Life in the Universe, Episode 20: Interview with Daniel Apai
31/05/2023 | 39min
Professor Chris Impey interviews Dr. Daniel Apai from The University of Arizona about his work studying exoplanets and looking for evidence of life (biomarkers) in the atmospheres of extrasolar planets.
Life in the Universe, Episode 19: Interview with Lucy Ziurys
31/05/2023 | 36min
Professor Chris Impey interviews Dr. Lucy Ziurys from The University of Arizona about her work with astrobiology and astrochemistry using radio observations of the interstellar medium to study organic molecules.
Life in the Universe, Episode 18: Interview with Neville “Nick” Woolf
31/05/2023 | 41min
Professor Chris Impey interviews Dr. Neville "Nick" Woolf from The University of Arizona about his work with optics to resolve planets around other stars and his work as an leading and advising committees related to astrobiology and searching for terrestrial planets around other stars.
Cosmology, Episode 17: Interview with Dan Marrone
31/05/2023 | 49min
Professor Chris Impey interviews Dr. Dan Marrone from the University of Arizona about his research on galaxy clusters, the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy, and star forming galaxies in the early universe.
Cosmology, Episode 16: Interview with Brant Robertson
31/05/2023 | 43min
Professor Chris Impey interviews Dr. Brant Robertson from the University of Arizona about his research on cosmological structure formation, galactic-scale feedback, the nature of dark matter, and computational hydrodynamics.
A podcast about topics in Astronomy from Chris Impey, Distinguished Professor of Astronomy at Steward Observatory and the University of Arizona. Check out our classes on Coursera. Introduction to Astronomy: https://www.coursera.org/learn/astro, Astrobiology: https://www.coursera.org/learn/astrobiology-exploring-other-worlds, and The History and Philosophy of Astronomy: https://www.coursera.org/learn/knowing-the-universe