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Department of Astronomy Faculty Meeting

Join Zoom Meeting https://washington.zoom.us/j/92598891355?pwd=g2VtmSvRCUoAt27catMIgsS9xPBvnT.1   Meeting ID: 925 9889 1355 Passcode: 425669     The agenda for meeting is here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Zr-nO47hFNvAuFOORZbenOgO1wSWe8f-uq9qm0SI07Q/edit?usp=sharing. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Physics-Astronomy Tower (PAT). Campus room: C341. Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Meetings. Target Audience: Astronomy Faculty. Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

Astronomy Colloquium presentation Calvin Leung

Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Physics-Astronomy Auditorium (PAA). Campus room: PAA A102. Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Academics. Event sponsors: Title From Radio Interferometry to Astrophysics and Cosmology using Fast Radio Bursts   Abstract: Since their discovery, Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) have captivated the astrophysics and cosmology communities due to their diverse origins and broad utility as diffuse-gas probes. I will outline the breakthroughs in low-frequency radio VLBI pioneered by CHIME/FRB Outriggers, and how this has translated into progress in understanding the sources and their local environments. Through standardization of the… Thursday, November 12, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.

Astro Lunch DiRAC Talk by Niusha Ahvazi

Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Physics-Astronomy Building (PAB). Campus room: B305. Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Academics. Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

Astronomy Colloquium presentation Mandy Chen

Title: Turbulence in Circumgalactic Gas Abstract: Turbulence plays a central role in the thermodynamic evolution of the circumgalactic medium (CGM), yet measuring its properties from observations remains difficult. Integral field spectrographs (IFS) such as VLT/MUSE, Keck/KCWI, and JWST/NIRSpec IFU are now detecting extended emission-line nebulae around quasars and massive galaxies, opening a window to scale-dependent, two-point statistical characterization of gas motions in the diffuse CGM. In this talk, I will present empirical measurements of CGM turbulence using IFS data, highlighting the new kinematic constraints these observations provide on diffuse gas and the emerging insights they offer into AGN feedback and the baryon cycle. I will also discuss our efforts to build a robust interpretive framework by combining simulations with forward modeling to connect these observations to the underlying physical processes. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Physics-Astronomy Auditorium (PAA). Campus room: PAA A102. Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Academics. Thursday, November 19, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.

Astronomy Colloquium presentation Abby Lee

Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Physics-Astronomy Auditorium (PAA). Campus room: PAA A102. Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Academics. Thursday, December 3, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.

Astro Lunch DiRAC Talk by Viraj Karambelkar

Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Physics-Astronomy Building (PAB). Campus room: B305. Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Academics. Tuesday, December 8, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

Department of Astronomy Faculty Meeting

Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Physics-Astronomy Tower (PAT). Campus room: C341. Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Meetings. Target Audience: Astronomy Faculty. Tuesday, December 8, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

Astronomy Colloquium presentation Courtney Dressing

Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Physics-Astronomy Auditorium (PAA). Campus room: PAA A102. Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Academics. Thursday, December 10, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.

Department of Astronomy Faculty Meeting

Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Physics-Astronomy Tower (PAT). Campus room: C341. Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Meetings. Target Audience: Astronomy Faculty. Wednesday, January 13, 2027, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.