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Ken Kellermann Awarded the 2024 Karl G. Jansky Lectureship

Ken Kellermann Awarded the 2024 Karl G. Jansky Lectureship

Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI) and the U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) have awarded the 2024 Karl G. Jansky Lectureship to Dr. Ken Kellermann, Senior Scientist, Emeritus at NSF NRAO.

ALMA Detects Hallmark ‘Wiggle’ of Gravitational Instability in Planet-Forming Disk

ALMA Detects Hallmark ‘Wiggle’ of Gravitational Instability in Planet-Forming Disk

An international team of astronomers led by Jessica Speedie, Department of Physics & Astronomy Ph.D. candidate at the University of Victoria (Canada), observed the well-characterized protoplanetary disk around AB Aurigae and found observational evidence that matches the alternative “top-down” theoretical sequence of planet formation.