" We often think that our Solar system is well explored and that there are no mysteries to solve any more. Over the last couple of years, we have chased a comet, discovered frozen lakes on our favourite dwarf planet Pluto, and are in the process of finding out what’s inside our biggest planet Jupiter. Meanwhile, two rovers are braving upcoming global storms on Mars. In this talk, I will explain the formation of our solar system, why it is such a fascinating place to explore, and what implications this has for our understanding of the planetary systems around the other stars."
Dr Jasmina Lazendic-Galloway is a lecturer in the School of Physics and Astronomy, Monash University. Jasmina studied mathematics and astronomy at Belgrade University, and obtained her PhD at the University of Sydney. After finishing her PhD in astrophysics, Jasmina held postdoctoral fellowships at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston. She then came to Monash as an inaugural Margaret Clayton Women in Science Fellow in 2008. Her astronomy research involves supernova remnants and neutron stars, both products of massive star explosion. Her expertise stretches from radio to gamma-ray wavelengths, and the full electromagnetic spectrum. Her recent interest involves the study of the role of supernova explosions in the formation of the solar systems and habitable planets.
