Come check out Astronomy on Tap Triangle, our North Carolina chapter of short and engaging talks about astronomy over beer, held virtually on YouTube — this is our twenty-sixth event held from 7-9 PM on Tuesday, March 2nd!
In our next rendition of AoT Triangle, we will visit some galaxies far, far away to understand their role in the evolution of the cosmos! We are joined by Zack Hutchens* and Mugdha Polimera**, both of UNC Chapel Hill, who will present their talks “The Invisible Lives of Galaxy Groups” and “Black Hole Hunting”.
*Zack Hutchens is a third-year PhD student at UNC Chapel Hill, where he studies gas in galaxy groups with Dr. Sheila Kannappan. He is a member of both RESOLVE and LADUMA, two large surveys of galaxies at different points in cosmic history. He earned a B.S. in Physics from High Point University in 2018.
**Mugdha Polimera is a fourth-year Astrophysics PhD candidate at UNC Chapel Hill. She works with the RESOLVE and ECO surveys of around 15,000 nearby (in space distances) galaxies. Her research interest is to hunt for massive black holes in little “dwarf” galaxies. She’s also an Outreach Liaison and Diversity Officer for her department, and is a plant mom and a volunteer service dog trainer with Eyes, Ears, Nose and Paws. She earned her B.E. in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences in Dubai, and M.S. in Astronomy from the University of Florida.
Our FREE Astronomy on Tap events feature accessible, engaging science presentations on topics ranging from planets to black holes to the beginning of the Universe. There is always lots of time to ask questions and interact with the presenters and other scientists who inevitably stick around for the beer.
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