Title: Kinetic and Two-Temperature Physics of Black Hole Accretion Disks and X-ray Coronae  Abstract: Understanding the plasma physics of accretion disks and coronae around black holes is crucial for interpreting the … Continue reading "CRA Seminar: Lia Hankla (UM)"

Title: Exoplanets: Diverse Architectures and Unified Origin Abstract: While the exoplanetary field is replete with remarkable discoveries, perhaps the two most intriguing findings have been the detection of hot Jupiters … Continue reading "CRA Seminar: Songhu Wang (IUB)"

Title: The Path to a Next Generation Gamma-ray Observatory Abstract:  The Compton Gamma-ray Observatory was a one of the four original NASA Great Observatories and changed our view of the … Continue reading "CRA Seminar: Jeremy Perkins (NASA)"

Title: Bridging Physics and Observations of Black Hole-Powered Events  Abstract: Black hole (BH)-powered transients are abundant in the Universe, originating from compact object mergers, collapsing stars, galactic cores and more. … Continue reading "CRA Seminar: Ore Gottlieb (Flatiron Institute)"