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Astronomy Colloquium - Jo Bovy

NGC4565, Bruce Hugo & Leslie Gaul, APOD 2004 April 9
October 1 - October 2, 2015
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
2015 McPherson Laboratory

What drives the evolution of the Milky Way's disk?

Jo Bovy (University of Toronto)

Observations of the structure and dynamics of different stellar populations in the Milky Way's disk provide a unique perspective on Galactic growth, evolution, and dynamics over cosmic time. I will review our current knowledge of the chemo-orbital structure of the disk and the major outstanding questions. I will then discuss new measurements of the kinematics and chemistry of stars over a large part of the Galactic disk from the APOGEE survey and the new insights these measurements provide about the formation and evolution of the Milky Way’s disk.

Coffee & Donuts will be served at 3:30pm in 4054 McPherson Lab

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