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David Elder Lecture - Prof Rene Oudmaijer
The Birth of Solar Systems
Prof. René Oudmaijer, University of Leeds
Ever since the first planets were discovered outside our own Solar System in the 1990s, more than 6,000 exoplanets have been found. These planets and the planetary systems they reside in come in many shapes and sizes, but how are such planetary systems actually formed?
In this talk, an overview of the history and an explanation of the thinking behind our current theories of the formation of (extra-)solar systems is given. These theories were mostly inspired by the best studied planetary system around; our own Solar System, and in the talk this will be put to the test by some of the most recent findings of the many other solar systems around.
About the Speaker
Professor René Oudmaijer studied at the University of Groningen, in the Netherlands, where his PhD research involved the fate of stars like our own Sun at the end of their very long lives. After obtaining his PhD, he went to Imperial College in London to investigate the formation of stars and planets. He then moved to Leeds where he headed the Astrophysics Group and is now at the Royal Observatory Belgium in Brussels. As an observational astronomer, he investigates the processes that happen very close to the stellar surfaces, such as the accretion onto the star when they grow and the mass loss at the end of their lives. These require the most precise measurements and in order to do so, he uses the largest telescopes and most recent techniques to study these processes.
About the David Elder Lectures
Glasgow Science Centre is proud to host the David Elder Lectures in partnership with the University of Strathclyde's Department of Physics. This lecture is open to adults and interested young adults. Please ensure you arrive at least 10 minutes before the event begins. After the start the doors will be closed and access will not be permitted.
When is this on?
| Thursday 30th January | 19:00 |
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