RASC Hamilton: The Tale of Disks around Massive Stars

Speaker: Dr. Parshati Patel, Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration, Western University

Massive stars, young or old, are interesting celestial objects with fascinating mysteries. In this talk, we will explore some of the mysteries of the disks around massive stars and how their formation, dissipation and structure affect our understanding of not only the planet formation but also the star formation process.

Dr. Parshati Patel received her Hons. B.Sc. in Physics and Astronomy from University of Toronto, M.Sc. in Astronomy and Planetary Science from the Western University and her Ph.D. in Astronomy and Planetary Science & Exploration from the Western University. During her graduate studies, she studied protoplanetary disks around young, massive pre-main sequence (Herbig Ae/Be) stars as well as circumstellar disks around massive main sequence stars She is currently the Public Education and Outreach Program Coordinator at the Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration at the Western University.

Who can attend: Everyone
Fee: Free
Reservations: Not required
Organized by: RASC - Hamilton Centre
Location: Royal Canadian Legion – Branch 551, 79 Hamilton St. N., Waterdown, ON L0R 2H0

http://www.hamiltonrasc.ca/may-4-meeting-dr-parshati-patel-the-tale-of-disks-around-massive-stars/