| Friday, November 15, 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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On Friday, November 8, 2024, the MCSS faculty fellows gathered at the Living Learning Center at Tyson Research Center. Presentations were given by Roger Michaelides, Tansu Daylan, and Henric Krawczynski, who shared insights into their respective research areas. Following these talks, Brad Jolliff provided an update on the state of the Mac Center and engaged the group in a discussion on strategic planning. The evening concluded with a viewing at the Tyson Observatory.
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| First Friday at the St. Louis Science Center
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On Friday, November 1, 2024, the St. Louis Science Center hosted a "First Friday" event focused on The Martian, featuring a lecture by Senior Research Scientist Scott VanBommel. Members of the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, including McDonnell Center Graduate Fellow Megan Broussard, graduate student Kelsey Woody, and postdoc John Christian managed a display table during the event.
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Recent Publications by MCSS Fellows
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Revealing the state transition of Cen X-3 at high spectral resolution with Chandra
Sanjurjo-Ferrin, G.; Nowak, M., et al.
Astronomy & Astrophysics 690, A 360, October 22, 2024
Quantum Monte Carlo calculations of magnetic moments for A ≤ 10 nuclei
G. Chambers-Wall, G. King, A. Gnech, M. Piarulli, and S. Pastore.
Il Nuovo Cimento C 47 (2024) 356
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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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St. Louis Astronomical Society November Meeting
Robert Zubrin
President of The Mars Society
Friday, November 15
7:30pm, McDonnell 162
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| The Making of Chemical Elements from the Big Bang to the Laboratory
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Saturday Science Lecture
Lee Sobotka, WashU
Saturday, November 16
10:00am, Crow 201
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Next-Generation Compositional and Chronological Sample Analysis of Lunar Low-Ti Basalts and Volcanic Glasses
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Dissertation Defense
Christopher Jia-Kuan Yen
Friday, November 22
1:00pm, Rudolph 301
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Understanding the Nature of Dark Matter Through Terrestrial Experiments
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Saturday Science Lecture
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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