Categories: Weekly Space Hangout

Weekly Space Hangout: Mar 13, 2019 – Dr. Luisa Rebull, Spitzer, and Star Formation

Hosts:
Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain)
Dr. Paul M. Sutter (pmsutter.com / @PaulMattSutter)
Dr. Kimberly Cartier (KimberlyCartier.org / @AstroKimCartier )
Dr. Morgan Rehnberg (MorganRehnberg.com / @MorganRehnberg & ChartYourWorld.org)

Dr. Luisa Rebull is an astronomer studying the properties of young stars, specifically evolution of rotation rates, disks, accretion rates, and Li abundances.

She is an Associate Research Scientist at both the Spitzer Science Center and the Infrared Science Archive. Additionally, she is the Director of NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program.

You can learn more about Dr. Rebull’s research by visiting http://web.ipac.caltech.edu/~rebull/ and http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/mission/profile/30-Luisa-Rebull

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Susie Murph

Susie Murph is the Communications Specialist at CosmoQuest. She also produces Astronomy Cast and the Weekly Space Hangout, and is the former producer of the Parsec Award-winning Guide to Space video series.

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