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Raluca Rufu, 303-226-0879 or raluca(at)boulder.swri.edu
Julien Salmon, 720-208-7203 or julien(at)boulder.swri.edu
Kelsi Singer, 303-226-5910 or ksinger(at)boulder.swri.edu
Sierra Ferguson, sierra.ferguson(at)swri.org
Rogerio Deienno, rogerio.deienno(at)swri.org
Sam Van Kooten, 303-226-5909 or svankooten(at)boulder.swri.edu
To be added to the SwRI Boulder Colloquia email list, please contact Kelsi Singer, ksinger(at)boulder.swri.edu
Suggest a New Speaker HERE| Tue Oct 15, 2024
In Room 424 + Webex | 11:00 am | Harrison Agrusa | Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur | The curious case of Neptune’s Naiad | |
| Tue Oct 22, 2024
In Room 424 + Webex | 11:00 am | Sarah Millholland | MIT | Tidal Sculpting of Short-Period Exoplanets | |
| Abstract: | A large fraction of exoplanetary systems contain planets that orbit very close to their host stars. With orbital periods in the range of days to weeks, tidal forces become important and lead to significant orbital and physical effects on the planets. In particular, time-varying tidal deformations lead to planetary orbital decay and tidal heating in the planetary interiors, which manifests physically as radius inflation. This talk will focus on various observational mysteries of short-period exoplanet demographics and show how tidal dynamics offer a compelling explanation for these puzzles. I will close by highlighting how our tidal theories can be tested with ongoing JWST observations. | ||||
| Tue Oct 29, 2024
In Room 424 + Webex | 11:00 am | Benjamin Idini | UC Santa Cruz | TBD | |
| Tue Nov 5, 2024
In Room 424 | 11:00 am | Thomas Gomez | TBD | ||