The Black Hole Paradigm of AGN Activity: John Kormendy

1999

  • The Formation of Galaxies: Len Cowie
  • General Relativity: Jeff Kuhn
  • Gravitational Lensing: John Tonry
  • Starbursts in Galaxies: Bob Joseph

2000

  • Submillimeter Astronomy: David Sanders
  • Star Formation: George Herbig

2001

  • General Relativity: Jeff Kuhn
  • Active Galaxy Nuclei: Alan Stockton
  • Planetary Atmospheres: Toby Owen
  • Scientific Writing: Steve Miller
  • Topics in Extragalactic Astronomy: Len Cowie

2002

  • Astrophysics of AGNs: Ken Chambers
  • Topics in Stellar Atmospheres: Rolf Kudritzki
  • Astronomical Instrumentation: Klaus Hodapp
  • Star Formation: Bo Reipurth
  • Cosmology Up Close: Brent Tully
 

2003

  • Field Theory for Astronomers: Nick Kaiser
  • Celestial Mechanics: Jim Heasley
  • Submillimeter Astronomy: Jonathan Williams
  • Solar Astronomy: Jeff Kuhn
  • Binary Stars: Bo Reipurth

2004

  • Imaging Systems: Christ Ftaclas
  • X-ray Astronomy: Pat Henry
  • Astrobiology: Karen Meech
  • Pan STARRS: Ken Chambers

2005

  • Extragalactic Star Formation: Nick Scoville
  • Computational Astronomy: Istvan Szapudi
  • Astroparticle Physics: John Learned
  • Astronomical Instrumentation: Klaus Hodapp
  • Astrobiology: Karen Meech
  • Solar Wind: Shadia Habbal

2006

  • Astronomical Data Processing: Gene Magnier
  • Astronomical Polarimetry: Haosheng Lin
  • Planetary Dynamics: Nader Haghighipour
  • Field Theory: Nick Kaiser
  • Solar Astronomy: Shadia Habbal
  • Early Universe Physics: Andrew Liddle

2007

  • Origin & Evolution of the Elements: Ann Boesgaard
  • Planet Formation: Joan Najita
  • Formation of Massive Galaxies: Arjun Dey
  • Planetary Dynamics: Nader Haghighipour
  • Astronomical Instrumentation: Klaus Hodapp

2008

  • Binary Stars: Bo Reipurth
  • Order of Magnitude Astronomy: Dave Jewitt
  • Astronomical Databases: Jim Heasley
  • Physics of the Innermost Heliosphere: Shadia Habbal

2009

  • Order of Magnitude Astronomy: Dave Jewitt
  • Early Galaxy Formation: Len Cowie/Esther Hu
  • Astrochemistry: Ralf Kaiser
  • The Sun: Core to Corona: Jeff Kuhn
  • Field Theory for Astronomers Nick Kaiser
  • Astronomical Instrumentation: Klaus Hodapp
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