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Previous Seminars

Listed here, in reverse chronological order, are presentations that have been given recently at the University of Melbourne, by either members of this group or visiting astrophysicists.

2000

  1. Consequences of massive star feedback in star-forming galaxies

    Who:
    Dr. Sally Oey, Space Telescope Science Institute, USA
    Where:
    Room 360, School of Physics
    When:
    3.30pm, Thursday 14 December 2000

  2. Imaging the Galactic Center Black Hole

    Who:
    Dr. Eric Agol, Caltech, USA
    Where:
    Room 360, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne
    When:
    2.30pm, Tuesday 12 December 2000

  3. Multi-wavelength observations of galaxies in the southern Zone of Avoidance

    Who:
    Dr. Anja Schroeder, Nice Observatory, France
    Where:
    Room 360, School of Physics
    When:
    11am, Tuesday 28 November 2000

  4. The Great Attractor, the Greater Attractor and the origin of the CMB dipole

    Who:
    Dr. Will Saunders, Anglo-Australian Observatory, NSW
    Where:
    Room 360, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne
    When:
    3pm, Thursday 14th September 2000

  5. In Search of Planets Around Other Stars

    Who:
    Visiting Professor Joachim Wambsganss, Potsdam University, Germany
    Where:
    Hercus Lecture Theatre, School of Physics, University of Melbourne
    When:
    11am, Wednesday 30th August 2000

  6. Starburst and Seyfert - a multiwavelength study

    Who:
    Ms. Tanya Hill, University of Sydney and Melbourne Planetarium
    Where:
    Room 360, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne
    When:
    3pm, Friday 25th August 2000

  7. Cosmic Microwave Background

    Who:
    Dr. Ravi Subrahmanyan, ATNF, Narrabri
    Where:
    Room 360, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne
    When:
    Monday 14th - Friday 18th August 2000

  8. The star formation history of galaxies in distant clusters: going beyond the core with LDSS++

    Who:
    Dr. Warwick Couch, University of New South Wales
    Where:
    Room 360, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne
    When:
    Tuesday 20th June 2000, 3.15pm

  9. Accreting Neutron Stars: The Link between Magnetic Field Evolution and Gravitational Radiation

    Who:
    Dr. Andrew Melatos, University of California Berkeley, USA
    Where:
    The Conference Room, level 7
    When:
    Wednesday 31st May 2000, 2.30pm

  10. The End of Cosmology

    Who:
    Dr. Simon Driver, St. Andrews University, Scotland
    Where:
    The Conference Room, level 7
    When:
    Friday 26th May 2000, 11 am

  11. Post Common Envelope Binaries

    Who:
    Dr. Janet Wood, Keele University, U.K.
    Where:
    The Conference Room, Level 7
    When:
    Thursday 25th May 2000, 3pm

  12. The Physics and Metaphysics of SETI

    Who:
    Dr. Frank Stootman, University of Western Sydney, Macarthur
    Where:
    Hercus Lecture Theatre, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne
    When:
    Wednesday 16 February 2000, 11 am
    Visit:
    2000 February 10-17

  13. Radio source populations and evolution

    Who:
    Dr. Carole Jackson, Australian National University
    Where:
    Room 360, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    Tuesday 8 February 2000, 2:15 pm
    Visit:
    2000 February 8

  14. GMRT observations of low redshift damped Lyman-alpha systems

    Who:
    Dr. Nissim Kanekar, Tata Istitute of Fundamental Research, India
    Where:
    Room 360, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    Tuesday January 17 2000, 3:15 pm
    Visit:
    2000 January 17-19

1999

  1. SIRTF: A New Era for Infrared Cosmology

    Who:
    Dr. Frank Masci, California Institute of Technology
    Where:
    Room 360, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    Tuesday December 21 1999, 3:15 pm

  2. The Ultraviolet Anatomy of Starbursts

    Who:
    Dr. Gerhardt Meurer, Johns Hopkins University
    Where:
    Room 360, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    Tuesday December 14 1999, 3:15 pm
    Visit:
    1999 December 13-14

  3. The Parkes Southern Pulsar Survey

    Who:
    M. Toscano, University of Melbourne and Swinburne University
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    10:00am, November 11, 1999

