Mon 17 May
|RMG Lecture Theatre
Interstellar Magnetic Fields: From Star Formation to Galaxy Evolution
by Dr Kate Pattle It has long been known that the interstellar medium of our own Milky Way and other galaxies is threaded by complex magnetic fields on all size scales... DETAILS ON HOW TO BOOK FOR THIS EVENT ARE EMAILED TO MEMBERS IN THE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
Time & Location
17 May 2027, 19:15 – 21:00
RMG Lecture Theatre, Romney Rd, London SE10 9NF, UK
About the Event
It has long been known that the interstellar medium of our own Milky Way and other galaxies is threaded by complex magnetic fields on all size scales, but we are only now beginning to understand the role that they play in the evolution of the interstellar medium and the formation of new stars. In this talk, Kate will discuss the insights which we are gaining into the star formation process and the evolution of the magnetized interstellar medium, on size scales ranging from nearby star-forming regions to starburst galaxies, from recent observations made with the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). Kate will also discuss the exciting advances that are expected in the next few years as new instruments, particularly the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), come online.
Kate Pattle is a Royal Society University Research Fellow at University College London. She gained her undergraduate…