BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:Data::ICal 0.22 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Alex Rosenthal\, University of Virginia - Department of Physics \n\n
Saturn'\;s moon Titan is a geologically and meteorologically ac tive world seen as a potential location for the development of life. While we cannot immediately answer "\;Is there life on TItan?"\; or eve n "\;Are there life-forming reactions occurring?"\; we can take a step back and investigate a more foundational question: "\;What chemis tries are occurring?"\; The answers to this question are stepping ston es to understanding broader processes such as weather cycles\, geology\, a nd potentially organic reactions. We attack this question using molecular dynamics simulations. By identifying molecules \;that cluster or exhib it other interesting behaviors\, we hope to identify possible sites for in teresting chemical reactions that could produce large or prebiotic molecul es\, as well as characterize those reactions.
\n DTSTART:20220218T203000Z LOCATION:Ridley Hall\, Room G008 SUMMARY:Failure to Social Distance: Breaking Gathering Limits in Titan's La kes END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR