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Reaching for the Stars: My Journey to a PhD in Astronomy

Reaching for the Stars: My Journey to a PhD in Astronomy. Pimol Moth Astronomy Instructor Hartnell College. Returning back to Cambodia 2009. Undergrad at UC Berkeley. Summer Intern at the Lunar and Planetary Institute. Graduate School University of Florida. Benefits of Graduate School.

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Reaching for the Stars: My Journey to a PhD in Astronomy

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  1. Reaching for the Stars:My Journey to a PhD in Astronomy Pimol Moth Astronomy Instructor Hartnell College

  2. Returning back to Cambodia 2009

  3. Undergrad atUC Berkeley

  4. Summer Internat the Lunar and Planetary Institute

  5. Graduate School University of Florida

  6. Benefits of Graduate School • Free education and lots of funding (most of the time) • Traveling and seeing the world!!! • More options in your career and usually more money • Earning respect

  7. Seeing the world!

  8. Using some of the world’s largest telescopes

  9. Topic of Dissertation:Color Gradients and Surface Brightness Profiles of Galaxiesin the Hubble Deep Field

  10. The Hubble Deep Field Research Question: How do galaxies change over time?

  11. The Hubble Deep Field Results • Galaxy shape changes from irregular • to giant ellipticals and spirals • Galaxy sizes increase • Star formation moves from the center • of the galaxy to the outer parts • Changes are caused by galaxy mergers

  12. The Birth and Life of Galaxies View of the Early Universe with COBE (1992) Early Universe showed slight variations in density! Are the density variations the seeds of galaxy formation??

  13. Young Galaxies • smaller • bluer • more irregular • higher starforming rates

  14. Galaxies are Grouped in Clusters

  15. The Local Group

  16. Large-Scale Structure in the Universe Superclusters, walls, and voids dominate the large scale structure of the Universe

  17. What it takes to be successful in Graduate School • Some intelligence • Hard work! • Focus! • Determination! • Dedication! • Endurance and Perseverance!

  18. Was it worth it? YES!!!!!!!!!

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