Session: Astronomy & Astrophysics in the Era of Big Data: Big Instruments, Big Computation, Big Diversity (2011 SACNAS National Conference)

Friday, October 28, 2011: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM

Ballroom IV (San Jose Marriott Hotel)

Chairs:

Keivan Stassun, PhD, Associate Professor, Vanderbilt University and Jesus Pando, PhD, Associate Professor and Chair of Physics, DePaul University

Description: From the search for other solar systems, to the study of large-scale structure in the universe, to the mystery of "dark energy", modern astrophysics is undergoing a renaissance as classical astronomy meets the information age. Join us for an exciting session at the frontier of space science, computing, and engineering.

8:30 AM

Introductory Remarks

8:35 AM

New Theories on Gravitation and Dark Energy
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, PhD , Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Postdoctoral Fellow , Massachusetts Institute of Technology

9:00 AM

The Extremes of Matter: Neutron Stars and Black Holes
Marcel Agueros, PhD , Assistant Professor , Columbia University

9:25 AM

Diversity and Data Mining in Data-Intensive Astrophysics Research
Reynal Guillen, PhD , NSF Postdoctoral Fellow , University of California, Los Angeles

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