Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil: A rare galaxy that's challenging our understanding of the universe
Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil: Evreni anlayış şeklimize meydan okuyan nadir bir galaksi
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,
çok nadir bir tane keşfetti;
quite like anything observed before.
benzemeyen bir galaksi.
and our assumptions
meydan okuyor.
these common galaxies form and evolve.
evrildiği yönünde güçlü teorilerimiz var.
how rare galaxies form and evolve.
bunu nasıl yaptığını anlayamıyoruz.
is Hoag's Object.
Hoag Cismi adlı halkalı galaksi.
surrounded by a circular outer ring,
ve dış bir halka ile çevrelenmiş,
types of galaxies currently known.
en nadir galaksiler arasında.
in 1,000 galaxies.
bir taneden daha az.
in the outer ring are just floating there
böylesi bir düzen içinde olmaları
discovered is even rarer
bundan çok daha nadir
and search for these objects,
in the background,
to Hoag's Object,
and circular outer ring.
we discovered another Hoag's Object.
Hoag Cismi daha bulduğumuzu sandık.
this is an entirely new galaxy type,
yeni bir tür galaksi olduğunu gösterdi,
as "Burçin's Galaxy."
this galaxy anytime soon.
ziyaret etmemiz söz konusu değil.
light years away from Earth.
ışık yolu uzaklıkta.
of the nearby galaxies.
ve yakın kızılötesi ışıkla.
like a scar or wrinkles,
vücudumuzdaki küçük ayrıntılar
in different light
farklı ışık altındaki yapısı da
their origin and evolution.
bize yardım edebilir.
kontrol ediyorum,
may blind our views of faint features,
belirsiz özellikleri görmemizi engeller,
when you are blinded by the intense light.
güneş gözlüğü kullanmak gibi.
have an outer ring,
explaining the origin of the outer ring
oluşumunu açıklarken
this mysterious second ring.
ikinci halkayı açıklamamız gerek.
iç bir halkanın varlığını açıklayacak
ring in such a peculiar galaxy.
clearly highlights the gap
o boşluğa açıkça dikkat çekiyor.
this extremely rare galaxy was formed
oluşumuna ilişkin yapılacak araştırmalar
on how the universe works.
bize yeni ipuçları sağlayabilir.
that we still have a lot to learn,
hâlâ çok şeyimiz olduğunu,
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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