28 March 2024
Chemistry Webinar | What’s under the Hood of Astrochemistry?, 9 May 2024
We wish to give everyone a warm welcome to our discussion of what’s under the hood of astrochemistry. In many ways, chemistry is the fingerprint of astrophysics. Chemistry is the study of matter, and this matter interacts with light. This light is what we observe in telescopes and even with space probes. Hence, the precepts of chemistry are essential for explaining how astronomical matter evolves and changes and how the physical conditions of an astronomical region affect the matter therein. Our presentations today will discuss vital molecules and chemical processes for understanding how different astronomical objects grow and evolve. This pertains to the molecular origins of life as well as how the universe continues to evolve and our ability to observe it.
Date: 9 May 2024 at 4:00 p.m. CEST | 10:00 a.m. EDT
Webinar ID: 862 1065 5820
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| Chair/Speakers/Presentation Title | Time in CEST | Time in EDT |
| Assoc. Prof. Ryan C. Fortenberry Chair Introduction |
4:00–4:10 p.m. | 10:00–10:10 a.m. |
| Prof. Susanna Widicus Weaver Prebiotic Chemistry during Star Formation |
4:10–4:50 p.m. | 10:10–10:50 a.m. |
| Q&A Session | 4:50–5:00 p.m. | 10:50–11:00 a.m. |
| Dr. Vincent J. Esposito Anharmonicity in the Infrared Spectra of Hexagons in Space |
5:00–5:25 p.m. | 11:00–11:25 a.m. |
| Q&A Session | 5:25–5:30 p.m. | 11:25–11:30 a.m. |
| Assoc. Prof. Ryan C. Fortenberry Closing of Webinar |
5:30–5:35 p.m. | 11:30–11:35 a.m. |
Webinar Chair and Keynote Speakers:
- Assoc. Prof. Ryan C. Fortenberry, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, USA;
- Prof. Susanna Widicus Weaver, Departments of Chemistry and Astronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA;
- Dr. Vincent J. Esposito, Astrophysics Branch, NASA Ames Research Center, USA.
Relevant Section: “Astrochemistry”.
