Through the Eyes of the James Webb Space Telescope: The Corners of the Universe

Have you ever wondered what it's like to look back in time—billions of years? NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is doing just that! In this talk, we'll explore how the telescope works, the stunning images it's given us, and its most groundbreaking discoveries: from the Universe's first baby galaxies to the ingredients in the atmospheres of distant worlds. 

Join us for this presentation as we take a glimpse into the untold future of space discovery lying in the deepest corners of the Universe.

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Presenter Bio:
Eshan Raul holds a B.S. in Astronomy/Astrophysics from the University of Michigan and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Astronomy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research primarily revolves around studying exoplanets, or planets outside of our solar system. Specifically, he is using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to determine the compositions of their atmospheres in the search for life in the Universe, the underlying motivation for his research. Similarly, he is also using JWST to analyze the chemical abundances of terrestrial planet-forming regions of protoplanetary disks, in order to figure out just how special our own solar system really is.