Wednesday, 27 August | 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. | George R. Brown Convention Center

Have you ever wondered how the elements were formed? Ever wonder how those elements found their way to Earth? The answers to these questions lay in the stars and where discovered with the help of theoretical nuclear physics and earth-bound laboratory experiments. Please join us at IMAGE 2025 for the joint GM-MME Luncheon where Dr. Philip Adsley of Texas A&M University will explain how most of the known elements were formed and the chemical history of the universe. This luncheon is open to all IMAGE attendees.

All of the elements heavier than lithium were made in stars. However, there are many different stellar processes and sites in which the elements can be made. These include fairly normal places like main-sequence stars but also exotic events such as core-collapse supernovae or neutron-star mergers. Using laboratory nuclear physics we are able to understand when and where most of the elements in the universe formed and how the chemical history of the galaxy has evolved over time.

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