Prof. Hall will be talking about "The use of an authentic research experience in astronomy to teach the process of science", accessible from the "University of Alaska - Anchorage" link on this website:
http://www.cur.org/governance/divisions/_physicsastronomy_research_vignettes/
...which was featured in a recent AAS newsletter:
http://aas.org/posts/opportunity/2015/09/new-resource-seeks-input-help-grow-undergrad-research
The University of Alaska - Anchorage has a website for their Research-Based Science Education for Undergraduates:
http://rbseu.uaa.alaska.edu/
York University Astronomy Group
We are the astronomers in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at York University in Toronto, Canada.
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012
free-floating planet from CFHT?
Maybe, or maybe just another low-temperature T dwarf.
http://www.eso.org/public/archives/releases/sciencepapers/eso1245/eso1245a.pdf
http://www.eso.org/public/archives/releases/sciencepapers/eso1245/eso1245a.pdf
Stellar mass vs. radius
Theoretical models are still systematically off in their predictions of the stellar mass-radius relation; see page 33 of http://arxiv.org/pdf/1211.2527.pdf
...but the discrepancies are probably just due to uncertainties in the input physics and approximations used, not to fundamental flaws in our understanding of the universe.
...but the discrepancies are probably just due to uncertainties in the input physics and approximations used, not to fundamental flaws in our understanding of the universe.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Science Communication Resources
From a "Journalism 101 for Scientists" workshop I attended here at York:
* Science Media Centre of Canada (click on "For Scientists")
* Publications for scientists from the U.K. Science Media Centre
* Books to look for: "Escape from the ivory tower" and "Don't be such a scientist"
* Science Media Centre of Canada (click on "For Scientists")
* Publications for scientists from the U.K. Science Media Centre
* Books to look for: "Escape from the ivory tower" and "Don't be such a scientist"
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Welcome
This blog is now the general website for the astronomy group at York University. We'll be posting more often from now on, so stay tuned!
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
CFHT: The Next Generation
Just building a little publicity for a worthy project that will likely get mentioned at tomorrow's AJC:
http://orca.phys.uvic.ca/~pcote/ngcfht/Site/The_Next_Generation_CFHT.html
http://orca.phys.uvic.ca/~pcote/ngcfht/Site/The_Next_Generation_CFHT.html
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