Massive Star Formation in the Milky Way

New surveys at infrared and radio wavelengths are providing the means

to systematically search our Galaxy for new massive stars in the process

of forming. Although rare, massive stars have a profound affect on their

environment and the evolution of galaxies. The methodologies and

outstanding questions concerning the physical processes in massive star

birth will be discussed.

The speaker is Prof. Melvin Hoare. He obtained his PhD in 1988

at UCL and after periods at Oxford and Heidelberg, joined the star

formation group at Leeds. He performs multi-wavelength

observations of massive star formation, has led various radio

surveys of the galactic plane and is on the science

working group for the next generation Square

Kilometre Array project.