| Friday, November 08, 2024
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New and exciting activities in the
McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences
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Recent News from MacCenter Fellows
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McKinnon on St. Louis on the Air Today
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Professor Bill McKinnon will be interviewed today on St. Louis Public Radio's "St. Louis on the Air" series by host Elaine Cha. Tune in to listen live from noon-12:30pm or catch the repeat broadcast between 7-8 PM. During the interview, Professor McKinnon will discuss the Europa Clipper mission, its scientific objectives, and share his experiences from the October 14 launch.
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Recent Publications by MCSS Fellows
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Quenching of the quantum p-strength in light exotic nuclei
Cravo, E., Piarulli, M., et al.
Physics Letters B 859, 139087, December 2024
Particle-in-cell simulations of pulsar magnetospheres: Transition between electrosphere and force-free regimes
Cruz, F., Chen, AY, et al.
Astronomy & Astrophysics 690, A229., October 10, 2024
Dark matter line searches with the Cherenkov Telescope Array
Abe, S., Errando, M., et al.
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 07, 047, 2024
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| Unique achondritic impact debris in the CH3 chondrite Acfer 182
Utt, Kainen L., Ogliore, Ryan, Krawczynski, Michael J., Carpenter, Paul K., Wang, A.
Geochemistry, 126202, 22 October 2024
ULTRASAT: NASA's role in mission development and science
Rhoads, James E., Daylan, Tansu, et al.
SPIE Confrence Proceedings, 1309335, 2024
Revealing the state transition of Cen X-3 at high spectral resolution with Chandra
Sanjurjo-Ferrín G., Nowak, M., et al.
Astronomy & Astrophysics 690, A360, October 2024
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MCSS Postdoctoral Fellowship Opening
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MCSS is hiring a postdoctoral fellow in the broad field of space sciences. We welcome applicants with interests in Astromaterials, Cosmochemistry, or Meteoritics; Experimental, Theoretical, or Observational Astrophysics; Planetary Science; Particle and Nuclear Physics, Cosmology and Gravitation; and Earth as a Planet. In their application materials, the candidate should describe their research interests and list potential collaborators from among the faculty fellows of the MCSS.
Please share this opportunity with your research contacts and encourage qualified candidates to apply by December 20, 2024.
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LPI Summer Intern Program in Planetary Science
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The Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) is accepting applications for the 2025 LPI Summer Intern Program! This 10-week, highly competitive program offers undergraduates a unique opportunity to work with scientists at LPI and NASA’s Johnson Space Center on cutting-edge research in planetary science.
Application Deadline: December 12, 2024
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Marketing Your Research Experience
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EEPS Brown Bag
Kimberly Gerik
WashU Center for Career Engagement
Friday, November 8
12:00pm, Rudolph 301
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Revealing the Earliest Era of the Solar System: Isotopic Records of the Planet Formation Process
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EEPS Colloquium
Prajkta Mane
Lunar and Planetary Institute
Tuesday, November 12
11:30am, Rudolph 301
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Jaynes Fellowship Symposiums
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Physics Colloquium
Christopher Cappiello, Anastasia Sokolenko, and Ronen Weiss
WashU Jaynes Fellows
Wednesday, November 13
3:00pm, Crow 204
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Connecting Baryons to the Dark Matter of the Universe
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Physics Theory Seminar
Alejandro Ibarra
Technical University Munich
Friday, November 15
3:00pm, Rudolph 301
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| EEPS Brown Bag
Emily Culley and Beno Jacob
WashU
Friday, November 15
12:00pm, Rudolph 301
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| St. Louis Astronomical Society November Meeting
Robert Zubrin
President of The Mars Society
Friday, November 15
7:30pm, McDonnell 162
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Saturday Science Public Lectures |
Science is not static. Our knowledge of the universe is always growing and changing. Every field evolves as new tools, new concepts and new data become available. In this series of lectures, we explore that process of evolution from the perspective of WashU physics faculty members.
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When Forces Collide: Pattern and Structure
in our Universe
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Michael Ogilvie, WashU
Saturday, November 9
10:00am, Crow 201
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| The Making of Chemical Elements from the Big Bang to the Laboratory
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Lee Sobotka, WashU
Saturday, November 16
10:00am, Crow 201
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Understanding the Nature of Dark Matter Through Terrestrial Experiments
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Karthik Ramanathan, WashU
Saturday, November 23
10:00am, Crow 201
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Compiled and edited by Alison Verbeck. Please send any contributions to alison@wustl.edu.
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