Deep Talks: Into the Hearts of Stars with CASPAR
Join us for the next Deep Talks as Mark Hanhardt dives into CASPAR, exploring how this underground accelerator helps scientists study the nuclear processes that power stars.
The fusion reactions that occur in different types of stars make up most of the matter we know in the universe today. But scientists don’t yet fully understand the processes various stars use to forge the elements we see all around us. Mark Hanhardt, an experiment support scientist at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) and a Ph.D. candidate in physics at South Dakota Mines, will discuss how The Compact Accelerator System for Performing Astrophysical Research (CASPAR), located nearly a mile below the surface at SURF, helps researchers decipher this complex stellar recipe.
How to attend:
Deep Talks will be held at the Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center (160 W. Main Street) in Lead, South Dakota. The event begins at 5 p.m. MT with a social hour, featuring beverages from Crow Peak Brewing Company (21+ only) and light refreshments. Speaker presentations will begin at 6 p.m. MT.
Deep Talks is made possible by Crow Peak Brewing Company, Edward Jones Financial Advisor – Chris Mitchell, RCS Construction, and Charles & Jolene Lichtenwalner.