Massive Star Formation: The Role of Disks� And Beyond - Dr. Cassandra
Fallscheer, Postdoctoral, University of Victoria, Herzberg Institute
of Astrophysics
Abstract
During this talk I will give an introduction to high mass star formation
highlighting some of the research carried out during my PhD studies, but I will
also introduce the Herschel project I am currently working on here at HIA. I
will discuss some of the radio astronomy 'tools of trade' as well as an
instrumentation project which I contributed to at the Submillimeter Array
receiver lab during my PhD studies.
Bio
I grew up in northern California. Shortly after I moved away to college, a
community observatory was built in my hometown so I volunteered as a docent
there during school breaks. I studied math and physics as an undergrad at Cal
Poly, San Luis Obispo and then went to Wesleyan University for a masters degree
in astronomy studying low mass star formation. Afterward, I moved to the Max
Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg, Germany where I finished my PhD on
high mass star formation a little over a year ago. I have been a postdoc at UVic/HIA
since last summer working with Herschel data on star formation.
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