Back-of-the-Envelope Calculations, Fermi Problems Workshop

Register here: http://bit.ly/1AsqAFd 

Dr. Hainline will cover how to approach back-of-the-envelope calculations that frequently come up in professional conversations and case interviews. Learn how to answer questions such as "How many gas stations are in the US" and "How many blades of grass compose the Green" by using known facts to make reasonable approximations.

Rockefeller 001, Monday March 2nd 4:00PM

Kevin N. Hainline is a postdoc in the Dartmouth Department of Physics and Astronomy. His interests lie in the relationship between AGNs and star-forming galaxies, exploring how a central supermassive black hole grows and affects its host galaxy. He did his graduate research at UCLA under the guidance of Dr. Alice Shapley, examining UV-selected AGNs at z~2-3, and is currently work with Dr. Ryan Hickox, examining local obscured quasars.