D I R A C I n s t i t u t e
Data Intensive Research in Astrophysics and Cosmology at the University of Washington
Category: Talks & News
2018-12-11 Seminar: Benjamin Pope
When: December 11, 2018 @ 12:00pm Where: PAB, B305, 3rd floor The Brightest Stars in Kepler and K2 The Kepler mission and its continuation as K2 have revolutionized both the study of exoplanets and of stellar astrophysics, providing high-precision light curves of hundreds…
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When: November 30, 2018 @ 11:00am Where: PAB, WRF Data Science Studio, 6th floor, seminar room (C607) Prof. Barmby is an Associate Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. Her Friday 11am talk will be on “Two tales…
Read More2018-11-13 Lunch Talk: Daniela Huppenkothen
When: November 13, 2018 @ 12:00pm Where: PAB, Astronomy Department, B305 What is Data-Intensive Astronomy, Anyway (and Why Should I Care)? Across almost all scientific disciplines, the instruments that record our experimental data and the methods required for storage and data…
Read More2018-11-09 Seminar: Sjoert van Velzen
When: November 9, 2018 @ 11:00am Where: PAB, WRF Data Science Studio, 6th floor, seminar room (C607) Sjoert van Velzen is James Arthur Postdoctoral Fellow at the CCPP, NYU. He also has a partial affiliation at UMD, where he works with the exciting data from…
Read MoreDIRAC Postdoctoral Fellow Positions
We invite applications for up to two DIRAC Research Associates in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Washington. These 3-year positions are available to promising, early-career researchers who Are interested in working on scientific research that complements or…
Read MoreQuanta Magazine’s Interview with Prof. Mario Juric
Prepping for a Flood of Heavenly Bodies
Just as mathematics transformed physics from a philosophy into a science, data and computation are transforming science today, says Mario Jurić. He’s leading the push to get astronomy ready for the torrents of data that are about to flow.
2018-10-29 Seminar: Michael Koss
When: October 29, 2018 @ 12:30pm Where: PAB, WRF Data Science Studio, 6th floor Dr. Michael Koss is currently funded through NASA satellite grants and resides in Kirkland, Washington. Prior to this he was an Ambition fellow in Zurich,…
Read More2018-10-25 Astronomy Colloquium: Stephen Portillo
When: October 25, 2018 @ 4:00pm Where: PAA A102, with refreshments at 3:45PM This week’s colloquium speaker is our own Stephen Portillo. Counting Stars: Developing Probabilistic Cataloging for Crowded Fields The depth of next generation surveys poses a great data…
Read More2018-10-23 Seminar: Kathryn McKeough
When: October 23, 2018 @ 12:00pm Where: PAB, WRF Data Science Studio, 6th floor, Seminar Room DIRAC is pleased to welcome Katy McKeough as a visitor next week. Katy is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Statistics at Harvard University. She does research…
Read MoreEstimating the Milky Way’s Mass via Hierarchical Bayes: A Blind Test on MUGS2 Simulated Galaxies
Published in the Astrophysical Journal, by DIRAC Researcher, Gwendolyn Eadie.
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