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The Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston business meeting and presentation.

Murder in the Observatory and the Enigma of Stellar Ages — Mackenna Wood

Our speaker for October will be Mackenna Wood, a post-doc at the MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research. She will present a fictitious murder mystery to help explain the science of measuring stellar ages. The storyline: “Unfortunately, the world’s preeminent expert, Dr. S. T. Ellar, has been found murdered in her office! Join Dr. Mackenna Wood and a group of detectives to solve the case and explore the red herrings and false clues that come along with measuring stellar ages”.

Mackenna is now working with the High Energy Astrophysics group at MIT, studying young stars in multiple wavelengths. She completed her undergraduate studies in Physics at Clarkson University and her Master’s and PhD in Physics and Astronomy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Mackenna’s doctoral thesis focused on young stellar associations and the exoplanets they host. Her primary research interests are in gravitational radiation and wave detection. She is also passionate about scientific outreach, and has been involved in numerous events through programs such as Astronomy on Tap and the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center in Chapel Hill. Born and raised in the Adirondacks, she is happy to be back in the North Country, where in her free time she enjoys hiking and crafting.