Seminar Schedule
2025-2026 science seminar Schedule
Upcoming Presentation is on April 16th
Measuring and Discovering Double Stars
Jon Pugmire
Binary stars are everywhere—but measuring them isn’t easy. We present new results from two approaches: CCD imaging with the LCOGT network and high-resolution speckle interferometry from Mt. Wilson. Our measurements refine known orbits, confirm Gaia results, and reveal previously unresolved companions. This work shows that student-led observations with modest telescopes can produce precise, meaningful contributions to modern binary star research.
| Date | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, September 4 | Kevin Powell | Playing Tic-Tac-Toe on a Boolean Lattice |
| Thursday, September 11 | Jared Breakall | Mixing what shouldn’t Mix: The Sauce-y Chemistry of Emulsions |
| Thursday, September 18 | Hike to the S | Hike to the S |
| Thursday, October 2 | Kari Arnoldsen | When Math Goes Wrong |
| Thursday, October 9 | Richard Lambert | Stat Wars Episode I: The Dark Side of Data |
| Thursday, October 23 | Doug Gilbert | The Art of Engineering Design |
| Thursday, October 30 | Keith Steurer | Leadership vs. Management: Why should they be different? |
| Thursday, November 6 | Jon Pugmire's students | Double Star Observations |
| Thursday, November 13 | Larry Smith | The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics |
| Thursday, November 20 | Kate Baustian (invited by Scott Meek) | Sanpete Groundwater/Precipitation Study |
| Thursday, January 22 | Kevin Powell | Polynomial Magic |
| Thursday, January 27 | Kevin Powell | Throwing a 4-dimensional Ball, Drinking From a Klein Bottle, and Homological Algebra |
| Thursday, February 19th | Dave Love | The enlightenment, philosophy, mysticism, and the origins of modern science: how have ancient ideas shaped the way we see the natural world? |
| Thursday, February 26, 2026 | Michael E. Olson | If Anything Can Go Wrong, It’s Probably Entropy |
| Thursday, March 12, 2026 | Adam Teichert | A Little Language Can Go A Long Way |
| Thursday, March 19, 2026 | Lindsay Chaney | Sabbatical in New Zealand |
| Thursday, March 26, 2026 | Riley Bradshaw | Waste Water Engineering |
| Thursday, April 9, 2026 | Jeannie Kleinhans | Science Podcasts: What are they good for? |
| Thursday, April 16, 2026 | Jon Pugmire | Double Stars and Gaia |