  4. Evolution of galaxies in high- and low-density environments

    Who:
    Dr. Jim Rose, University of North Carolina, U.S.A.
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    1:00pm, Monday, September 6, 1999

  5. Can the Ultra-violet Background Ionising Radiation of the Early Universe be Measured with Quasars?

    Who:
    Saskia Besier, Department of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    1:30pm, Monday, July 19, 1999

  6. Who is Ray Bundle and what does he know about the Universe?

    Who:
    Chris Fluke, Swinburne Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    3:15pm, Wednesday, June 30, 1999

  7. Metal Enrichment in the Lyman Alpha Forest

    Who:
    Sara Ellison, Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, UK
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    11:30am, Tuesday, June 15, 1999

  8. Do the Constants of Nature Vary?

    Who:
    Dr. John Webb, Department of Astrophysics and Optics, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    11:00am, Wednesday, May 26, 1999

  9. Cosmic Explosions and the Creation of the Elements

    Who:
    Prof. Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Department of Physics, The Open University, U.K.
    Where
    : Public Lecture Theatre, Old Arts Building, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    8:00pm, Thursday, May 13, 1999

  10. The Physics of Ultracompact Astrophysical Objects 1: Particle Acceleration in Superstrong Magnetic Fields

    Who:
    Prof. Fulvio Melia, Physics Department and Steward Observatory, The University of Arizona, U.S.A.
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    1:00pm, Thursday, May 13, 1999

  11. The Physics of Ultracompact Astrophysical Objects 1: X-ray Burst Sources

    Who:
    Prof. Fulvio Melia, Physics Department and Steward Observatory, The University of Arizona, U.S.A.
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    1:00pm, Thursday, May 6, 1999

  12. Time: A Panel Discussion on Time

    Who:
    Prof. Geoffrey Opat, Dr. Roger Short, Prof. Ray Volkas, Dr. Michael Drinkwater, Prof. David Jamieson, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    When:
    8:00pm, Wednesday, May 5, 1999

  13. New Adventures in Infrared Astronomy

    Who:
    Prof. Martin Harwit, Cornell University, Ithaca, U.S.A.
    Where
    : Ian Potter Auditorium, Scienceworks, 2 Booker Street, Spotswood, Australia
    When:
    7:00pm, Wednesday, May 5, 1999

  14. Cosmic Discovery

    Who:
    Prof. Martin Harwit, Cornell University, Ithaca, U.S.A.
    Where
    : Laby Theatre, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    5:30pm, Tuesday, May 4, 1999

  15. Exploding Stars and Smoke Rings

    Who:
    Dr. Bryan Gaensler, Massachussetts Institute of Technology, Boston, U.S.A.
    Where
    : Village Roadsahow Theatrette, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
    When:
    5:30pm, Sunday, May 2, 1999

  16. The Physics of Ultracompact Astrophysical Objects 1: Rapid Mass Transfer in Magnetic White Dwarf Systems

    Who:
    Prof. Fulvio Melia, Physics Department and Steward Observatory, The University of Arizona, U.S.A.
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    1:00pm, Thursday, April 29, 1999

  17. The Physics of Ultracompact Astrophysical Objects 1: Electron-Positron Jets in Galactic Superluminal Sources

    Who:
    Prof. Fulvio Melia, Physics Department and Steward Observatory, The University of Arizona, U.S.A.
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    1:00pm, April 22, 1999

  18. The Physics of Ultracompact Astrophysical Objects 1: Relativistic Jets and Galactic Cores

    Who:
    Prof. Fulvio Melia, Physics Department and Steward Observatory, The University of Arizona, U.S.A.
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    1:00pm, April 1, 1999

  19. The Search for Gravitational Waves: An Update

    Who:
    Prof. David Blair, Australian International Gravitational Research Centre, Department of Physics, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
    Where
    : Hercus Theatre, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    11:00am, March 31, 1999

  20. The Physics of Ultracompact Astrophysical Objects 1: Accretion Disks

    Who:
    Prof. Fulvio Melia, Physics Department and Steward Observatory, The University of Arizona, U.S.A.
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    1:00pm, March 25, 1999

  21. Pulsars: Astrophysical Time Standards

    Who:
    Prof. Dick Manchester, Australia Telescope National Facility, Epping, Australia
    Where
    : Lowe Theatre, Redmond Barry Building, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    11:00am, February 24, 1999

