Physics Colloquia

Hypervelocity Stars Dr. Warren R. Brown, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Hypervelocity stars are ejected by the Galaxy's central massive black hole at speeds that exceed Galactic escape velocity. We discovered the first hypervelocity star in 2005, and have since found many …

Starbursts & Supernovae: Nature’s High Energy Particle Accelerator? Jay Gallagher, Department of Astronomy, UW-Madison The Milky Way is permeated by high-energy hadronic and leptonic cosmic rays that connect to interstellar magnetic fields and interact with interstellar gas. Although shocks in …

Miniaturized Microwave & Millimeter Wave Biodetection for Molecular and Cellular Characterization

Dr. Katia Grenier, LAAS – CNRS (Toulouse, France)