Apr. 14, 2016

Date: Monday, May 9, 12:05pm
Location: Marlar Lounge (37-252)

Talk #1 -- Linking the most massive galaxies to their hot gas halos
Speaker: Andy Goulding, Princeton
Abstract: Studies of the physical properties of local elliptical galaxies (e.g., gas temperatures, halo masses, stellar kinematics) are shedding new light on galaxy formation. I will present our recent investigations into the X-ray and optical properties of nearby, massive early-type galaxies. We harness the exquisite spatial resolution and sensitivity of the Chandra X-ray observatory, combined with integral field optical spectroscopy, to provide the most complete picture to date, of the influence of large and small scale environment on the evolution of elliptical galaxies.

Talk #2 -- Title TBA
Speaker: Xiangcheng Ma, Caltech