  22. Black hole physics: Accretion from non-Keplerian Disks

    Who:
    Dr. Sam Drake, Dipartmento di Fisica, Unaverita degli studi di Padova, Italy
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    1:00pm, February 18, 1999

  23. Highly Magnetised Pulsars: Light for Some, Dark for Others

    Who:
    Dr. Matthew Baring, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Goddard Space Flight Center, U.S.A.
    Where
    : Hercus Theatre, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    11:00am, February 17, 1999

  24. Relativistic Effects in Precise Space-time Measurements

    Who:
    Dr. Mizuhiko Hosokawa, Communications Research Laboratory, Japan
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    3:15pm, January 27, 1999

1998

  1. $N$-body simulations of the Lyman-alpha forest

    Who:
    Dr. James Wadsley, University of Washington, Washington, U.S.A.
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    2:00pm, December 22, 1998

  2. The Virgo Cluster of Galaxies

    Who:
    Dr. Chris Young, Beijing Astronomical Observatory, Beijing, China
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    3:15pm, December 17, 1998

  3. Measuring the Universe with Supernovae

    Who:
    Dr. Brian Schmidt, Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories, Canberra, Australia
    Where
    : Laby Theatre, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    8:00pm, October 22, 1998

  4. Primordial Nucleosynthesis -- Is the Big Bang Really Necessary?

    Who:
    Prof. David Lambert, Department of Astronomy, University of Texas, U.S.A.
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    11:00am, October 22, 1998

  5. Topics of Supernovae

    Who:
    Dr. Brian Schmidt, Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories, Canberra, Australia
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    3:30pm, October 21, 1998

  6. Mars and the Search for Life Elsewhere

    Who:
    Dr. Edward Stone, director, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA, U.S.A.
    Where
    : Public Lecture Theatre, Old Arts Building, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    8:00pm, September 29, 1998

  7. X-Ray Astronomy with Lobster-Eye Optics

    Who:
    Dr. Steven Brumby, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    1:00pm, June 9, 1998

  8. The Luminosity Function of Galaxies

    Who:
    Dr. Helmut Jerjen, Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories, Canberra, Australia
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    10:30pm, May 14, 1998

  9. Photodissociation Regions and the UNSW Fabry-Perot Imager

    Who:
    Dr. Lori Allen, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    1:00pm, May 12, 1998

  10. From Quarks to the Cosmos

    Who:
    Assoc. Prof. David Jamieson, Prof. Tony Klein, Prof. Geoffrey Opat, Dr. Ray Volkas, and Dr. Rachel Webster, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    Where
    : Old Pathology Lecture Theatre, Old Pathology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    8:00am, May 8, 1998

  11. High Energy Astrophysics with Quasars

    Who:
    Dr. Stefan Wagner, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
    Where
    : Hercus Theatre, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    11:00am, April 22, 1998

  12. Evidence Against Inflation From COBE 4 Year Sky Maps

    Who:
    Dr. Joao Magueijo, Imperial College, London, England
    Where
    : Hercus Theatre, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    11:00am, March 24, 1998

  13. Puzzles in the Highest Energy Cosmic Ray Data, and Two Proposed Solutions

    Who:
    Dr. Tom Weiler, Vanderbuilt University, Vanderbuilt, U.S.A.
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    1:00pm, March 17, 1998

  14. Neutral Gas in the Magellanic System

    Who:
    Lister Staveley-Smith, Australia Telescope National Facility, Sydney, Australia
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    2:30pm, February 25, 1998

  15. The Large Scale Structure of HI

    Who:
    Virginia Kilborn, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    2:30pm, February 23, 1998

  16. Emission Mechanisms in Red Quasars

    Who:
    Matthew Whiting, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    9:30am, February 20, 1998

  17. The Study of Faint Quasars

    Who:
    Michael Brown, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    Where
    : Conference Room, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    2:30pm, February 12, 1998

  18. What Shall We Say to Mars?

    Who:
    Brett Holman, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    3:30pm, February 10, 1998

  19. Report on the SETI Conference

    Who:
    Chris Fluke, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    3:00pm, February 10, 1998

  20. Inflationary Universe Models

    Who:
    Dr. Evan Stewart, Fermilab, Chicago, U.S.A.
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    1:00pm, February 10, 1998

