Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil: A rare galaxy that's challenging our understanding of the universe
بورتشين ماتلي باكديل: مجرة نادرة تتحدى فهمنا للكون.
Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil studies the structure and dynamics of galaxies to help us understand how they form and evolve. Full bio
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galaxies in the universe.
an extremely rare one,
quite like anything observed before.
and our assumptions
جميع نظرياتنا وافتراضاتنا
these common galaxies form and evolve.
هذه المجرات الشائعة.
how rare galaxies form and evolve.
المجرات النادرة.
is Hoag's Object.
هي جسم هوغ.
surrounded by a circular outer ring,
محاط بحلقة دائرية من الخارج
والحلقة الخارجية.
types of galaxies currently known.
المُكتشفة ندرةً.
in 1,000 galaxies.
في كل ألف مجرة.
in the outer ring are just floating there
في الحلقة الخارجية أن تطوف على السطح
discovered is even rarer
and search for these objects,
عن هذه الأجسام،
in the background,
يظهر ما تبحث عنه في الخلف
to Hoag's Object,
and circular outer ring.
we discovered another Hoag's Object.
جسم هوغ آخر.
this is an entirely new galaxy type,
جديدة من نوعها.
as "Burçin's Galaxy."
this galaxy anytime soon.
في الوقت الحاضر
light years away from Earth.
عن الأرض
of the nearby galaxies.
أحد أقرب المجرات.
وضوء الأشعة تحت الحمراء.
like a scar or wrinkles,
كندبة أو تجاعيد مثًلا،
in different light
their origin and evolution.
may blind our views of faint features,
قد يشتت انتباهنا عن بعض التفاصيل الخفية،
when you are blinded by the intense light.
لترى بشكل أفضل تحت أشعة الشمس.
have an outer ring,
خارجية فقط،
explaining the origin of the outer ring
أن نفسر مصدر الحلقة الخارجية
this mysterious second ring.
هذه الحلقة الأخرى الغامضة.
ring in such a peculiar galaxy.
في مجرةٍ غريبة كهذه.
clearly highlights the gap
على الفجوة الكبيرة
this extremely rare galaxy was formed
هذه المجرات النادرة
on how the universe works.
that we still have a lot to learn,
لدينا الكثير لنتعلمه
deeper and deeper in space
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil - AstrophysicistBurçin Mutlu-Pakdil studies the structure and dynamics of galaxies to help us understand how they form and evolve.
Why you should listen
Dr. Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil is searching for the most peculiar objects in the Universe. Her research has led to a discovery of an extremely rare galaxy with a unique circular structure, which is now commonly referred to as Burçin's Galaxy. Her work has provided the first description of a double-ringed elliptical galaxy, challenging current theories and assumptions about how the universe works and how galaxies start and evolve.
Mutlu-Pakdil earned her PhD at the University of Minnesota, and her undergraduate degree is from Bilkent University in Turkey. She is currently a postdoctoral research associate at University of Arizona and a 2018 TED Fellow. She spends most of her time searching for hierarchical structure at the scale of dwarf galaxies as a novel test of the Cold Dark Matter paradigm. She uses data gathered in a large range of wavelengths from premier telescopes worldwide and wants to learn more about how the Universe came to be the way it is today.
Mutlu-Pakdil's findings have been featured by CNN, Science Daily, Astronomy Magazine, Independent and MPR News, among many others. Damon Brown wrote in his regular Inc. Magazine online column: “Many organizations are dedicated to filling the STEM pipeline with more girls and women. Others are supporting the cause by being an example. TED Fellow Burçin is representing by being one of the most notable astrophysicists today.”
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