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The powerful James Webb Space Telescope allows us to see back to the beginning of time, shortly after the Big Bang, when the first stars and galaxies were only starting to form. Professor Caitlin Casey will explore with us some exciting new discoveries made using JWST during the first billion years of cosmic time. These discoveries are challenging scientists’ existing understanding of the universe itself and will change the way you see the cosmos.
Image of the Ring Nebula, based on research by a team including Prof. Dinerstein and Dr. Kaplan of UT Astronomy. Image credit: ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA, M. Barlow (UCL), N. Cox (ACRI-ST), R. Wesson (Cardiff University).
Caitlin Casey is an observational astronomer and Associate Professor of Astronomy at the University of Texas at Austin. She has expertise in the most massive galaxies formed through cosmic time and uses an array of telescopes around the world and in space to answer fundamental questions about the growth of the first galaxies. She leads the largest public program on the James Webb Space Telescope called COSMOS-Web, a deep field about 200 times larger than the original Hubble Deep Field. She completed her PhD at the University of Cambridge and spent five years as a postdoctoral researcher in Hawaii and California before joining the faculty at UT in 2015.
Arrive early and explore Cool Activities from 5:30 - 6:40! The following organizations will share exciting hands-on activities related to Astronomy, Space, and more! List of activities coming soon! At the end of the talk, we will have a raffle with some amazing prizes for attendees.
About Hot Science - Cool Talks
Hot Science – Cool Talks provides a front-row seat to world-class research. Presented by the Environmental Science Institute (ESI) this nationally recognized series allows leading researchers from The University of Texas and other prominent universities to share their passion for science, technology, engineering, and math with the general public. Events are held six times a year.