Science Talks

Weekly IPAC science talks are held on Wednesdays from 12-1pm in IPAC's Large Conference Room (Morrisroe 102), unless otherwise noted below. Pizza and soda are available for purchase.

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Information on astronomy research talks in the greater Pasadena area.

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May

Rachel Fernandes (Penn State U.): "Tracing the Evolution of Short-Period Exoplanets: Insights from Young Stellar Clusters"

Science Talk • 12:15 PM, May 14th, 2025 • Online only (Zoom)

Kepler’s Gyr-old short-period exoplanet population provides key insights into planetary evolution, particularly the radius valley, which likely arises from atmospheric mass loss and/or migration timescales. To understand the nature of the primordial population, we must study planets in their youth. Using TESS, we investigate short-period (<12 days), Neptune-sized planets (1.8–10 R⊕) orbiting 1374 FGK stars in nearby...

May

Keunho Kim (Caltech/IPAC)

Science Talk • 12:15 PM, May 21st, 2025 • MR-102 and Online on Zoom

May

Pierre Guillard (IAP, Paris)

Science Talk • 12:15 PM, May 28th, 2025 • Online only (Zoom)