Finding metals using gamma-ray burst galaxies

Name: Finding metals using gamma-ray burst galaxies
Start: 2026-01-21T19:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-01-21T20:45:00+00:00
Location: Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution

Schedule

Wed Jan 21 2026 at 07:30 pm to 08:45 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution | Bath, EN

Every month, Bath Astronomers welcome a great speaker to tell us about the Universe. In January we welcome Dr Anne Inkenhaag, our local gamma-ray burst expert.
Astronomers call everything heavier than hydrogen and helium metals. Various processes in the universe create metals, and in turn, metals influence almost every process in the universe. In this talk, we will explore how and where elements are made, how they spread across the universe, and why gamma-ray burst galaxies specifically are useful to measure how much metals there are.
All are welcome to the talk which Anne has written for all to understand how the very atoms that make up your body, complex life, and the world we live in, came to be. Less "Who do you think you are" and more "Where did my atoms come from".
Doors open at 7:15pm for a 7:30pm start. The talk will be in Elwin room. The talk will be followed by a question and answer session.
Non-members are welcome, simply register to reserve yourself a seat. Click https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/bath-astronomers/t-vxvvqao
About Anne
Anne has been fascinated with stars and the universe since she was a kid. After high school she did a Bachelor's in Physics and Astronomy at the Radboud University in Nijmegen, doing as many modules as possible on anything astrophysics related. Anne then continued at the same university to pursue a Master's in Particle and Astrophysics. Anne did her PhD at the Radboud University as well, working on the environments and host galaxies of different types of transients. She is continuing this work at the University of Bath, focussing on the host galaxies of gramma-ray bursts.