Webinar by Dr. Joseph A Nuth, NASA on 'Laboratory Astrophysics is Not An Oxymoron'

[Kunal Gupta]

spAts is organizing a webinar by Dr. Joseph A Nuth, who is a Senior Scientist for Primitive Bodies at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center[1]. He will deliver a talk on the topic "Laboratory Astrophysics Is Not An Oxymoron" on Friday at V2, Vikramshila from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm.

Talking about laboratory physics, there is no need to duplicate the exact conditions found in an astrophysical environment in order to perform experiments that yield interesting and very pertinent results. Laboratory astrophysics supplies the basic data required to model processes in astrophysical settings and occasionally reveals surprising behavior in physical systems that require more sophisticated explanations than initially expected. Dr Joseph Nuth will discuss this in detail on Friday. 

You can view his profile at http://1.usa.gov/ogf3kt 

Do attend the session.

Regards,

Kunal Gupta

Fourth Year Undergraduate Student

Department of Mathematics

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur