Seminars and Events

Boise State University Department of Physics

Department of Physics, First Friday Astronomy

Events

We invite you to join us for our First Friday Astronomy Event – which will be online this month.

Friday, April 3, 2020, 7:30pm
Professor Devon Burr from Astronomy and Planetary Sciences at Northern Arizona University, will speak about Rivers Across the Solar System

Join us online at 7:30 @ http://www.astrojack.com/ffa-rivers/

Donate at boi.st/GiveToAstronomy

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Please join us as NASA Einstein Fellow Dr. Ben Margalit will present on the following topic:

Fast Radio Bursts and Discovering Unknowns in Astronomy
Friday, March 6, 2020
Lectures in MPCB, room 118 at 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Or join us for his presentation in the evening with our First Friday Astronomy Event:

Friday, March 6, 2020
Lectures in Sci/Ed Bldg, room 112 at 7:30 p.m., Stargazing in Boise State’s Observatory at 8:30 p.m.

Donate at boi.st/GiveToAstronomy

Additional Information: Fast radio bursts (FRBs), radio pulses from space only milliseconds long, have remained an enigma for decades. Join Boise State Physics on Friday, Mar 6 at 7:30pm in the Education/Science Building, room 112 to hear Dr. Ben Margalit from UC Berkeley explain how he helped solve this mystery and how FRBs might herald the birth of stars with magnetic fields so strong they could rip the iron from your blood. After the lecture, we’ll visit Boise State’s on-campus observatory. The event is free and open to the public.

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How old are Saturn’s rings and moons?
Prof. Matthew Hedman Friday, Feb 7
Physics, Univ. of Idaho
Lectures in Sci/Ed Bldg, room 112 at 7:30 p.m., Stargazing in Boise State’s Observatory at 8:30 p.m.

Donate at boi.st/GiveToAstronomy

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Department of Physics, First Friday Astronomy

Dr. JA Grier Jan 3
Planetary Science Institute
The Stories of Impact Craters and How Scientists Learn to Tell Them

Prof. Matthew Hedman Feb 7
Dept. of Physics, University of Idaho
How old are Saturn’s rings and moons?
webpages.uidaho.edu/mhedman

Dr. Ben Margalit Mar 6
NASA Einstein Postdoctoral Fellow, UC Berkeley
Fast Radio Bursts and Discovering Unknowns in Astronomy
benmargalit.com

Prof. Devon Burr Apr 3
Astronomy & Planetary Sciences, NAU
‘Water, water everywhere, but no a drop to drink’: Rivers Across the Solar System

Lectures at 7:30 p.m., Stargazing at 8:30 p.m. at the Sci/Ed Bldg on campus.

Events are open to the public and donation-supported. Donate at boi.st/GiveToAstronomy

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Department of Physics, First Friday Astronomy Event:

Dr. Gwen Barnes, University of Idaho
Geology of the Moon, on December 6

Seminar Series @ 1:30-2:30pm, Multipurpose Building, room 108

Evening Lecture @ 7:30pm, Science & Ed Building , room 112
Following the evening lecture, at 8:30pm, we will move to Boise State’s Observatory for stargazing, weather permitting.

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Boise State Physics First Friday Astronomy Event

Friday, Oct 4
Strange New Worlds
Prof. Ray Jaywardhana
Dept. of Astronomy – Cornell University

Lecture in Ed/Sci Bldg, room 112 at 7:30 p.m.
Stargazing at Boise State’s Observatory at 8:30 p.m.

Donate at boi.st/GiveToAstronomy

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Special Events

Boise State Physics First Friday Astronomy

Join Boise State Physics in the Fall 2019 to hear about cutting-edge astronomy research. Events consist of a lecture and then stargazing at the on-campus Boise State Observatory. Events are open to public and donation-supported. For more information, contact Prof. Brian Jackson: bjackson@boisestate.edu

Events

Prof. Brian Jackson Sep 6
Boise State Physics
Dust Devils Throughout the Solar System
www.astrojack.com

Prof. Ray Jayawardhana Oct 4
Cornell Astronomy
Strange New Worlds
astro.cornell.edu/ray-jayawardhana

Dr. Niko Lecoeuche Nov 1
LIGO Caltech
Gravitational Waves
www.ligo.caltech.edu

Dr. Gwen Barnes Dec 6
Univ. of Idaho Physics
Geology of the Moon
uidaho.edu/sci/physics/people/faculty/gbarnes

Lectures at 7:30 p.m., Stargazing at 8:30 p.m. at the Ed/Sci Bldg on campus.

Donate at boi.st/GiveToAstronomy