IAUS377: From JWST to the Milky Way Public Talks
Schedule
Wed Feb 08 2023 at 02:30 pm to 05:00 pm
Location
University of Malaya | Kuala Lumpur, KL
About this Event
In conjunction with the International Astronomical Union Symposium 377: From JWST to the Milky Way (6-10 February 2023), we proudly bring our experts to the public via this event! Brace yourself to be filled with the newest findings and exciting astronomy knowledge.
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a space telescope which conducts infrared astronomy. As the largest optical telescope in space, its high resolution and sensitivity allow it to view objects too old, distant, or faint for the Hubble Space Telescope.
About the speakers:
1) Karl Glazebrook FAA is a Laureate Fellow and Distinguished Professor in Swinburne’s Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing (CAS). His research interests include observational cosmology, astronomical instrumentation/software and the formation and evolutionary history of galaxies. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Sciences (elected in 2017) and before receiving his Laureate Fellowship was Director of CAS (2014-2019).
2) Geraint Francis Lewis is a Welsh astrophysicist, who is best known for his work on dark energy, gravitational lensing and galactic cannibalism. Lewis is a Professor of Astrophysics at the Sydney Institute for Astronomy, part of the University of Sydney's School of Physics.
3) Paul Ho is a Director for James Clerk Maxwell Telescope and also a Director General at the East Asian Observatory. His work-related research about Compact objects and accretion phenomena, Extragalactic astronomy, Interstellar medium and formation of stars, astronomical detectors and telescopes, Stellar and planetary systems.
Where is it happening?
University of Malaya, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
