SCHEDULE SUMMER 2018/FALL 2018
SUMMER 2018
JUNE:
- Invited speaker: Dr. Paola Olivia-Altamirano. PhD graduate from Swinburne University, Australia
- Topic of conversation/Discussion: Statistics bootcamp - presentation on media, standard deviation, p-values, correlations, histograms, KS test, regression
JULY:
- Invited speaker: Dr. Henry Ngo. Plaskett Postdoctoral fellow at the National Research Council of Canada's Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Center, Victoria, British Columbia
- Topic of conversation/Discussion: Formation of giant planets and hot Jupiters, understanding their orbital dynamics and migration within their galaxy
FALL 2018
AUGUST:
- Invited speaker: No meeting - Attended International Astronomical Union
- Topic of conversation/Discussion: No meeting
SEPTEMBER:
- Invited speaker: Antonio Porras Valverde
- Topic of conversation/Discussion: NINE program at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, how to manage study materials and stress during exams.
OCTOBER:
- Invited speaker: Dr. Karín Menéndez-Delmestre - Astronomy professor at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
- Topic of conversation/Discussion: Academic path, extremely bright Lyman-break galaxy, fellowships for Master's and Doctoral degrees in Astronomy at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
NOVEMBER:
- Invited speaker: Mia de los Reyes - current second year graduate student at Caltech
- Topic of conversation/Discussion: academic path, graduate school applications, personal research, and Caltech's move towards a more diverse graduate student body in the Astronomy department.
DECEMBER:
- Invited speaker: Dr. Thiago Signorini Gonçalves - Astronomy professor at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
- Topic of conversation/Discussion: academic path, galaxy evolution at high redshifts, what are admission's committee looking for at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brasil?
