The Complicated Family Dynamics of Extrasolar Worlds | Professor Daniella Bardalez Gagliuffi
Schedule
Wed, 28 Jan, 2026 at 06:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Abandoned Building Brewery | Easthampton, MA
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An astronomer walks into a bar... …looks up and says, “Wow. This place has great atmosphere!”The Complicated Family Dynamics of Extrasolar Worlds
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Doors open @ 6pm, presentation starts at 6:30pm
Abandoned Building Brewery
142 Pleasant Street, #103a, Easthampton, MA
- What are brown dwarfs?
- How do stars, brown dwarfs, and planets form?
- Why is it so hard to tell the difference between a star and a planet?
- You never thought that would be confusing, did you?
Professor Daniella Bardalez Gagliuffi is an Assistant Professor of Astrophysics at Amherst College investigating the formation of giant planets and brown dwarfs. She is an observational and computational astronomer, originally from Lima, Peru, and is committed to providing access to quality education to all students. Dr. Bardalez Gagliuffi earned her BS in Physics at MIT and her PhD at UC San Diego. She enjoys cooking (and eating), traveling, playing the guitar, and knitting, and speaks Spanish, English, French, and Python.
Bring a friend and join us as we enjoy lively conversations, prizes, and brilliant minds. Light refreshments will be available outside the presentation room, first come, first served.
ABB allows guests to bring outside food into the establishment: please feel free to bring food if you’d like to!
This is an inclusive, family-friendly event for people from all walks of life (ALL are very much welcome: kids, college students, your parents!). We promise, you'll learn something if you come. And hey, you might even win a prize! Remember... Admission is FREE!
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