========================================================================= "Incorporating the molecular gas in galaxy-size numerical simulations: Another step towards realism." Dr. Padelis Papadopoulos Institute of Astronomy, ETH, Switzerland When: Wednesday 3 May 2006 at 1:00pm Where: 2nd Floor Seminar Room Abstract: Recent numerical models of galaxies that follow the stellar and gaseous content of galaxies using a hybrid N-body/hydrodynamic code will be presented. These follow the thermodynamic evolution of the gas in unprecedented details and incorporate for the first time the formation and evolution of molecular gas. The latter is the true "fuel" of star formation and in turn H2 formation seems to be the true arbiter of star formation. Finally such numerical models allow for the first time their comparison to the copious datasets for the H2 distribution in galaxies that have been accumulating in the last two decades. (astro-ph/0603581) ========================================================================= Padelis obtained his BSc in Physics from the Univ. of Athens in 1990 and his PhD in Astronomy from the Univ. of Toronto in 1998. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Astronomy, in ETH, Switzerland.