JINA-CEE @ MSU Seminars

Lunchtime Research Seminars

These are seminars held at MSU for a wide scientific audience ranging from undergrads to faculty, and from Astrophysics to Physics-Astronomy.

Pizza, coffee and tea are available for all attendees.

1400 Bio Physical Science Building

Scheduled Mondays at 12:30pm

Fall 2019/Spring 2020


Upcoming Seminars:

All upcoming lunchtime research seminars have been postponed until further notice

Past Seminars:

3/9/2020; Jon Engel, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Poster/Abstract

Video

2/10/2020; Reto Trappitsch, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Poster/Abstract

Video

1/13/2020; Wen-fai Fong, Northwestern University

Poster/Abstract

Video

12/09/2019; Luca Izzo, DARK/NBI, University of Copenaghen

Classical Novae as Lithium Factories in the Galaxy

Poster/Abstract

Video

11/11/2019; Rene Reifarth, Goethe University Frankfurt

New approaches to astrophysical reactions with stable high-energy ion beams

Poster/Abstract

Video

10/21/2019; Wolfgang Kerzendorf; MSU Physics and Astronomy

Nucleosynthesis Constraints Through Very Late Observations of Type Ia Supernovae

Poster/Abstract

Video

09/09/2019; Carolyn Raithel, University of Arizona

Constraining the Dense-Matter Equation of State with Neutron Star Mergers

Poster/Abstract

Video

04/15/2019 Roland Diehl, Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics,

Gamma-ray spectroscopy from nuclei in the cosmos

Poster/Abstract

09/10/2018 Ian Roederer, University of Michigan

Observations of r-process elements in low-metallicity halo stars

Video

Poster/Abstract

10/08/2018 Christopher Fryer, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Neutron Stars and their Interaction with Stellar Companions: Thorne-Zytkow Objects or Gamma-Ray Burst Progenitor?

Video

Poster/Abstract

11/12/2018 Michael Febbraro, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Neutron detectors and astrophysical applications

Video

Poster/Abstract

12/10/2018 James Lattimer, Stonybrook University

The history of the r-process

Video

Poster/Abstract

01/14/2019 Dennis Muecher, University of Guelph

Reaction studies for heavy element nucleosynthesis

Video

Poster/Abstract

02/11/2019 Jose L. Tain, University of Valencia

The BRIKEN project: extensive new beta-delayed neutron measurements for astrophysics

Video

Poster/Abstract

03/11/2019 Christopher Fontes, Los Alamos National Lab

A link between atomic physics and gravitational wave spectroscopy

Video

Poster/Abstract

Science Cafe

The Science Cafe is a locally held discussion forum geared

to the scientific academic community,

from Astrophysics to Physics-Astronomy.

Refreshments and cookies are available for all attendees.

1400 Bio Physical Science Building

Scheduled Mondays at 2:00pm

Fall 2019/Spring 2020


Upcoming Discussions:

4/27/2020; Terri Poxon-Pearson (NSCL) - cancelled

3/23/2020; Marsha Carolan (NSCL) "The ecology of health" - cancelled

Past Discussions:

2/24/2020; Elias Aydi (Physics and Astronomy) and Jaspreet Randhawa (NSCL)

“Nova eruptions powered by shocks” and “Search for 511 KeV gamma-rays from Novae and uncertainty in 18F(p,alpha) reaction rate”, respectively

1/27/2020; Michael Pajkos (Physics and Astronomy) and Nabin Rijal (NSCL)

"Vital Nuclear Processes in Core-collapse Supernovae" and "Measurements of alpha-processes relevant for the weak r-process", respectively

11/25/2019; Sam Giuliani (Physics and Astronomy) and Luke Roberts (NSCL)

"Signatures of nuclei beyond lead in kilonova light curves" and "Kilonovae: Basic properties and observations", respectively

10/7/2019; Abbie Stevens (Physics and Astronomy)

"Mental Wellbeing in Academia"

09/23/2019; Kirby Hermansen (NSCL) and Chelsea Harris (Physics and Astronomy)

"Sensitivity Studies for Nucleosynthesis in Core-Collapse Supernovae", and “The Role of Core-Collapse Supernovae in Cosmic Metal Enrichment”, respectively

4/22/2019 Kirill Sokolovsky and Tamas Budner (MSU) discussing Novae

"Observations of classical novae across the electromagnetic spectrum" and " Experimentally constraining reaction rates to understand nova nucleosynthesis", respectively

10/22/2018 William Lynch and Ryan Connolly (MSU), discussing

"Signatures of exotic matter in the deep neutron star crust” and “Crust-core transition in neutron stars”, respectively

11/5/2018 Sara Ayoub and Adam Jacobs (MSU), discussing

Type I X-ray Bursts: Experimental Methods and Astrophysical Modeling, respectively

12/3/2018 MacKenzie Warren and Rachel Titus (MSU), discussing

Astrophysical Modeling of Supernovae, and Electron-captures on nuclei near N=50 , respectively

2/25/2019 Abbie Stevens and Louis Wagner (MSU) discussing

"Timing Signatures of Accreting Neutron Stars" and "Capture Reaction Experiments for the r-process in x-ray Bursts", respectively

3/25/2019 Sam Swihart and Jaspreet Randhawa (MSU) discussing "Discovering New Classes of Millisecond Pulsar Binaries" and "Spallation in the atmospheres of accreting neutron stars and impact on X-ray bursts", respectively