Astronomy On Tap-ABQ: Exoplanet Extravaganza

Get excited for Astronomy on Tap at Bow & Arrow Brewing at 6pm on Tuesday April 21st! Each FREE Astronomy on Tap event features accessible, engaging science presentations on topics ranging from planets to black holes to the beginning of the Universe. Events always start off with trivia and prizes to test and reward your new-found knowledge! There is always lots of time to ask questions and interact with the presenter and other scientists who inevitably stick around for the beer. Be sure to follow us on Instagram (@AoTABQ) and on Facebook to get updates on future events! ———————————————— Speaker Bio: Dom (he/him) is a sixth year PhD student with a primary research focus in transiting circumbinary planets (CBPs) and a NASA FINESST Future Investigator. CBPs are exoplanets orbiting tight binary stellar systems, and they are an exciting lens to study the formation of both tight binary systems and exoplanets. His PhD dissertation project is to find an occurrence rate for this population of planets with the TESS mission. ———————————————— Upcoming Astronomy on Tap Events! May 19th: Dr. Sally Seidel (UNM) June 16th: Dr. Rick Perley (NRAO) July 21st: Dr. Samantha Garza (NRAO) August 18th: Dr. Chenoa Tremblay (NRAO/SETI/UNM) September 15th: Luis Contreras-Vidal (NMT)