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Atmospheric Characterization of (Exo)Planets: Spectra, Processes and Structure
Seminar by Dr. Miriam Rengel (Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung, Göttingen, Germany)
When: Friday, 19 November 2021
Space Week at MU – 'New views of the early Universe'
This talk will begin with a look at the objects that we see around us in the Universe today (planets, stars, galaxies ...) before discussing how we believe the Universe got to be this way and how we know. In particular I will describe experiments that we in Maynooth are involved with to observe the radiation left over from the Big Bang.
When: Wednesday, 06 October 2021
2021 FSE Dean's Lecture, What is Quantum Technology? A Public Lecture by Prof. Sir Peter Knight
The FSE Dean's Lecture, will take place on 11 March starting 7pm and will be delivered as the online lecture by Prof. Sir Peter Knight, Imperial College London.
When: Thursday, 11 March 2021
Live Q&A: Postgrad Programmes in Science and Engineering
Join our Live Q&A for postgrad programmes in Science and Engineering on Thursday, 14 May from 1:00pm
When: Thursday, 14 May 2020
Master's & Research Programmes - Live Q&As
Join our Postgraduate Office and academics from across the university for Live Q&As on our Master's and Research programmes
When: Monday, 11 May 2020
Feeding and Feedback from Little Monsters: Black Holes in Dwarf Galaxies
Astronomers have recently determined the mass of the small black hole at the centre of nearby dwarf galaxy NGC 4395.
When: Friday, 21 February 2020
Maynooth’s Eye on the Universe:
15 Years of Observations from the Observatoire de Haute Provence”.
When: Monday, 21 October 2019
Revolution in the Skies: the Experiment that made Einstein famous
Professor Peter Coles will describe the historical and scientific background to an experiment that changed the world, and explain why it was such an important event both for Einstein the physicist and Einstein the celebrity.
When: Wednesday, 29 May 2019
The measure of all things: redefinition of the kilogram, the kelvin, the ampere and the mole
Seminar by Dr. Bajram Zeqiri (National Physical Laboratory, UK)
When: Friday, 29 March 2019
The James Webb Space Telescope
Seminar by Dr. Patrick Kavanagh (Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies)
When: Friday, 01 March 2019