Walter Brisken, University of Minnesota Physics - Room 481

Richard Townsend, UW-Madison MESA & GYRE: Stellar Astrophysics for the People Physics - Room 481 MESA (Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics) is a numerical code for modeling the structure and evolution of all types of stellar objects, from brown […]

Aaron Geller, Northwestern University The Dynamical Environments of Open Star Clusters Most stars (and presumably planets) are born in star clusters. However, star clusters can be hostile environments, where close stellar encounters can be frequent and can have violent consequences, […]

Sam Gralla, University of Arizona Spacetime Physics of Force Free Magnetospheres Physics – Room 481 The spectacular displays of pulsars and quasars are likely energized by rotating compact objects (neutron stars and black holes, respectively) through their plasma magnetospheres. When […]

Aaron Geller, Northwestern University The Dynamical Evolution of Stellar Black Holes in Globular Clusters

Joe Simon, Graduate Assistant, UWM-Physics Forecasting the Gravitational Wave Signal for Pulsar Timing Arrays

James Guillochon, Harvard Smithsonian CfA A Dark Year for Tidal Disruption Events Physics – Room 481

Dr. Eric Bellm, Senior Postdoctoral Scholar in Astronomy, Caltech Studying the Optically Variable Sky with PTF, ZTF, and Beyond Physics – Room 481

Bob Wald, University of Chicago Dynamic and Thermodynamic Stability of Black Holes and Black Branes Physics – Room 481

Edmund Bertschinger, Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Internal Structure of Spinning Black Holes Physics – Room 481