BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Date iCal//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20210314T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:calendar.409546.field_event_date.0@www.wright.edu DTSTAMP:20260219T180522Z CREATED:20210201T185405Z DESCRIPTION:Dr. Matthew BaylissDepartment of Physics\, University of Cincin natibaylismb@ucmail.uc.eduAbstractSince the advent of large-area\, high-qu ality astronomical surveys strong gravitational lensing has transitioned f rom a small-N to a large-N discipline. Strong lensing by massive galaxy cl usters is particularly promising due to the high magnifications it can pro duce. I will summarize our recent progress toward unlocking the scientific potential of large samples of strong lensing systems to address fundament al problems in astrophysics and cosmology. Focusing on recent results that highlight our sophisticated lensing analysis toolbox\, I will present sev eral pioneering measurements that lay the groundwork for future work that will use large numbers of highly magnified galaxies to answer outstanding questions about the physics of star formation and the properties of the in terstellar medium in the epoch during which the Universe formed most of it s stars. In addition to their value as natural telescopes\, the massive st ructures that are responsible for the lensing action are\, themselves\, ra re and powerful tools for testing the Lambda-CDM cosmological paradigm via the growth of structure and the mass distributions of lensing clusters. J oin from the meeting linkJoin by meeting number Meeting number (access cod e): 180 054 4025Meeting password: FkPU4xu65DpEvent Webpage: https://wright .webex.com/wright/j.php?MTID=maeefe4e8b966c456f6ae9c5c3b7f41ca DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210203T122000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210203T132000 LAST-MODIFIED:20210201T190311Z LOCATION:Webex SUMMARY:Physics Seminar: Gravitational Lensing in the Era of Survey Science URL;TYPE=URI:/events/physics-seminar-gravitational-le nsing-era-survey-science END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR