Our meetings are free for our paid members. The public can attend once for free, and are then encouraged to join.
This meeting is In-person only.
Main Presentation
We are very pleased to have UVIC PhD Student Breanna Crompvoets present in person to us.
Title: Star Formation in the Era of JWST
Summary:
Star formation is startlingly inefficient, where only ~5% of the material in a cloud will actually go on to become a star. What gives? In this talk, Breanna will explore how a star is made, what processes inhibit or promote star formation, and how various space telescopes are used to probe this question. In particular, she will focus on how the James Webb Space Telescope, with its unprecedented resolution and deep sensitivity, is capable of exploring this question to previously impossible depths.
Bio:
Breanna is a PhD student in Physics and Astronomy at the University of Victoria, focusing on analyzing data from the James Webb Space Telescope to study Galactic star-forming regions. Beyond academia, Breanna is an aspiring outreach writer, seeking to write poetry that connects astronomical phenomena to human sentiment.
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Coffee and cookies will be available. Remember to bring your own mug for coffee! Board members will be there to set up shortly after 6, if anyone wants to come and help.
Cheers,
Gordon Farlie
President Nanaimo Astronomy Society
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