Podcaster: Rob Sparks
Title: Protoplanetary Disks: How Did These Planets Get Here
Links: www.noao.edu ; http://www.ctio.noao.edu/; @NOAONorth
Description: Planet formation is an important area of research in modern astronomy. In this podcast, Dr. Colette Salyk discusses her work exploring the chemistry of protoplanetary disk and how the ice line influences planet formation.
Bio: Rob Sparks is a science education specialist in the Education and Public Outreach (EPO) group at the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) and works on the Galileoscope project (www.galileoscope.org), providing design, dissemination and professional development. He blogs at halfastro.wordpress.com.
Dr. Colette Salyk is a postdoctoral researcher at the National Optical Astronomy Observatory in Tucson, AZ. She holds a PhD in Planetary Sciences from the California Institute of Technology and a BS in Planetary Sciences from MIT.
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