University of California Observatories hosts “The Fast Radio Sky: A New Window on the Violent Universe” presented by Dr. Victoria Kaspi Online this Evening, October 19th at 7:00pm (PST)
University of California Observatories hosts “The Fast Radio Sky: A New Window on the Violent Universe” presented by Dr. Victoria Kaspi Online this Evening, October 19th at 7:00pm (PST)
Join University of California Observatories this Evening, Wednesday, October 19th at 7:00pm (PST) for a very special free, illustrated, Non-technical Talk -- “The Fast Radio Sky: A New Window on the Violent Universe” presented by Dr. Victoria Kaspi from McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
When we look at the night sky, we see a backdrop that appears timeless and unchanging. However, in reality, the Universe is teeming with activity -- often explosive and cataclysmic. One recently recognized celestial phenomenon is that of “Fast Radio Bursts”: very short bursts of Radio Light coming from far outside our Milky Way Galaxy, and representing explosions of enormous proportion. Their origin is presently unknown.
Dr. Kaspi will describe the Fast Radio Burst Phenomenon, and explain how an innovative new Canadian radio telescope, CHIME, is making huge progress in unravelling these mysterious cosmic events.
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Professor Victoria Kaspi holds the Lorne Trottier Chair in Astrophysics and Cosmology at McGill University and is the inaugural Director of the McGill Space Institute. She uses techniques of radio and X-ray Aastronomy to study pulsars, neutron stars, and magnetars, all representing the last stage in the life of stars significantly more massive than our Sun.
Since 2014, Professor Kaspi has begun working on Fast Radio Bursts, a newly recognized astrophysical phenomenon involving remarkably short radio bursts of unknown origin, and is presently the Principal Investigator on the CHIME Fast Radio Burst Project. She has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the 2021 Shaw Prize in Astronomy, and the 2022 Albert Einstein World Award of Science.
This very special Presentation will be streamed live on YouTube. Please go to the link on this webpage the evening of the talk where you’ll also be able to participate in the live event.
Past lectures in the series can be found on YouTube.
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