  21. Gravitational Lenses and the Age of the Universe

    Who:
    Prof. Ed Turner, Princeton University Observatory, Princeton, USA
    Where
    : Hercus Theatre, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    11:00am, January 21, 1998

  22. Lensing the Universe to High Redshift

    Who:
    Andrew Barber, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    11:30am, January 16, 1998

1997

  1. Hot Topics and Problems in Particle Astrophysics

    Who:
    Dr. Ray Protheroe, Department of PHysics, Adelaide University
    Where
    : Hercus Theatre, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    11:00am, November 19, 1997

  2. High Energy Neutrino Astronomy: What Might We See?

    Who:
    Dr. Ray Protheroe, Department of PHysics, Adelaide University
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    3:15pm, November 18, 1997

  3. Are Most Quasars Obscured by Dust?

    Who:
    Frank Masci, Astrophysics Group, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    1:00pm, October 30, 1997

  4. The Kuiper Belt

    Who:
    Michael Brown, Astrophysics Group, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    1:00pm, October 29, 1997

  5. The Age of the Universe

    Who:
    Dr. Bruce Peterson, Mount Stromlo and Siding Springs Observatories, Canberra, Australia
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    3:15pm, September 17, 1997

  6. Stellar Seismology

    Who:
    Prof. George Isaak, University of Birmingham, UK
    Where
    : Hercus Theatre, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    11:00am, September 17, 1997

  7. Radio Galaxies and the X-ray Background as Probes of Density Fluctuations at High Redshift

    Who:
    Dr. Ofer Lahav, Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, UK
    Where
    : 2:30pm, Room 360, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    August 28, 1997

  8. X-ray Emission from Seyfert II Galaxies

    Who:
    Dr. Loredana Bassani
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    3:15pm, August 19, 1997

  9. Comet Hale-Bopp

    Who:
    Dr. Alan Hale, New Mexico, U.S.A.
    Where
    : Laby Theatre, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    7:30pm, June 17, 1997

  10. Polar Ring Galaxies

    Who:
    Dr. Linda Sparke, University of Wisconson, U.S.A.
    Where
    : Conference room, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    11:00am, May 23, 1997

  11. Hale-Bopp and Other Cosmic Vagabonds

    Who:
    Dr. Rachel Webster and Michael Brown, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    Where
    : Old Pathology Lecture Theatre, Old Pathology Building, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    5:30pm, May 12, 1997

  12. Eclipsing Binaries in the Magellanic Clouds

    Who:
    Dr. John Pritchard,
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    12:00 noon, April 29, 1997

  13. A Technique for Detecting High Rotation Measures

    Who:
    Chris Fluke, University of Melbourne
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    12:15pm, April 14, 1997

  14. High-Precision Pulsar Timing

    Who:
    Maurizio Toscano, University of Melbourne
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    March 27, 1997

  15. Are galactic magnetic fields primordial?

    Who:
    Dr. James Murray, Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, Toronto, Canada
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    12:15pm, March 24, 1997

1996

  1. Interstellar Scattering of Pulsar Radiation

    Who:
    Dr. Matthew Britton, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    12:15pm, March 17, 1996

  2. Progress Report and First Results from the Parkes Multibeam System

    Who:
    David Barnes, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    12:15pm, March 10, 1996

  3. The X-Ray Background

    Who:
    Dr. Brian Boyle, Anglo-Australian Observatory, Mount Siding Spring, Australia
    Where
    : Hercus Theatre, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    3:15pm, February 27, 1997

  4. The Cosmological Uncertainty Principle

    Who:
    Chris Fluke, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    3:15am, February 21, 1997

  5. Shockwaves in Molecular Clouds

    Who:
    Dr. Mark Wardle, Research Centre for Theoretical Astrophysics, Sydney, Australia
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    3:15am, February 18, 1997

  6. Measurements of Shapiro Time Delay in Millisecond Pulsar Binaries

    Who:
    Rachel Mendham, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    Where
    : Hercus Theatre, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    11:00am, November 25, 1996

  7. Quasar Spectral Energy Distributions

    Who:
    Virginia Kilborn, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    Where
    : Hercus Theatre, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    10:00am, November 25, 1996

  8. Implications of Pulsar Timing for Gravitational Wave Detection in the Universe

    Who:
    Dr. Matthew Bailes, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    Where
    : Hercus Theatre, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    When:
    11:00am, November 13, 1996

