News and Events
Special Colloquia of Faculty Research on Thursday 9/12 in LGRT 1033
Refreshments at 3:45 and talks at 4pm
Butcher, Z., Dissertation Defense, "The Bivariate Luminosity - HI Distribution Function of Galaxies"
Please join us Wednesday, August 28, at 5:30PM for Zhon Butcher's Dissertation Defense, "The Bivariate Luminosity - HI Distribution Function of Galaxies" in LGRT 533. There will be a small reception in after the event.
Save the date for our fall Meet & Greet! You're invited to join us Friday, September 13, from 12-2pm in LGRT 1033, for some delicious pizza (including gluten free slices). Stop by to welcome our new faculty, staff, postdocs, and students.
12:00, Monday, August 19
Room 533, Lederle Graduate Reserch Tower
Signatures of strong-field gravity accretion: Relativistic~effects in spectra and polarization from black-hole accretion discs
Speaker: Dr. Cristina Chiappini, Astrophysics Institute Potsdam, Berlin (Germany)
Time: Friday July 26, 12:00 noon
Room: LGRT 533 (New Conference Room)
The public is invited to observe sunrise and sunset of the longest day of the year among the standing stones of the UMass Amherst Sunwheel on Friday June 21 at 5:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. UMass Amherst astronomer Stephen Schneider will explain the astronomical cause of the solstice at the hour-long gatherings and answer questions.
More info: www.umass.edu/sunwheel/pages/gatherings.html
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/380421392601595/
Please contact Janet Lathrop with any questions: 413/545-2989; jlathrop@umass.edu
Please join us Wednesday, June 12, at 1:00PM for Brandt Gaches’ Dissertation Defense, “The Impact of Protostellar Feedback on Astrochemistry” in LGRT 1033. There will be a small reception in after the event.
Congratulations to our colleague Robert Gutermuth on his promotion to Associate Research Professor!
We are excited to welcome this year's undergrad FCAD summer research assistants. The program officially starts Monday 5/20, with a welcoming reception at 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. in the new lounge (Lederle Tower 531)
We are offering three asynchronous, online summer courses, beginning Monday, May 20 to Friday, June 28th.
- ASTRON 100: Exploring the Universe, 4 Credits
- ASTRON 101:The Solar System, 4 Credits
- CANCELLED ASTRON 330: Topics In Astrophysics, 3 Credits
