Astronomy Research-a-palooza 2025: Research Symposium

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Thu, September 4, 2025
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Hybrid: McPherson 4054 & Astro Coffee zoom

OSU Astronomy Internal Research Symposium
All Day - Thursday September 4, 2025

Current Schedule (as of 31 Aug)

SessionPresenterTitle
Session 1  
9:00Todd ThompsonWelcome and theoretical astrophysics at OSU
9:10Paul MartiniDESI
9:20Chris KochanekStuff by Chris
9:30Laura LopezStellar Feedback in Nearby Galaxies
9:40Anil PradhanHigh-Energy-Density Astrophysical and Laboratory Sources
9:50Don TerndrupBAL quasars in the 4M-PAQS survey
10:00Rick PoggeAstronomical Instrumentation at OSU
   
10:30-11:10Astro CoffeeCoffee Coffee
   
Session 2  
11:15Yuan-Sen TingDeep Learning in Astrophysics
11:25Jennifer JohnsonGalactic Archaeology
11:35Barbara RydenAstrophysical Gas Dynamics
11:45  
11:55  
12:05Dan Wilkins (Remote)Seeing to the Event Horizons of Supermassive Black Holes
12:15David WeinbergLarge scale structure and chemical evolution
   
Session 3  
1:30Scott GaudiExoplanets @ OSU
1:40Annika PeterDark matter astrophysics
1:50Jonathan Crass (Remote)Instrumentation and science with iLocater
2:00Smita MathurHot gas in and around galaxies
2:10Sultana NaharSpectroscopy of astrophysical objects 
2:20Marc Pinsonneault Asteroseismology with Roman
2:30Adam LeroyISM, galaxies, star formation
2:40Kris StanekASAS-SN