Wladimir Lyra, New Mexico State University
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Refreshments served at 3:00 pm in the 3rd floor atrium
TAP Planet Formation Initiative Lecture
Wladimir Lyra, New Mexico State University
Visit Dates: March 15-19, 2026
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Bio: Prof. Lyra’s research program focuses on computer simulations of planet formation in circumstellar disks. The simulation data creates models that can be compared to astronomical observations. He is a principal investigator in the theoretical and computational astrophysics network “Planet Formation in the Southwest +” (PFITS+) which studies protoplanetary disks, planet formation, and fluid dynamics.
Prof. Lyra holds a B.Sc. in Astronomy from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and both a M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Astronomy from Uppsala University, Sweden. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the American Museum of Natural History, in New York City and at NASA-JPL/Caltech (as a Sagan fellow). Dr. Lyra joined NMSU in 2019.