Speaker: Dr. Meg Urry, Yale University.
Abstract: Black holes form at the centers of galaxies in the young universe, and, over the next 13 billion years, they grow together by factors of a million or more in mass. This growth generates energy that affects galaxy evolution, including that of the Milky Way galaxy in which we live. In this talk, Dr. Urry will give several alternative descriptions of a black hole, explain how recent multi-wavelength surveys of the sky have provided a census on black hole growth and show computer simulations that illustrate galaxy mergers and the evolution of the universe across cosmic time–all of which explains how the present-day universe came to be.
About the Speaker: Dr. Urry is the Israel Munson Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Yale University, director of the Yale Center for Astronomy & Astrophysics, former chair of the Yale Physics Department and former president of the American Astronomical Society. She is a world-renowned expert on active galaxies and is also known for her efforts to increase the participation of women and minorities in science. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a member of the National Academy of Sciences and has received the Annie Jump Cannon and George van Biesbroeck prizes from the American Astronomical Society. Prior to moving to Yale in 2001, Urry was a senior astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute, which runs the Hubble Space Telescope for NASA. She was also awarded the 2015 Edward A. Bouchet Leadership Award from Yale University and the 2010 Women in Space Science Award from the Adler Planetarium. More information about Meg Urry can be found at urrylab.yale.edu.
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Friday, October 22, 2021 at 2:00pm
Science Complex, Science Commons
7801 York Rd Towson MD 21252
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