Astrophysics

High-energy-density experiments can provide insight into astrophysical processes, which are often observed from great distances under uncontrolled and unknown conditions. In order for an experiment to be well-scaled to an astrophysical process...

Low-metallicity massive stars shape the ISM and evolution of dwarf galaxies. Theory predicts that the evolution of these stars diverges significantly from their higher-metallicity counterparts, with important implications for stellar feedback and...

The discovery of thousands of new planetary candidates over the last decade has revolutionized the field of planet formation. One of Kepler's key findings is that the most abundant planets in our galaxy, observed to date, are larger than Earth but...

This year, NASA is beginning its search for a Probe-class ($1B) mission to fly in ~2032. This once-per-decade opportunity was endorsed by astro2020 as a way to achieve some of the science promised by the more complex and expensive far-infrared and X...

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the personal and professional lives
of people worldwide. In my talk, I am going to present results from a
recent study, in which my colleague Jia Liu and I have analyzed its
impact on the astronomy community using...

Each week, we hold a relatively informal seminar/discussion series with an emphasis on extra-galactic and large-scale structure astrophysics.

During Galread a leader/visitor presents a recent paper to the discussion group. The PDF of the paper is...

Abstract: The study of hyperuniform states of matter is an emerging multidisciplinary field, influencing and linking developments across the physical sciences, mathematics and biology. The hyperuniformity concept generalizes the traditional notion...

Although hot Jupiters were the first exoplanets to be discovered, and hundreds are now known, the current sample is drawn mainly from a heterogeneous collection of ground-based transit surveys. Our simulations show that the distribution of hot...