  9. How Complicated are Quasars?

    Who:
    Dr. Paul Francis, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    When:
    12:00pm, October 14, 1996

  10. Chaotic Binary Orbits and the Stability of Heirarchical Tripples

    Who:
    Dr. Rosemary Mardling, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
    Where
    : School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    When:
    12:00pm, October 10, 1996

  11. Cepheids and the Distance Scale of the Universe

    Who:
    Daya Rawson, Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatory, Canberra, Australia
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    When:
    2:15pm, September 6, 1996

  12. Galaxy Formation

    Who:
    Paul Nulsen, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
    Where
    : Hercus Theatre, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    When:
    11:00am, August 28, 1996

  13. Excitation Mechanisms in Seyfert Galaxies

    Who:
    Mark Allen, Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatory, Canberra, Australia
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    When:
    12:00pm, August 23, 1996

  14. Life on Mars?

    Who:
    Prof. Keith Nugent (chair), Dr. David Jamieson, Dr. Rachel Webster, Michael Hicks, Dr. Steve McLachlan and Dr. Andrew Drinnen, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    Where
    : Copeland Theatre, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    When:
    8:00pm, August 22, 1996

  15. How Good is Newton's Law of Gravity?

    Who:
    Prof. Philip Mannheim, University of Connecticut, Connecticut, USA
    Where
    : Hercus Theatre, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    When:
    11:00am, August 21, 1996

  16. Life on Mars?

    Who:
    Prof. Keith Nugent (chair), Dr. David Jamieson, Dr. Rachel Webster, Michael Hicks, Dr. Steve McLachlan and Dr. Andrew Drinnen, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    Where
    : Laby Theatre, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    When:
    2:00pm, August 18 (Discovery Day), 1996

  17. Active Galactic Nuclei III

    Who:
    Dr. Omer Blaes, Santa Barbra
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    When:
    3:30pm, July 30, 1996

  18. Active Galactic Nuclei II

    Who:
    Dr. Omer Blaes, Santa Barbra
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    When:
    3:30pm, July 29, 1996

  19. Active Galactic Nuclei I

    Who:
    Dr. Omer Blaes, Santa Barbra
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    When:
    3:30pm, July 26, 1996

  20. Accretion Disks

    Who:
    Dr. Sandip Chakrabarti, TIFR, Bombay, India
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    When:
    11:00am, July 12, 1996

  21. Activity and Radiative Characteristics of the Mass Concentration in the Galactic Centre

    Who:
    Prof. Fulvio Melia, Department of Physics and Steward Observatory, University of Arizona, Tuscon, USA
    Where
    : Medley Theatre, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    When:
    11:00am, July 10, 1996

  22. Vagabond Globular Clusters

    Who:
    Dr. Michael West, St. Mary's University, Canada
    Where
    : Room 108, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    When:
    1:00pm, May 22, 1996

  23. Simulating the Universe

    Who:
    Dr. Peter Thomas, Sussex University, Brighton, UK
    Where
    : Hercus Theatre, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    When:
    11:00 am, May 1, 1996

  24. Comets, Craters and Consequences

    Who:
    Dr. Eugene Shoemaker and Dr. Carolyn Shoemaker, Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, USA
    Where
    : Old Pathology Theatre, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    When:
    6:15 pm, March 28, 1996

  25. Binary Pulsars as Laboratories for Testing Strong Field Gravity

    Who:
    Dr. Norbert Wex, Max Planck Society, Freidrich Schiller University, Germany
    Where
    : Hercus Theatre, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    When:
    11:00 am, March 27, 1996

  26. Millimetre-Wave Astronomy

    Who:
    Dr. Roy Booth, Swedish-ESO Sub-millimetre Telescope, Sweden
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Australia
    When:
    12:30 pm, February 28, 1996

  27. Report on the South African Dust Conference

    Who:
    Dr. Paul Francis, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    Where
    : Room 359, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Australia
    When:
    10:20 am, February 28, 1996

1995

  1. Buried QSOs and QSO 2's among IRAS Ultraluminous Sources

    Who:
    Dr. Bev Willis, University of Texas / McDonnald Observatory, USA
    Where
    : Room 360, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Australia
    When:
    2:00 pm, December 18, 1995


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