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Join us for our April lecture in our 2023-24 AAA Lecture Series with speaker Dr. Austin Cummings of Pennsylvania State University. The topic will be: Tuning in to Cosmic Neutrinos
The Amateur Astronomers Association Lecture Series is held on the second Tuesday of each month, from October–May, beginning at 7:00 PM Eastern time.
Lectures are free and open to the public, but registration via Zoom is required.
Austin is a postdoctoral scholar at The Pennsylvania State University, associated with the Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos and the Departments of Astronomy and Astrophyiscs. He previously obtained his B.S. in Engineering Physics and M.S. in Applied Physics at The Colorado School of Mines and his Ph.D in Astroparticle Physics at Gran Sasso Science Institute in L’Aquila, Italy. Austin is engaged in a wide array of unique experiments which aim to add high energy neutrinos to the emerging picture of multi-messenger astrophysics. His current work includes the modeling of neutrino propagation and interactions at the highest energies, parameterizing the optical and radio emission from extensive air showers, and optimizing the next generation neutrino telescopes. Outside of his studies, Austin likes running, riding motorcycles, and playing D&D.
