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KITP Teachers' Conference: Teachers' Conference: Supermassive Black Holes and their Destructive Tidal Forces Apr 27, 2024 Coordinator: Kate Alexander |
Saturday, Apr 27, 2024 | ||
9:00am | Lars Bildsten (KITP) | Welcome[Video] |
9:10am | Kate Alexander (U Arizona/Steward Observatory) | Introduction[Slides][Video][CC] |
9:25am | Eric Coughlin (Syracuse) | Physics relevant to black holes[Slides][Video][CC] |
10:25am |
Morning Break |
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10:55am | Brenna Mockler (Carnegie Obs) | Lighting up Supermassive Black Holes with TDEs[Slides][Video][CC] |
12:00pm |
Lunch Break |
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1:30pm | Kausik Das (UMES) | Unraveling Misconceptions in Physics: From Friction Fundamentals to the role of Quantum Mechanics in Gecko Adhesion[Video][CC] |
2:00pm | Decker French (UIUC) | Discovering TDEs with visible light[Slides][Video][CC] |
3:00pm |
Afternoon Break |
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3:30pm | Adelle Goodwin (Curtin U) | Black holes as messy eaters: radio observations of jets and outflows launched by accreting black holes[Slides][Video][CC] |
4:30pm |
CONFERENCE END, SHUTTLE TO BWSCI, SB Airport, and SB Airbus, Goleta location. Sign up at the registration desk during a break. |