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UCL Lunch Hour Lecture: Astrochemistry: the Making of Stars and Planets
- Hosted by:
- University College London
- Speaker:
-
Dr Serena Viti, UCL Physics & Astronomy
- Starts:
- February 28, 2008 at 01:00 pm
- Ends:
- February 28, 2008 at 02:00 pm
- Location:
- University College London, Darwin Building, Darwin Lecture Theatre, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
Stars are formed from the interstellar medium and yet throughout their lifetime they feed material back into it. The interaction and exchange between the stars and the interstellar medium is therefore vital to a proper understanding of the mechanisms that drive our universe. Most stars are mainly hydrogen and are very hot. The interstellar medium on the other hand is usually cold, dusty and made up of hundreds of different atomic and molecular species. A complex chemical and physical evolution must take place in the stellar environments. Astrochemistry is the subject that studies this evolution. This lecture aims at giving an overview of this relatively new subject by reviewing recent advances in astrochemistry and its relevance to other fields such as cosmology and astrobiology.
- Registration required:
- No
- Free:
- Yes
Additional information
(entrance via Malet Place)
Bring your own refreshments. Free without a ticket, no need to book. Entry on a first-come first-served basis. Open to students, staff and the
general public.
For more information
- Contact person:
- Eda Pierce, Events Manager, UCL Events Team
- Phone:
- +44 (0)20 7679 7675
- Email:
- events [ at ] ucl.ac.uk
- Website:
- UCL Lunch Hour Lecture: Astrochemistry: the Making of Stars and Planets
