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AoT: Vermont Launch Event!

April 5, 2025 @ 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
Free
Astronomy on Tap: Vermont Launch Event poster detailing the two speakers, Kendall Sippy and Dr. James Cooney, their bios, and the titles of their talks. The talks are: "How old is the universe and how do we know?" and "Could growing supermassive black holes make galaxies uninhabitable?" Event is on April 5th at 6 pm at Four Quarters Brewing in Winooski, VT.

The first event of Astronomy on Tap: Vermont!

Speaker Dr. James Cooney’s talk is titled “How old is the universe (and how do we know)?” Dr. James Cooney is an astrophysicist and faculty member at UVM who studies cosmology and the large-scale structure of the universe. He is a decorated instructor and co-host of the fun astronomy podcast Walkabout the Galaxy.

Speaker Kendall Sippy’s talk is titled “Could growing supermassive black holes make galaxies uninhabitable?” Kendall Sippy (they/them) is a post-baccalaureate researcher at Middlebury College, originally from the greater Boston area. They graduated with a bachelor’s in physics and astronomy in 2024 and are going on to begin their astronomy PhD this coming fall. They are currently studying X-ray radiation from neutron stars, but have also previously researched active black holes and exoplanet habitability.

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