Student-Faculty Team Presents Research at "Cosmic Dust" Conference in Germany

Courtney Clemente, 9/25/2008

A magnified grain of cosmic dust. Photo: J. Freitag and S. Messenger, LiveScience.com

What is Cosmic Dust?

And why is it important? Find out on the conference website:

• Cosmic Dust: Near and Far
• Professor Keller's abstract
• Student Jordan Hyatt's abstract

The Astrophysical Journal

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• The Astrophysical Journal

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At Ithaca, you can major in physics or math-physics while specializing in a specific area, such as astronomy. Both options provide ample opportunities for hands-on research.

• Department of Physics

Ithaca College physics professor Luke Keller and physics student Jordan Hyatt ’10 traveled recently to Heidelberg, Germany, to present their research on planet formation at the "Cosmic Dust: Near and Far" conference.

An aerial view of Heidelberg

Keller and Hyatt’s research was performed in collaboration with an international team that includes Ithaca College alumna Sweta Shah ’07. 

Their lecture and poster presentations summarized Keller’s recent lab work, which focused on the origin and physical nature of organic material orbiting very young stars.

Their work is the subject of a journal article published in the September 1, 2008, edition of The Astrophysical Journal.

Cosmic dust makes cosmic eye candy.

Originally published in Fuse: Student-Faculty Team Presents Research at "Cosmic Dust" Conference in Germany.