[ASA] The ASA ECR History and Mystery series is back!

[GIULIA GOLINI]

Dear ASA Community,


The History & Mystery series is back, and the ASA ECR Committee is excited to invite you to another season of talks exploring some of astronomy's biggest questions and the stories behind them.


This year, we will host three fantastic speakers:


10 September
Andrew Hopkins (Macquarie University)
The History and Mystery of the stellar Initial Mass Function


The birth of stars and the formation of galaxies are cornerstones of modern astrophysics. While much is known about how galaxies globally and their stars individually form and evolve, one fundamental property that affects both remains elusive. This is problematic because this key property, the birth mass distribution of stars, referred to as the stellar initial mass function (IMF), is a key tracer of the physics of star formation that underpins almost all of the unknowns in galaxy and stellar evolution. It is perhaps the greatest source of systematic uncertainty in star and galaxy evolution. I will trace the history of measurements of the stellar IMF spanning the past seven decades, showing how the discussion has evolved, with a flavour for some of the personalities and conflicts along the way. I will introduce how arguments for the case that the IMF varies has slowly made an impact over the past two decades, and present some of the recent work and potential future directions for the field.



5 November
Nick Seymour (CIRA)
What are QSOs, wrong answers only?


19 November
Michelle Cluver (Swinburne University)
The History and Mystery of our Dusty Universe


When: 1:00–2:00 pm AEDT (10:00–11:00 am AWST)
Where: Online via Zoom


Each session is just one hour long, making it easy to join from wherever you are. These talks are designed for the whole ASA community and offer a chance to learn something new, ask questions, and engage with colleagues across Australia.


Visit our website to learn more about the speakers and talks:
https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/aIc9C3QNPBiGQ2ED7IgfZNhQFH0t?domain=asa-ecr.org


Although the sessions are free, we ask that you register via TryBooking:
https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/YdqCC4QOPEim1lv4YFxhGlh4Wxgl?domain=trybooking.com


Registering helps us estimate attendance and, most importantly, ensures you will receive the Zoom link and a calendar invitation so you won't miss the sessions.


You can also subscribe to the ASA ECR Google Calendar to keep up with upcoming events:
https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/IqkYC5QPXJixG6Dkgfyiq4hkFb8i?domain=calendar.google.com


We hope you will join us for another great History & Mystery series, we are looking forward to seeing you online!


Best,

Giulia
On behalf of the ASA ECR Committee

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Dr Giulia Golini
Research Associate
School of Physics, UNSW Sydney
Email: g.golini at unsw.edu.au


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