[Astro] Astronomy Seminar (22nd October)

[Tutku Kolcu (staff)]

Reminder in ~15min

Cheers,
Tuts

From: Astro <astro-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk> on behalf of Tutku Kolcu (staff) <Tutku.Kolcu at nottingham.ac.uk>
Date: Friday, 17 October 2025 at 14:02
To: Nottingham Astro Group <astro at nottingham.ac.uk>, James Rice <James.Rice at nottingham.ac.uk>, candelazerbo <candelazerbo at gmail.com>, Mathias Urbano (staff) <Mathias.Urbano at nottingham.ac.uk>
Subject: [Astro] Astronomy Seminar (22nd October)
Dear all.

Next week on Wednesday, we have Dr. Tim Pearce from the University of Warwick for the seminar.
Please find his talk abstract below.
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Title: Extrasolar Kuiper Belts

Abstract: Our Solar System contains not only planets, but also many smaller bodies, like asteroids and comets. These bodies are collectively called 'debris', and they tend to  be concentrated in 'debris discs' like the Asteroid Belt and Kuiper Belt. We can image extrasolar Kuiper Belts around other stars too, and these belts exhibit a broad diversity of shapes and features. These shapes are often attributed to interactions with unseen exoplanets. In this talk I give a broad overview of debris discs, including observations, dynamics and evolution. I also explain what debris discs teach us about exoplanets and their historical evolution, and outline what the biggest outstanding questions are. For this talk I assume no prior knowledge, and try to make it accessible to a wide range of seniorities and experience levels.
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We will have our usual schedule: going for lunch around 13:00, “Meet the Speaker” is at 15:00 (in A113) and the talk starts at 15:45 (in Physics Building, C4). The day will be followed by wine and cheese, and most importantly grapes and grape scissors.

If you wish to join the lunch, let me know. Also, if anyone wants to have a chat with the speaker during the day, I am more than happy to arrange this for you.

Best
Luke, Jesse and Tutku

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