Columbia Public Outreach Night

[Amanda Quirk]

Join us in Pupin Hall at Columbia on Friday February 6 at 7pm in Pupin 301 for a talk by postdoc Dr. Peter Rau on neutron stars. (Poster attached)

Title: What's Inside Neutron Stars?

Abstract: “Neutron stars are the remnants of massive stars left behind after supernova explosions. They are the densest directly-observable objects in the universe, containing more mass than the Sun within a city-sized volume. They also possess the strongest known magnetic fields of any object. These properties make neutron stars extraordinary laboratories for testing the laws of physics, in addition to being fascinating from an astronomical perspective. In this talk, we will see how combining observations and our understanding of a wide range of physics allows us to understand a great deal of the goings-on inside neutron stars. It also raises interesting new questions, which we will hopefully begin to answer in the coming years.”

We'll start the evening at 7pm with some astronomy trivia, followed by Peter's talk and Q&A. From 8:10-9:10pm, we will be outside observing on campus (weather permitting). 

If you do not have a CUID or would like to bring someone who doesn’t have one, please follow the instructions and register here by February 4 midnight.

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Amanda Quirk, Ph.D.

Lecturer in Discipline | Astronomy Outreach Coordinator 

Columbia University