Bioast07: Molecular composition in Galaxies

Sergio Martin, of Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, presents an overview on the latest and future studies of chemical composition in galaxies, especially those within the central few hundred parsecs. In these relatively small regions are found very energetic phenomena such as starbursts and emission from material that is accreting into black holes. Dr. Martin focuses on the upcoming Atacama Large Millimeter Array telescope (ALMA) which will have a significant impact on Extragalactic chemistry.