SO Seminar by Dr. Evan Skillman

On Thursday October 1st, the Severo Ochoa visitor Dr. Evan Skillman, Director of the Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics at the University of Minnesota (USA), will give a Severo Ochoa Seminar, entitled Reionization and Dwarf Galaxies.

Starting date: 1 Oct, 2015, 10:30h
End date: 1 Oct, 2015, 12:00h
Location: Aula, IAC Headquarters, Tenerife.
Organizer: Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias 

Abstract:

The epoch of reionization has been predicted to leave an imprint on the star formation histories of dwarf galaxies. I will briefly review theoretical ideas and observational constraints on reionization. I will then discuss the predicted effects on the evolution of dwarf galaxies. This will be followed by a discussion of tests using star formation histories of nearby dwarf galaxies.