Title: Stellar Physics: from Plasma Dynamics to Stellar Evolution Abstract: New data available from recent space-missions Kepler and GAIA, as well as up-coming missions TESS and PLATO, has introduced a new era for stellar physics. New theoretical/computational models are needed to interpret the wealth of detailed new data. This includes fundamental theories of stellar convection, … Continue reading "CRA Seminar: Dr Jane Pratt"

Title: Dynamical Assembly of Black Hole Binaries in Dense Star Systems Abstract: The discovery of merging black hole (BH) binaries by the LIGO and Virgo experiments has initiated the era … Continue reading "CRA Seminar (Dr. Nicholas Stone, Columbia University)"

Title: CHIME - the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment Keith Vanderlinde (University of Toronto) URL: http://dunlap.utoronto.ca/~vanderlinde/ ABSTRACT: Among the great surprises of modern cosmology was the discovery of Dark Energy, … Continue reading "CRA Seminar (Dr. Keith Vanderlinde, University of Toronto)"