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SUMMARY:eSpace Webinar -  Astrophysical dust measurements in our cosmic ba
 ckyard\, by Veerle Sterken - IPA ETHZ
DTSTART:20210308T130000
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Veerle Sterken\nInterplanetary dust is measured in situ in the
  solar system since several decades\, using dedicated cosmic dust instrume
 nts on-board spacecraft with a variety of orbits. Also interstellar dust f
 rom our neighbouring Local Interstellar Cloud passes through the solar sys
 tem and was measured in situ for the first time almost 30 years ago. Such 
 in situ measurements - only half a decade old - have revolutionised the fi
 eld of astrophysical dust science. Besides in situ measurements\, also met
 eor observations\, sample return missions\, and astronomical observations 
 have shaped our current understanding of the astrophysical dust environmen
 t in our immediate cosmic neighbourhood.\n\nThis talk discusses the field 
 of in situ cosmic dust science: we cover the fascinating facets of "fairly
  nearby" cosmic dust and its importance for our understanding of the solar
  system\, from icy comets to atmosphereless bodies\, active moons\, and in
 terstellar dust. Then we will focus on the different types of cosmic dust 
 instruments that exist so far\, their working principles\, capabilities\, 
 and their limitations. Finally\, we give an overview of future missions th
 at are in the planning or under study\, like the Interstellar Probe\, and 
 we elaborate on a few of the still existing gaps in our nearby-cosmic-dust
  knowledge. This way\, we can tailor future mission and instrument designs
  towards bridging these gaps.\n\nVeerle Sterken is originally from Belgium
 \, studied Aerospace Engineering in the Netherlands\, and did her PhD on c
 osmic dust science at the TU Braunschweig in Germany\, while being a guest
  at the Max Planck Institute in Heidelberg. After her PhD studies\, she mo
 ved to Switzerland where she was a post-doc in the International Space Sci
 ence Institute. Now she is a senior research assistant at the ETH in Züri
 ch\, focusing on simulations and measurements of the dynamics of interstel
 lar dust particles that move from the Local Interstellar Cloud through the
  heliosphere. She kicked off a major project in 2020 on this topic\, suppo
 rted by the European Research Council (ERC Starting Grant).
LOCATION:https://epfl.zoom.us/j/83969186368
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